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Underground “zombie fires” continue to burn even at 74 degrees below zero - C C - Dec 10, 2021
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INTRO: Even when temperatures drop to 75 degrees Celsius below zero — that’s a startling -103 Fahrenheit, some of the frostiest temperatures on Earth — massive “zombie fires” continue to burn below parts of Siberia, United Press International reports.
The area contains some of the coldest permanently inhabited places on the planet, like Oimaykon, a rural jurisdiction populated by only around 500 people.
Despite historically low temperatures, a number of wildfires, also known as peat fires, are still burning tucked beneath a deep layer of snow and ice. In fact, these fires can burn for months or even years.
A video shared by The Siberian Times shows one such fire, casting pillars of smoke out of small holes in the snow... (MORE)