Wildfires in Canada are creating their own weather systems, experts say

Re:Wildfires in Canada are creating their own weather system... by dragonsky67 on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @02:06AM (#27980668)

I'm wondering what type of fires these were. There is a vast difference between a forest crown wild fire, and a cooler one that mostly works burning undergrowth and leaf litter. Still fires, still covering the same amount of ground, one can destroy the forest and anything else in the vicinity, the other can help plants germinate and seeds the forest for the next period of growth.

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Re:Wildfires in Canada are creating their own weather system... by slownews45 on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @03:18PM (#27988401)

You only get high intensity fires if you have too LITTLE fire, not too much. If you have annual burning it's not going to be high intensity.

That said, even high intensity fires have pretty impressive recovery. Do you want to give me a high intensity fire from 5+ years ago? I can then show you the recovery if you want.

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Re:Wildfires in Canada are creating their own weather system... by s1artibartfast on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @02:38AM (#27980888)

They were low intensity fires. Many areas burned every 3 years on average before 1850. These same areas haven't experienced a fire since 1900

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