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There is still no light at the end of the tunnel for fire-besieged Northern California. According to some reports, there are still over 1,000 wildfires burning in the region with little hope for improvement in the near future. Over 1,400 square kilometers of land have already been burnt, and there are more than 19,000 firefighters on hand, many from around the country, helping to put out the blazes.
Militias and gangs are common across Central and South America. Image via Cambio.com
A group of U.S. and Guatemalan archeologists have found themselves surrounded by flames in the depths of the Guatemalan jungle, as part of a warning attack from drug trafficking jungle gangs.
The group had entered the Laguna del Tigre Park, an area comprised of 800,000 acres of dense forest and wildlife, unaware that they had set foot in an area ridden with networks of illegal residents and drug gangs.
An area equivalent to the European Union -- roughly 3.5 to 4.5 million sq. km -- burns every year, according to a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters (sub. required). Kevin Tansey, a geographer at the University of Leicester, and a team of international researchers have produced the first map showing the Earth's "fire scars" between 2000 and 2007....
Post from Environmental Graffiti: an environmental news blog
Thailand is both amazing and weird. This week has been a chocolate box of strange flavours that you’re unlikely to ever experience in the West.
An area of Chiang Mai affected by forest fires recently set by residents. Photo by Richard Rhodes.
Post from Environmental Graffiti: an environmental news blog
Last night we drove past our friend’s house (our closest neighbour is 1km away) to see a forest fire encroaching on his doorstep.
Image by John Dalton. View Richard Rhodes’ video of the Chiang Mai fires on YouTube here
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