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Chile's forest fires have been raging for weeks. What caused them?
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Chile's forest fires have been raging for weeks. What caused them? By Ricardo Martínez February 10, 2017 Public Radio International "It started with a burst of flames in the steep Chilean hill READ MORE
https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-02-10/chiles-forest-fires-have-been-r...

How It Happens - Forest Fires
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How It Happens - Forest Fires By Aaron Byrd, David Frank and Henry Fountain New York Times Video length: 01:43. READ MORE
https://www.nytimes.com/video/science/100000002861324/the-science-behi...

With Climate Change, a Terrifying New Normal for Western Firefighters
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With Climate Change, a Terrifying New Normal for Western Firefighters, August 10, 2015, Environment 360 Video, Video length: 12:11, A Yale Environment 360 video goes onto the front lines with READ MORE
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/with_climate_change_a_terrifying_new_norm...

Alaska's Explosive Wildfire Season Is Fueling and Feeding on Climate Change
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Alaska's Explosive Wildfire Season Is Fueling and Feeding on Climate Change, October 20, 2015, By Jacqueline Ronson, Inverse.com, Amazing photos! A rapidly warming Arctic means more fires, READ MORE
https://www.inverse.com/article/7206-alaska-s-explosive-wildfire-seaso...

Indonesia's Forest Fires Take Toll on Wildlife, Big and Small
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Indonesia's Forest Fires Take Toll on Wildlife, Big and Small, October 30, 2015, By Joe Cochrane, The New York Times, Article describes the devastating effect of the fires. READ MORE
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/31/world/asia/indonesia-forest-fires-wi...

What Sparks Wildfires? Human Tech Tested | Video
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What Sparks Wildfires? Human Tech Tested | Video, Live Science, Video length: 01:02. Engineers at the University of California-Berkeley are testing exactly what conditions and ingredients ignit READ MORE
https://www.youtube.com/watch...

Intense Wildfire Season Expected in West
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Intense Wildfire Season Expected in West, May 5, 2015, By Bobby Magill, Climate Central, Live Science, Forest Service anticipates spending up to $1.6 billion fighting a fire season that could be READ MORE
http://www.livescience.com/50747-intense-wildfire-season-in-west-expec...

Why Suppressing Forest Fires Actually Made Them Worse
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Why Suppressing Forest Fires Actually Made Them Worse, By Lisa Hossler, Scribol.com, Each year, fires destroy thousands of acres of forests. Fires are a natural process in the forests, but today' READ MORE
http://scribol.com/environment/why-suppressing-forest-fires-actually-m...

The Toxic Haze Choking Southeast Asia
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The Toxic Haze Choking Southeast Asia, By Yohani Kamarudin, Scribol Staff, Scribol.com, Forest fires are the culprit in the yearly smog or "haze" people in Indonesia endure. READ MORE
http://scribol.com/environment/the-toxic-haze-choking-southeast-asia/1

Video: Raging 'firenado' swirls up from Alaska forest fire
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Video: Raging 'firenado' swirls up from Alaska forest fire August 20, 2013, By Jerzy Shedlock, AlaskaDispatch.com Video length: 02:25. READ MORE
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/video/video-raging-firenado-swirls-alask...

California's Rim Fire is good for the ecosystem
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California's Rim Fire is good for the ecosystem, September 1, 2013, By Chad Hanson, Earth Island Journal, Salon.com, "Despite reporting to the contrary, the blaze is a natural part of the fire r READ MORE
http://www.salon.com/2013/09/01/californias_rim_fire_is_good_for_the_e...

Explained in 90 Seconds: How Climate Change Fuels Wildfires
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Explained in 90 Seconds: How Climate Change Fuels Wildfires, August 26, 2013, By James West, Climate Desk, Wired Science, A 01:49 minute video by Matthew Hurteau, assistant professor of forest READ MORE
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/08/wildfires-climate-change/

After the Fire: The Uncertain Future of Yosemite's Forests
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After the Fire: The Uncertain Future of Yosemite's Forests, By Brandon Keim, August 30, 2013, Wired Science, Article with large photo and an illustration. READ MORE
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/08/yosemite-after-the-fire/

Yosemite fire threatens towns, S.F.'s reservoir
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Yosemite fire threatens towns, S.F.'s reservoir, Updated Sept. 6, 2013, By Peter Fimrite and Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 34 amazing photos from the 2013 rim fire at the Stanislau READ MORE
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/After-leveling-camp-Rim-Fire-pus...

Yosemite blaze sparks burning questions about fast-moving fires
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Yosemite blaze sparks burning questions about fast-moving fires August 26, 2013, Alan Boyle, Science Editor NBC News, "The California wildfire that's burning in and around Yosemite National Park READ MORE
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/yosemite-blaze-sparks-burning-questions...

Tree rings reveal forest fires from hundreds of years ago
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Tree rings reveal forest fires from hundreds of years ago, September 7, 2011, Provided by Texas A&M University, Physorg.com, All-text article. READ MORE
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-09-tree-reveal-forest-hundreds-years....

Prescribed Fire in Forests
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Prescribed Fire in Forests, By Steve Nix, About.com Guide, "The very foundation of fire ecology is the premise that wildland fire is neither innately destructive nor in the best interest of every READ MORE
https://www.thoughtco.com/prescribed-fire-in-forests-1341623
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