What happens inside a wildfire? A Ph.D. student is finding out

StudentNews newsroom brief · 3h ago · 1 min read · via phys.org

What happens during a wildfire? The short answer is: much more than we know. As wildfires burn through trees, grasses and other vegetation, heat from the flames sets off thousands of chemical reactions at once. Molecules break apart, recombine and transform into new compounds, re

What happens during a wildfire? The short answer is: much more than we know. As wildfires burn through trees, grasses and other vegetation, heat from the flames sets off thousands of chemical reactions at once. Molecules break apart, recombine and transform into new compounds, re This story matters for Science & Discovery readers tracking student. Reported by phys.org. Read the full original at the source link below.

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