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Forest Zombie Fires
Due to climate change, forest fires have become quite common these days.
But do you know about zombie fire?
Zombie fires are commonly seen, in the snowy regions of Canada, Alaska, and Russia. During the winter in these areas, when there is a lot of snow, you can imagine a forest fire somewhere during that snowfall. But zombie fires continue to burn underground, rising to the surface as winter wears off, creating a new wildfire.
It’s called a zombie fire, because it dies in the winter and comes back to life when the winter is over. It becomes carbon-rich peat in the soil. You may have studied that peat is the first step in the formation of coal, and the coal is a type of fuel.
The forest fire that has been extinguished above the ground continues to burn below ground with the same fuel. Surprisingly, this is a dangerous cycle. When the peat catches fire, carbon dioxide is released. Causing an adverse effect on global warming and climate change. Due to climate change, the peat that was buried under the ice, gets exposed and catches fire. And the fire continues helping global warming.
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