Why Canada is riddled with wildfires that burn year-round

Posted by estheryo on Thursday May 30, 2024 @12:10AM
from the bbc.com dept.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240528-why-canada-is-riddled-with-wildfires-that-burn-year-round

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Re:Why Canada is riddled with wildfires that burn year-round by greyjoyduck on Thursday May 30, 2024 @02:04AM (#40520575)

Endless sea of forest and increasingly bad global warming temperatures, fun stuff

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Re:Why Canada is riddled with wildfires that burn year-round by smarm52 on Thursday May 30, 2024 @02:19AM (#40520673)

Peat fires, bad stuff.

But wetting the area should resolve it. Maybe with artificially induced rainfall?

Rein, G., Cleaver, N., Ashton, C., Pironi, P., & Torero, J. L. (2008). The severity of smouldering peat fires and damage to the forest soil. Catena, 74(3), 304-309.

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