Friday, October 26, 2007

What to Do about Wildfires?

As the latest round of wildfires continue to burn in California, leaving residents and authorities are wrestling with the same problem being faced in places like Australia, India and British Columbia. "They're living in ecosystems that burn up all the time, because that's what they do," says Char Miller, visiting professor at Pomona College. Miller says the dilemma is just another byproduct of population growth and the sprawling presence of human beings.

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