
we outline a call to action. Key messages - 1) a global climate problem requires a global scale solution, 2) western science can't tackle this without Indigenous knowlege holders. w/ @jmccarty_geo @DrTELS https://instaar.colorado.edu/news-events/instaar-news/arctic-is-burning-in-a-whole-new-way/
2/ Will Arctic
burn into ancient carbon stored in peat & permafrost? We conclude that the 2020 fires in Siberia showed signs of holdover or zombie fires, which can overwinter in deep peat & influence burning the following season. This represents momentum in the climate system.

3/ Scientists have long debated the use of the term zombie fire, but also the importance of these holdover conditions. How important are they? Moving from anecdotal to monitoring will require collaborating with local knowledge holders. https://www.ilinationhood.ca/our-work/guardians/
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in Siberia is affecting ecosystems we typically regard as fire resistant. This is also happening in the boreal biome - systems used as fire breaks are becoming fire problems. These also tend to be the hot spots of peat carbon accumulation in these landscapes.

5/ I love to tweet about peat, but I also love permafrost. In our paper, @DrTELS concluded that most of the Siberian fires occurred in the most sensitive type of permafrost to abrupt thawing or thermokarst. We describe this process in more detail here. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01313-4