NASA Aircraft Examine Impact of Forest Fires on Arctic Climate

[techpr]

As the summer fire season heats up, NASA aircraft are set to follow the trail of smoke plumes from some of Earth's northernmost forest fires, examining their contribution to arctic pollution and implications for climate change.

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