March 29, 2024

Natural disasters: dust storms follow fire

Natural disasters: dust storms follow fire

After a wildfire or extensive bush fire, the disaster for people and animals in the area usually does not end: When it rains, mudslides threaten, because the broken plants can no longer withstand. However, if there is no precipitation, there is also a risk of losing the substrate, As a global analysis of fires and their consequences by a working group led by Yan Yu of Peking University appears in Nature Geoscience..