Wildfires Can Burn Hot Without Ruining Soil
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 14:42
in Earth & Climate
It's well known that wildfires can leave surface soil burned and barren. But a new team's fiery test found that the hotter the fire -- and the denser the vegetation feeding the flames -- the less the underlying soil heated up, an inverse effect which runs contrary to previous studies and conventional wisdom.