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Figure of recorded and previously unrecorded tundra fires in Canada

Detailed Description

Panel (a) of this figure shows the spatial distribution of newly detected tundra fires in northern Canada that occurred between 1986 and 2022 (orange circles), with individual fires north of 66°N shaded lighter orange. Fires previously mapped in the National Burned Area Composite are black stars. Panels (b–d) are centered over each sub-region of fire clusters, showing the fire area as graduated point sizes and the year of burning as colors. From an open access publication with no restrictions on figure usage: Unrecorded Tundra Fires in Canada, 1986–2022

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Public Domain.