Why Zombie Fires Are Becoming More Common

Why Zombie Fires Are Becoming More CommonTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 1798, Segment 3

Jul 26, 2022 • 19m

Given the right conditions, wildfires can actually make their way underground, burning undetected through the winter, before reigniting above ground in the spring. Randi Jandt studies these “zombie fires.” She’s a fire ecologist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. (Segment produced by Sam Faulconer)

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