Tim Dickinson paints this picture in everyone's head at the end of his article. Viewing global warming as a crisis, he argues that the world's continued warming is intensifying droughts and setting the stage for megafires, even in unlikely places like Alaska. According to Dickinson, man is the main cause of global warming. This creates a dramatic problem, Dickinson explains, because Alaska has vast tundra that is drying up. The tundra is an important biome; it can store large amounts of carbon dioxide in the soil. When these areas burn due to drought, they release huge amounts of carbon dioxide that is normally hidden under the snow (Dickinson). On the other hand, Peter Minorsky writes that global warming can lead to increased plant growth. Minorsky's evidence complicates Dickinson's ideas. In his article there is also an indication of increased growth in Alaska from aerial photos dating back 50 years to today. He writes that there is already “evidence that many plant species are beginning to invade once-colder climates as the world's temperature begins to rise” (Minorsky). This invasion of plant life, according to Minorsky, overshadows Dickinson's Alaska example. If growth occurs, the fiery images seem to run out, or at least appear as an image