Zombie Fires
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‘Zombie fires’ burning in northeastern B.C., some sparked years agoAn overwintering fire, which is also known as a zombie fire, burns deep into the ground in the different soil levels and sparks back up in the next fire season.FireJan 8
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B.C. is seeing a record number of ‘zombie fires’. What does this mean?Daniels said a couple of examples of "zombie fires" include the Horse River Fire, which forced the evacuation of Fort McMurry on May 1, 2016. That fire burned for more than a year.FireFeb 20, 2024
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What are ‘zombie fires’ and are they becoming more common?So-called zombie or overwintering fires go dormant over the winter period before reigniting the following season in the spring.FireAug 9, 2022
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Despite potentially unprecedented drought, deep-layer ‘zombie fires’ are not a concern"Zombie fires," also known as holdover or overwintering fires, smoulder deep underground and then re-emerge in the spring.WeatherSep 24, 2021
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Canada could see more ‘zombie fires’ as winters shorten, climate warms: expertsThe Fort McMurray fire in Alberta and several fires in Northwest Territories were considered zombie fires.CanadaJun 5, 2021
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