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How Smokejumpers Work
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Smokejumpers are the men and women who specialize in fighting blazes their ground-bound peers can't reach. So who are they, and what's the "Mutilator"?
How Controlled Burns Work
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How effective is fighting a wildfire with controlled fire?
Can you really fight fire with fire?
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How to fight fire with fire is explained in this article. Learn about fighting fire with fire.
Can you really outrun a fire?
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Getting away from a fire on foot may not be as easy as you think. Can you really outrun a fire? Find out at HowStuffWorks.
What Are Santa Ana Winds?
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These annual winds blow during Southern California's dangerous dry season, whipping up wildfires that can ravage thousands of acres.
How Does a Forest Fire Benefit Living Things?
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Forest-fire prevention has been a touchstone of American consciousness since the creation of Smokey the Bear in the 1940s. But now, environmental experts believe that some amount of fire is good for the forest too.
'Heatflation': How High Temperatures Send Food Prices Soaring
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Sizzling temperatures across the globe aren't just bad for humans, they're bad for crops too. Harvests are smaller and that drives up food prices.
How Fire Tornadoes Work
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Inject heat, ash and fire into a spinning mass of air. Watch as a funnel of flames leaps from the ground, reaches for the heavens and then races forward to consume everything in its path. Is such a phenomenon possible?
Can You Identify All of These Firefighting Tools?
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Firefighters often put their lives on the line protecting the lives and property of others. It's a good thing they have plenty of tools to help. If you know all about firefighter gear, from regular turnouts to wildland equipment, do you think you can name all the tools in this quiz? Jump in and find out!
Scientists Warn Western U.S. Drought Could Be 'New Normal'
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Nearly 90 percent of the Western U.S. is gripped by an "apocalyptical" drought that only continues to worsen. Even if you don't live in the area, it affects you - and what you do affects it.