Carbon-releasing ‘zombie fires’ in peatlands could be dampened by new findings – Phys.org

Imperial College London researchers have simulated for the first time how soil moisture content affects the ignition and spread of smouldering peat fires, which can release up to 100 times more carbon into the atmosphere than flaming fires. They also simulated how several smaller peat fires can merge into one large blaze, and tracked the interplay between smouldering and flaming fires.
The findings could help scientists, authorities, and landowners to manage the clearing of vegetation in peatlands…

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