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Mar 2024
52m 12s

Ep. 465 - Studying Ancient Wildfires

IN DEFENSE OF PLANTS
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Wildfires are familiar to those living on Earth today, but what about in the past? How does one go about studying ancient wildfires through deep time? Some of the answers lie in coal deposits. Join me and Dr. Ian Glasspool as we explore how he studies wildfire events dating back hundreds of millions of years and marvel at the amazing stories his data are abl ... Show More
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