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Today, we explore Arctic Zombie fires.
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The Big Sip
The take: Fire season is dead in the Arctic (blazes now smoulder through winter and reignite in spring).
What happened: NASA confirmed Arctic wildfires have hit intensity levels unseen in 3,000 years, driven by "zombie fires" that burn underground in peat and survive the cold.
Why it matters: The soil they're burning holds twice the carbon currently in Earth's atmosphere. Once it's out, it's not going back.
What to watch: Canada's 2025 fire season, where holdover fires pushed the burned area to 8.8 million hectares by September.
Winter used to kill fires.
Sponsor Break
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