Why Zombie Fires Are Becoming More Common

Why Zombie Fires Are Becoming More Common

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 1798 , Segment 3

Heartfelt Science, Space in Space, Zombie Fires

Episode: Heartfelt Science, Space in Space, Zombie Fires

  • Jul 26, 2022 6:00 am
  • 19:18 mins

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)