Episode 4: Fire – is everything going to burn?

Looking Glass by James Hopkirk

Aug 25, 202232:22Science & Medicine

Every year, wildfires ravage the planet, burning homes, killing wildlife and scorching the earth. Can the physics of how fire spreads give us the answers to stop it? And can we use fire to our advantage? With Professor M...

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