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![tasmania's bushfires burning Earth's oldest trees](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uNm3Ry5GUbziEA8Vu3RLxL-320-80.jpg)
Wildfires Are Burning Some of the World’s Oldest Trees
By Brian Kahn published
Tasmania's rainforest is burning up in the wake of its most severe two-year drought on record.
![The King Fire in the Eldorado and Tahoe National Forests](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2VAcvHQqJ6UC24yBGRpfXM-320-80.jpg)
Intense Wildfire Season Expected in West
By Bobby Magill published
Forest Service anticipates spending up to $1.6 billion fighting a fire season that could be worse than normal.
![The 2011 Wallow Fire was the largest in Arizona's history, burning more than 500,000 acres. A lack of frequent surface fires, allows fuel to build up resulting in enormous fires like this one.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qDoo9V59hbZpnTuNni7q9E-320-80.jpg)
Wildfire Prevention Costs Far Less Than Fires (Op-Ed)
By Jeff Peterson published
Which is more expensive: fighting fires, or preventing them?
![Yosemite fire from space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hBKJRcYY3b2tyGucy9YjWQ-320-80.jpg)
Yosemite Wildfire Seen from Space (Photo)
By Megan Gannon published
After a dramatic growth spurt this week, a wildfire burning in California's Yosemite National Park forced hikers to evacuate and produced a billowing veil of smoke that can be seen from space.
![Blacklining operations in Arizona, wildfires](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KqnN5kpD397AGAT9ZsNrRK-320-80.jpg)
The Two Wildfires Everyone Should Be Talking About (Op-Ed)
By Wally Covington published
Years of forest management saved hundreds of Arizona homes from disaster this year.
![Fire clouds can spread smoke and pollutants across large areas. Sometimes they create thunderstorms that help extinguish wildfires.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VLmHbYTshXcp5B4nMJqE7Y-320-80.jpg)
Fighter Jet Captures Towering 'Fire Clouds' Over California (Photos)
By Kelly Dickerson published
Wildfires raging over northern California have created huge pyrocumulus clouds.
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