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Forest consumed by flames

North Pacific jet stream, moisture and fires change with fire suppression

forest fire burning uphill

Controlled burns limited severity of Rim Fire

forest fire

Human actions influence fire regimes in the Sierra Nevadas

Penn State work in chaparral, a dense shrubland in California

'Landscape trap': Severe fires turning forest to shrubland in California

Big Oak Flat after Rim Fire

Yosemite forest fire example of possible things to come

wildfire on a California forest floor

Suppression of naturally occurring blazes may increase wildfire risk

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Stumped

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Peace and Bamboo