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

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)