Smoldering Peatland Fire (IMAGE)

Desert Research Institute

Smoldering Peatland Fire

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A smoldering peatland fire in shown in a drained lakebed in Florida, where the fire smoldered for months and consumed several feet of organic soil in some places.

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Desert Research Institute

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