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These trees can survive a forest fire
Scientists are investigating how this cypress can help manage wildfires around the world.
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Thousands flee Northern California wildfires
The fire grew quickly, forcing hundreds of residents to flee.
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This video shows what it's like to drive through California's raging Valley Fire.
California's governor has declared a state of emergency after 400 homes were destroyed.
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The Fires In Indonesia Are A Health And Climate Nightmare
Indonesia is in the midst of the worst spate of forest fires in nearly two decades, sending choking smoke across Southeast Asia, releasing tons of carbon, and destroying thousands of acres of peat forest, one of the world’s most effective carbon sinks.
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Central Texas Wildfire Grows to More Than 6 Square Miles
A Central Texas wildfire fueled by unseasonably hot weather has burned more than 6 square miles and destroyed at least nine homes. The Texas A&M Forest Service says the fire near Smithville was 15 percent contained early Thursday. Smithville is about 45 miles southeast of Austin.
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Survival Horror
There’s been a mine fire burning underneath Centralia, PA for 50 years. Why do people still live there, and why do they hate Silent Hill? By Duncan Fyfe.
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Why is Indonesia's Wildfire so Hard to Put Out?
Created by humans, these fires just keep on burning due to underground stores of peat.
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How Fire, Once a Friend of Forests, Became a Destroyer
This summer, eye-watering smoke hung over much of the western United States, and flames threatened homes, towns, and even the giant sequoias of Kings Canyon National Park. By mid-November, wildfires had burned 9.8 million acres across the country, and 2015 was on track to become the biggest fire year in at least a decade. Rising temperatures, drought, and dense forests created by decades of fire suppression are contributing to larger, faster-moving wildfires.
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Driving Through The Middle of a Forest Fire
A surreal drive through a forest fire.
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California Wildfire Closes Highways, Spurs Evacuations
Two well-known Southern California highways shut down Saturday due to a wildfire that's burned hundreds of acres and spurred mandatory evacuations.
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Forest fires Spread in Northern Spain
Firefighters battle more than 120 forest fires in northern Spain, some of which may have been started deliberately, officials say.
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Fire breaks Out in Dubai Skyscraper
A fire erupts in a building in Dubai close to the world's tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa, ahead of a major New Year fireworks display.
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Possibly The Dumbest Human Being On The Planet
She was trying to stay warm while she pumped gas, and almost won herself a Darwin Award.
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High Winds Spark Fire Tornadoes in Missouri
High winds caused fires to spread across thousands of acres in Missouri on Thursday, turning into flaming whirls of fire tornadoes.
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Wildfire in Kansas and Oklahoma Kills Livestock on Ranches
Crews battling a wildfire that scorched about 400,000 acres in Kansas and Oklahoma braced on Friday for wind gusts to change direction overnight, as they sought to control a fire so big it has sent smoke streaming into Kentucky. The fire started in Oklahoma on Tuesday and moved into Kansas, with strong winds on Wednesday making it eight times bigger and forcing voluntary evacuations in rural prairie towns that ended as winds died down on Thursday.
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Firefighters
A wildfire that started in western Arizona and jumped the Colorado River into California, near Needles, California, April 6, 2016.
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New hypothesis explains how human ancestors used fire to their advantage
Fire, a tool broadly used for cooking, constructing, hunting and even communicating, was arguably one of the earliest discoveries in human history. But when, how and why it came to be used is hotly debated among scientists.
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Wildfires Glow Underneath the Northern Lights,
Near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, May 7, 2016.
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Into the fire: Training elite smokejumpers who parachute into wildfires
The elite smokejumpers who parachute into the worst, most remote wildfires go through a rigorous annual training process.
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Canada's Scorched Oil Lands have some Evacuation Orders Lifted
Authorities in Canada's wildfire-ravaged energy heartland have lifted evacuation orders on Suncor Energy Inc and Syncrude oil sites after rain and cold weather helped dampen the flames.
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