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"Zombie Fires": Why Fires in Dried-Out Peat Bogs Are Difficult to Combat

By with∅ut-me 17.08.2026 at 15:35 Uhr Accidents & Disasters Climate Change Pollution
TL;DR AI-generated Peat bog fires, known as "zombie fires," are hard to fight because they smolder invisibly underground and can spread meters. Years of drainage for timber production have dried out the bogs, making them susceptible to these fires, which can cause problems years after the initial blaze.

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