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Earth’s Fire Element is Flexing its Muscles
Of Earth’s primary elements, fire is notoriously unpredictable and difficult to manage and now global warming is making it even more so
According to some holistic philosophies, the Earth is made up of four primary elements: Air, Fire, Earth, and Water. All are considered powerful forces that can either care for and nurture all living things on the planet or create legendary, unconscionable damage. Lately, we’re discovering just how incredibly mighty these elements can be.
While massive flooding and droughts continue to appear in news headlines, Fire is the one getting most of the attention these days. Wildfires are a problem across the planet, as they grow in both intensity and frequency, leading some people to refer to “Summer” as “Fire Season,” and I can understand why. You will, too, after I tell you about two bizarre, even mythical, phenomena the Fire element is capable of.
Zombie Fires
Remember the good ol’ days when wildfires were quickly contained? I was friends with some wildland firefighters back in college who’d spend their summers fighting fires in Oregon’s forests. Now, a little over a decade later, wildland fire fighting is anything but straightforward. Fires aren’t just becoming more…
