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There are a number of reasons wildfires have grown more destructive in California and elsewhere in the West. As suburban sprawl encroaches on wilderness areas, more homes are in the path of the flames, and there are more people to set fires accidentally--or even on purpose. More than 50...
It was the stillness that worried firefighters most. The wildfires that now annually singe Southern California came early this year, spreading slowly from drought-stricken wilderness to the foothills near Los Angeles. Fire season is usually worst in October, when the hot Santa Ana winds blow over the San Gabriel...
Japan's lost decade is stretching into decades. It has been almost 20 years since the bursting of a mammoth property and stock bubble plunged the country into an economic deep freeze. Japan's leaders have been wandering in the wilderness ever since, unable to find a formula for growth...
By that he means managing forests better, improving public education on fire safety and being more careful about planning in places where urban development is expanding into wilderness areas, as on the outskirts of Athens. According to EFI, at least 90% of fires in Europe are caused by human activities...
Visitors from more populous countries might consider Hobart, Australia - population just over 200,000 - little more than a village. But big isn't everything. The capital of the island state of Tasmania was established in 1803. What was hell for English convicts in the early 19th century is these days...