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A burn scar from a fire on the Alaska tundra

By Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 2017 (approx.)
Two people in the distance standing amid brown and green vegetation with a few white flowers
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In 2017, Eric Miller of the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service and a colleague examine the effects of a previous fire on the Alaska tundra, including green tussock with white flowers. Photo by Carson Baughman of the USGS Alaska Science Center

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Public Domain.