BBCNEWS Click June 4, 2024 01:51:00
It had been particularly dry, and this piece of moorland in west calderjust outside of edinburgh burned for three days. it took 60 firefighters and i2 appliances to eventually bring it under control. dr tom smith is a wildfire expert. i believe youre at the site of a summer grassland fire in scotland, which is very unusual. fires normally occur in the spring, when the heather fuels have dried out and become available to burn before they green up and contain lots of moisture. that usually stops t...
Tom Smith West Calderjust Outside Western Scotland Summer Grassland Fire Wildfire Expert Heather Fuels
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