{"id":348957,"date":"2026-01-14T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/fire-on-ice-the-arctics-changing-fire-regime\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T05:00:00","slug":"fire-on-ice-the-arctics-changing-fire-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=348957","title":{"rendered":"Fire on Ice: The Arctic\u2019s Changing Fire Regime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full 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href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic%E2%80%99s-changing-fire-regime\/evensk_oli_2019098_1440.jpg?w=1440&#038;h=960&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic%E2%80%99s-changing-fire-regime\/evensk_oli_2019098_1440.jpg?w=1440&#038;h=960&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Satellite view of a wildfire burning between frozen terrain and lakes in Siberia\u2019s Magadan Oblast, producing a large smoke plume that extends over the water.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/evensk_oli_2019098_1440.jpg?w=1440&#038;h=960&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1440w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/evensk_oli_2019098_1440.jpg?w=300&#038;h=200&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/evensk_oli_2019098_1440.jpg?w=768&#038;h=512&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/evensk_oli_2019098_1440.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=683&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/evensk_oli_2019098_1440.jpg?w=400&#038;h=267&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/evensk_oli_2019098_1440.jpg?w=600&#038;h=400&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/evensk_oli_2019098_1440.jpg?w=900&#038;h=600&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/evensk_oli_2019098_1440.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\"><em>The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured this image of a <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/a-fire-surrounded-by-ice-144803\/\" rel=\"noopener\">fire burning<\/a> in the Magadan Oblast district of Siberia on April 8, 2019.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\"><em>NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The number of wildland fires burning in the Arctic is on the rise, according to NASA researchers. Moreover, these blazes are burning larger, hotter, and longer than they did in previous decades.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These trends are closely tied to the region\u2019s rapidly changing climate. The Arctic is warming nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s43247-022-00498-3\" rel=\"noopener\">four times faster<\/a> than the global average, a shift that directly impacts rain and snow in the region and decreases soil moisture, both of which make the landscape more flammable. Lightning, the primary ignition source of Arctic fires, is also occurring farther north. These findings are detailed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amap.no\/documents\/doc\/amap-arctic-climate-change-update-2024-key-trends-and-impacts\/3851\" rel=\"noopener\">report published in 2025<\/a> by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), a working group of the Arctic Council.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFire has always been a part of boreal and Arctic landscapes, but now it\u2019s starting to act in more extreme ways that mimic what we\u2019ve seen in the temperate and the tropical areas,\u201d said Jessica McCarty, Deputy Earth Science Division Chief at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center and an Arctic fire specialist. McCarty, the report\u2019s lead author, worked as part of an international team for AMAP.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not just the number of fires that concerns scientists; it\u2019s how hot they burn.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the intensity that worries us the most because it has the most profound impact on how ecosystems are changing,\u201d said Tatiana Loboda, chair of the Department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module alignwide wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-before-after\">\n<div class=\"NasaBlocksImageBeforeAfterBlock grid-container grid-row grid-container-block bg-spacesuit-white padding-x-0 padding-y-6 margin-x-auto nasa-block-align-wide\">\n<div class=\"padding-x-0 grid-col-12\">\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- curtain view --><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-comparison-slider-parent comparison-view-active\">\n\t\t\t\t<img-comparison-slider><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" slot=\"first\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2025\/fires-on-the-rise-in-the-far-north\/arctic_wildfires_firms_20022012.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" slot=\"second\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2025\/fires-on-the-rise-in-the-far-north\/arcticwildfires_firms_2012_2024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/img-comparison-slider><\/p>\n<div class=\"curtain-view-label-wrapper curtain-view-before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"curtain-view-label\">2002-2012<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"curtain-view-label-wrapper curtain-view-after\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"curtain-view-label\">2012-2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- toggle view --><\/p>\n<div class=\"toggle-comparison-parent\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- if image_1 is active the show image_1 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure 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\/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- if image_2 is active the show image_2 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover toggle-view-image toggle-view-after-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2025\/fires-on-the-rise-in-the-far-north\/arcticwildfires_firms_2012_2024.jpg?w=1440&#038;h=1440&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Side-by-side maps centered on the Arctic display satellite-based fire detections from NASA\u2019s MODIS instrument, with yellow circles representing detections acquired from 2002\u20132012 (left) and red circles for detections acquired from 2012\u20132024 (right), revealing increased fire activity and a shift toward higher latitudes.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2025\/fires-on-the-rise-in-the-far-north\/arcticwildfires_firms_2012_2024.jpg?w=1440&#038;h=1440&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1440w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2025\/fires-on-the-rise-in-the-far-north\/arcticwildfires_firms_2012_2024.jpg?w=150&#038;h=150&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 150w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2025\/fires-on-the-rise-in-the-far-north\/arcticwildfires_firms_2012_2024.jpg?w=300&#038;h=300&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, 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tablet:grid-col-6\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 button-row margin-bottom-3 tablet:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Update onClick handlers --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Curtain view\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"comparison-view curtain-view-button comparison-view-active padding-bottom-1 margin-left-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>Curtain<\/button><button\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Toggle view\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"comparison-view toggle-view-button padding-bottom-1 margin-left-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>Toggle<\/button><button\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Two-Up view\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"comparison-view two-up-view-button padding-bottom-1 margin-left-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>2-Up<\/button>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- Image detail area --><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-details-panel padding-x-0\">\n<div class=\"before-after-details-divider padding-y-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- OnClick handleImageDetailsClick --><button class=\"image-details-toggle-button\"><span>Image Details<\/span><!-- style - if showImageDetails, then transform rotate(180deg), else none --><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"14\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 15\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"7\" cy=\"7.5\" r=\"6.5\" stroke=\"#58585B\" \/><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.0002 8.23854L9.26318 5.95996L9.80019 6.50067L7.0002 9.31996L4.2002 6.50067L4.73721 5.95996L7.0002 8.23854Z\" fill=\"#58585B\" \/><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- if showImageDetails, then display --><\/p>\n<div id=\"image-details\" class=\" padding-x-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div class=\"grid-col flex-2\">\n<div class=\"image-details-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>These maps show the number of fires detected by NASA\u2019s MODIS instrument on the Terra and Aqua satellites from 2002 to 2012 (yellow) and 2012 to 2025 (orange), highlighting an increase in fire activity and a poleward shift over time.<\/em> <em>NASA Earth Observatory maps by Michala Garrison using data from NASA\u2019s\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Fire Information for Resource Management System<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0(FIRMS).<\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- File List --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Arctic ecosystems: How are there fires in the Arctic?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The word \u2018Arctic\u2019 often conjures images of glaciers, snow, and a frozen ocean. So how can such a place catch fire?<\/p>\n<p>Officially, the Arctic refers to the region north of 66.5 degrees north, though many Arctic researchers study 60 degrees north and above. While much of the area is covered in snow and ice, the Arctic also boasts a diverse range of ecosystems that change as they extend toward the pole.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It begins with boreal forests, which are primarily made up of coniferous trees like spruce, fir, and pine. As these forests thin to the north, they give way to shrublands, then to grassland tundra, and eventually to rock, ice, and polar bears.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-wide\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic%E2%80%99s-changing-fire-regime\/arctic_ecosystems_graphic_1440.jpg?w=1440&#038;h=706&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic%E2%80%99s-changing-fire-regime\/arctic_ecosystems_graphic_1440.jpg?w=1440&#038;h=706&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A cartoon-like schematic of an arctic ecosystem shows a cutaway of the ground, revealing a layer with areas of permafrost. This layer is topped by unfrozen soil with trees, one of which has been hit by lightning and is burning. An iceberg and open water are visible to the right.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/arctic_ecosystems_graphic_1440.jpg?w=1440&#038;h=706&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1440w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/arctic_ecosystems_graphic_1440.jpg?w=300&#038;h=147&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/arctic_ecosystems_graphic_1440.jpg?w=768&#038;h=377&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/arctic_ecosystems_graphic_1440.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=502&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/arctic_ecosystems_graphic_1440.jpg?w=400&#038;h=196&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/arctic_ecosystems_graphic_1440.jpg?w=600&#038;h=294&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/arctic_ecosystems_graphic_1440.jpg?w=900&#038;h=441&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/arctic_ecosystems_graphic_1440.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=588&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\"><em>Illustration by Esther Suh, NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center<\/em>.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Much of the vegetation is covered in snow during the winter, which thaws in the spring. Exposed, the vegetation dries out in the sunlight. When given an ignition source like a lightning strike, it can quickly become fuel for a fire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is changing?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to the 2025 AMAP report, an increasingly flammable landscape combined with more lightning strikes is leading to larger, more frequent, and more intense fires than the landscape is adapted for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is variability year to year, but across the decades we are averaging about double the burned area in the North American Arctic compared to the mid-20th century,\u201d said Brendan Rogers, senior scientist at the Woodwell Climate Research Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Low-intensity fires, which the Arctic is accustomed to, leave most of the forest standing, which allows the understory and upper soil layers to recover quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, intense fires kill off trees and can trigger a process known as secondary succession, in which new species replace those that died. These fires also burn deep into the carbon-rich soil, change the area\u2019s hydrology, and accelerate snowmelt. In addition, the smoke and habitat damage from massive, hot fires pose significant health risks to human communities and local wildlife.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/imagerecords\/90000\/90709\/greenland_oli_2017215.jpg?w=720&#038;h=480&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/imagerecords\/90000\/90709\/greenland_oli_2017215.jpg?w=720&#038;h=480&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"2017-08-03 00:00:00\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/imagerecords\/90000\/90709\/greenland_oli_2017215.jpg?w=720&#038;h=480&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 720w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/imagerecords\/90000\/90709\/greenland_oli_2017215.jpg?w=300&#038;h=200&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/imagerecords\/90000\/90709\/greenland_oli_2017215.jpg?w=400&#038;h=267&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/imagerecords\/90000\/90709\/greenland_oli_2017215.jpg?w=600&#038;h=400&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\"><em><em>The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured this image of a <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/fire-and-ice-in-greenland-90709\/\" rel=\"noopener\">large wildfire in western Greenland<\/a> on August 3, 2017. Satellites first detected evidence of the fire on July 31, 2017.<\/em><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\"><em>NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey<\/em>.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The mid-2010s ushered in a novel fire regime. For instance, Greenland saw significant wildfires in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StefLhermitte\/status\/894889283278000128?s=20\">2015<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/fire-and-ice-in-greenland-90709\/\" rel=\"noopener\">2017<\/a>, and in<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/another-fire-in-greenland-145302\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> 2019<\/a>. Researchers also began observing fires consistently springing up in the Arctic as early as late March, much earlier in the year than historical records show, and burning well after the first snow.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s concerning how frequently these fires burn the same place,\u201d Loboda said. \u201cA lot of areas now burn two, three, or even five times during a very short period. It\u2019s an immense impact: It\u2019s happening across the tundra and the boreal regions, and these areas can\u2019t recover.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic%E2%80%99s-changing-fire-regime\/tundra_fieldsampling_lrg.jpg?w=1430&#038;h=1073&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1430\" height=\"1073\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic%E2%80%99s-changing-fire-regime\/tundra_fieldsampling_lrg.jpg?w=1430&#038;h=1073&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"People wearing rain gear and life vests sit on a raft piled high with brightly colored equipment.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/tundra_fieldsampling_lrg.jpg?w=1430&#038;h=1073&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1430w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/tundra_fieldsampling_lrg.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/tundra_fieldsampling_lrg.jpg?w=768&#038;h=576&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/tundra_fieldsampling_lrg.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=768&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/tundra_fieldsampling_lrg.jpg?w=400&#038;h=300&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/tundra_fieldsampling_lrg.jpg?w=600&#038;h=450&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/tundra_fieldsampling_lrg.jpg?w=900&#038;h=675&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/tundra_fieldsampling_lrg.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=900&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1430px) 100vw, 1430px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\"><em>In summer 2016, Tatiana Loboda (right) rafted through the North American Arctic to collect samples across tundra sites. The work, part of NASA\u2019s Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (<a href=\"https:\/\/above.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ABoVE<\/a>), investigates how repeat fires impact the ecosystem over short and long timescales.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\"><em>Photo by Dong Chen (left), University of Maryland<\/em>.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Peat, permafrost, and zombie fires<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>What makes Arctic ecosystems, and by extension Arctic fire, unique compared to much of the world is what is happening below ground: specifically in the peat and permafrost.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Peat is old\u2014thousands and thousands of years old.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When glaciers retreated at the end of the last ice age, they left behind deposits of old trees, grasses, and other organic matter that have partially decomposed to form carbon-rich soil. Over time, layers of deposits built up into peat, which is now a primary ingredient in soil across the Arctic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When intense fires burn into deep peat deposits, they can create a phenomenon called a holdover fire, more commonly known as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41561-020-00645-5\" rel=\"noopener\">zombie fire<\/a>, in which remnants of fire stay alive throughout the winter. These fires appear extinguished on the surface but continue to smolder underground through the winter, bursting back to life when spring brings drier conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic%E2%80%99s-changing-fire-regime\/BorealThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=799&#038;h=533&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic%E2%80%99s-changing-fire-regime\/BorealThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=799&#038;h=533&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Evergreen trees tilt toward a pond as erosion destabilizes their roots along a steep bank.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/BorealThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=799&#038;h=533&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 799w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/BorealThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=300&#038;h=200&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/BorealThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=768&#038;h=512&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/BorealThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=400&#038;h=267&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/BorealThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=600&#038;h=400&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic%E2%80%99s-changing-fire-regime\/TundraThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=2867&#038;h=1911&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2867\" height=\"1911\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic%E2%80%99s-changing-fire-regime\/TundraThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=2867&#038;h=1911&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Scalloped pond edges are surrounded by short brown, green, and yellow vegetation.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/TundraThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=2867&#038;h=1911&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2867w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/TundraThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=300&#038;h=200&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/TundraThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=768&#038;h=512&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/TundraThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=683&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/TundraThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=1536&#038;h=1024&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/TundraThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=2048&#038;h=1365&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2048w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/TundraThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=400&#038;h=267&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/TundraThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=600&#038;h=400&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/TundraThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=900&#038;h=600&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/TundraThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/articles\/images\/the-arctic\u2019s-changing-fire-regime\/TundraThermokarst_pho_lrg.jpg?w=2000&#038;h=1333&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2867px) 100vw, 2867px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\"><em>Thawing permafrost reshapes the surface across ecosystems. Top: Thawing permafrost in a boreal forest causes the surface to cave in, tilting and toppling trees into a \u201cdrunken forest.\u201d Bottom: Thawing permafrost in the tundra creates scalloped pond edges, as pockets of ice melt and water moves through the soil to pool on the surface.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\"><em>Photos by Clayton Elder, NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center<\/em>.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Permafrost\u2014ground that remains frozen year-round\u2014can be even older. Some permafrost predates the human species, <em>Homo sapiens<\/em>, remaining continuously frozen for <a href=\"https:\/\/tc.copernicus.org\/articles\/18\/363\/2024\/\" rel=\"noopener\">more than 400,000 years<\/a>. This age is what makes these frozen layers so significant: They\u2019ve been storing ancient organic matter, and the carbon within it, for millennia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When organisms die and decompose, that process naturally releases carbon dioxide and methane. In the Arctic, permafrost keeps these organisms literally frozen, which effectively freezes them in time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NASA scientist and permafrost expert Clayton Elder describes seeing this effect in the Permafrost Tunnel in Fairbanks, Alaska. \u201cYou can walk into the tunnel and see grass embedded in the wall,\u201d Elder said. \u201cIt\u2019s still green, but when you carbon date it, it\u2019s 40,000 years old.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But as the Arctic warms, thaws,\u00a0and burns, the carbon stored in peat and permafrost releases into the atmosphere. That matters, because what\u2019s locked below the surface is enormous. Together, Arctic peat and permafrost store <a href=\"https:\/\/arctic.noaa.gov\/report-card\/report-card-2019\/permafrost-and-the-global-carbon-cycle\/\" rel=\"noopener\">twice as much carbon as the entirety of Earth\u2019s atmosphere<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to McCarty, this thawing will lead to global change.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is old ice\u2014 ice that is part of our hydrologic system and formed a homeostasis of climate that we as a species grew up in,\u201d McCarty said. \u201cThere will be changes that we can\u2019t predict: humanity has not experienced the climate the planet is heading towards. It will be interesting to model; there are so many different ways it could go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What\u2019s next?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To address the challenges of the Arctic, scientists are finding new applications of existing data and developing new technologies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNASA satellites form the real backbone of what we understand,\u201d said Rogers. \u201cThese satellites have given us a 25-year record of wildfire data, which is invaluable. They are critical for our understanding of how these fire regimes are changing and for thinking through anything in the solution space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New satellites and artificial intelligence developments are advancing understanding of ignition sources, fuel availability and flammability, and fire behavior. All of these data are important for monitoring fires and modeling future fire behavior, as well as evaluating the vulnerability of boreal and Arctic ecosystems to increasing levels of fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of our conclusions is that the observations need to be more targeted,\u201d McCarty said. \u201cWe know some of what is happening, but we need to better understand why,\u00a0and how to monitor these isolated areas. This means we\u2019ll need satellites and field campaigns that are thinking about this more complex fire landscape. What happens in the Arctic will impact the rest of the planet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Story by Milan Loiacono, NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References &#038; Resources<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (2025, June)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amap.no\/documents\/doc\/amap-arctic-climate-change-update-2024-key-trends-and-impacts\/3851\" rel=\"noopener\">AMAP Arctic Climate Change Update 2024: Key Trends and Impacts<\/a>. Accessed January 14, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>NASA (2026)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Fire Information for Resource Management System<\/a>. Accessed January 14, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>NASA Earth Observatory (2026, January) Fires on the Rise in the Far North. 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