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Fires in the Amazon forest may melt sea ice in Antarctica

May 23, 2025 by Amelia Gould

An aerial view of flat-topped icebergs floating in the dark waters off the coast of Antarctica, with fragmented sea ice covering the surrounding area.

Soot from forest fires in the Amazon might play a role in the melting of faraway ice in Antarctica. For decades, scientists have known that black carbon from burning fossil …

Categories Genetics Tags Amazon, Antarctica, Fires, forest, ice, melt, sea Leave a comment

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