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Currently the world’s remaining wilderness is largely concentrated in high-latitude regions in the Northern and Southern hemispheres. However, these areas are proving to be disproportionately susceptible to warming as climate change advances. So while it may be difficult to imagine cornfields in isolated and frigid regions of the Yukon in Canada, it is within the realm of possibility, according to the study. Some of the largest expanses of emerging agricultural areas identified by researchers lie within the boreal forests of Alaska, Canada and northern Russia.