I wonder why they don't use an infrared camera to look for heat underground.
I wonder why they don't use an infrared camera to look for heat underground.
We do, well, we use thermal imaging. It works sometimes, but not always because the dirt is very insulating. Also, after a good wildland fight things can be a soppy mess in places and also it could be a rather large area. It only takes one root burning down deep to have fires popping up 3 or 4 days later.
We do, well, we use thermal imaging. It works sometimes, but not always because the dirt is very insulating. Also, after a good wildland fight things can be a soppy mess in places and also it could be a rather large area. It only takes one root burning down deep to have fires popping up 3 or 4 days later.
I wasn't thinking about how good the ground would insulate deep roots. The roots wouldn't even have to be big to smolder and they wouldn't really put out much heat to begin with.
I wasn't thinking about how good the ground would insulate deep roots. The roots wouldn't even have to be big to smolder and they wouldn't really put out much heat to begin with.
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