The 1998 Firestorm

<p>In the summer of 1998, a perfect storm of environmental conditions led to Florida's ecosystem facing a dire situation. How does a wildfire begin? How do we prevent them? How did the firestorm change the way we think about fire?</p> <p>Thank you to <a href='https://www.instagram.com/atrombo.creative/?hl=en'>A Trombo Creative</a> for sponsoring this season of Wait Five Minutes! <a href='https://www.atrombocreative.com/'>Book your first appointment here!</a></p> <p>Get your WFM Merch at <a href='https://www.etsy.com/shop/CastnClayCo'>Cast & Clay Co.</a> on Etsy!</p> <p>Go to the <a href='https://www.wfmpod.com/'>Wait Five Minutes website</a> for more!</p> <p> </p> <p>Thank you to Cinnamon Dixon for being the expert in this episode! <a href='https://talltimbers.org/'>Read more about Tall Timbers and their work here. </a></p> <p>Thank to Mellisa Procko for her help with the research. <a href='https://www.thehistorycenter.org/'>Pay a visit to the  History Center!</a></p> <p> </p> <p>All of the music in this episode was originally composed. </p>