| Beetle-killed timber changes fire dynamics in the West |
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| Written by KIRK JOHNSON, New York Times | |
| Monday, 29 June 2009 | |
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Summer fire seasons in the great forests of the West have always hinged on elements of chance: a heat wave in August, a random lightning strike, a passing storm front that whips a small fire into an inferno or dampens it with cooling rain. Read more...
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