Fires in the Amazon forest may melt sea ice in Antarctica

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Soot walking successful atmospheric corridors could person darkened nan oversea ice, boosting its melting 

An aerial position of flat-topped icebergs floating successful nan acheronian waters disconnected nan seashore of Antarctica, pinch fragmented oversea crystal covering nan surrounding area.

Antarctica’s Weddell Sea (pictured) saw peculiarly ample oversea crystal nonaccomplishment betwixt 2018 and 2019 — nonaccomplishment that whitethorn beryllium linked to accrued soot successful nan ambiance from fires successful nan Amazon.

John Sonntag/NASA

Soot from wood fires successful nan Amazon mightiness play a domiciled successful nan pouring of faraway crystal successful Antarctica.

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