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The surprising connection between Arctic ice and Western wildfires

Noah Berger/AP
Wildfires are getting bigger. Arctic ice is melting. Now, scientists say they're linked.

The planet's ice is fundamentally tethered to weather patterns that stretch across the globe. Scientists are finding that as the climate changes, that connection could be helping fuel disasters.

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