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Photos: Devastating Caldor wildfire threatens Lake Tahoe
By Live Science Staff published
The devastating wildfires are closing in on South Lake Tahoe resort, causing thousands of people to flee.
Siberian wildfires dwarf all others on Earth combined
By Tom Metcalfe published
Smoke from massive wildfires in Russia's eastern Siberia region has reached the geographic North Pole "for the first time in recorded history," according to NASA.
Wildfire prompts evacuation at Turkey power plant
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Turkey continues to battle dozens of intense wildfires that have now killed eight people and countless animals.
Wildfire smoke spreads across US in striking images from space
By Harry Baker published
NASA has released striking satellite images of wildfire smoke clouds covering vast swaths of the U.S., from the West Coast all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.
'Zombie wildfires' that smoldered beneath the snow in Siberia are raging again
By Brandon Specktor published
Hundreds of fires are raging across Russia, giving this year's wildfire season an early start.
Giant sequoia tree still smoldering 9 months after devastating California wildfires
By Rachael Rettner published
A giant sequoia tree in California's Sequoia National Park is still smoldering months after devastating wildfires hit the region last summer.
Explosive growth of Colorado wildfire seen from space
By Stephanie Pappas published
The spread of the fire was visible from space.
Severe burn damage from California wildfires seen from space
By Stephanie Pappas published
New satellite imagery of California reveals not just the extent of its wildfire damage, but the depth of the loss.
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