Scientists alarmed after two wildfires hit Greenland within a week

Researchers say it is 'quite wild' to see fires at such high northern latitudes happen so early in the yearScientists have expressed concern after two wildfires broke out within a week of each other on the Arctic island of Greenland earlier this month.Fires were burning close to Sisimiut, Greenland's second largest town and a popular tourism centre, on 14 and 15 June, satellite imagery has shown, while a second blaze hit Kujalleq, on the island's southern tip, on 17 June. Continue reading...