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'Zombie' fires burn under the snow and soil in Canada ‘Zombie’ fires beneath the soil and snow in BC
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Some wildfires continue to smolder underground, even through winter. And after Canada's record-setting wildfire season, there are an unprecedented number. Some wildfires just won't die, even beneath the snow. In the northern hemisphere, “Zombie” fires can smoulder underground all winter and reemerge in spring.