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20th Anniversary of Yellowstone Fires
August 15, 2008 | MSNBC

In the summer of 1988, wildfires burned a sizable portion of Yellowstone National Park. This article discusses the event in retrospect.

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Yellowstone Earthquake Swarm
December 29, 2008 | University of Utah Seismograph Stations
The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reports that a swarm of small...

California Fires Still Burning
August 5, 2008 | Earth Observatory
Hundreds of fires were started on the first day of summer by...

Heise and Yellowstone Supervolcanoes
November 3, 2007 | GEOTIMES
A new feature article on the Heise and Yellowstone Supervolcanoes is available...

Yellowstone Earthquakes Podcast
January 5, 2009 | National Public Radio
National Public Radio has a four-minute podcast on the recent Yellowstone Earthquake...

Google Updates Yellowstone Images
June 15, 2007 | Google Maps
Google maps now have updated satellite images for Yellowstone National Park. ...

Yellowstone Hotspot Status Reports
August 13, 2007 | Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
You can get monthly activity updates from the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory... ...

Yellowstone Area is Rising Faster Than Ever
November 12, 2007 | National Geographic
National Geographic has a new article on the Yellowstone "Supervolcano". Since...

Fires in Argentina and Paraguay
July 17, 2008 | Earth Observatory
NASA's Aqua Satellite is finding fires eveywhere. Earth Observatory has a...

Amazon Fires on the Rise
March 11, 2008 | NASA Earth Observatory
This article explores the incidence of fires in the Amazon over time...

Tunguska: 100th Anniversary Tourism
October 18, 2007 | IC Russia
The 100th anniversary of the Tunguska event has people in Evenkiya, Russia...

Fires in Canada
July 2, 2008 | Earth Observatory
Numerous large wildfires are burning in Saskatchewan and Manitoba Provinces, Canada. ...

Florida Wildfires
May 13, 2008 | CNN
Wildfires blazed through Florida on Monday, fueled by recent drought and strong...

Debris Flow Hazards in California Wildfire Areas
December 11, 2007 | USGS Landslides
Wildfires in California has left large areas exposed to a significant debris...

Wildfires in Greece - Satellite Image
August 28, 2007 | Earth Observatory
Numerous wildfires on the west coast of Greece's Peloponnesus Peninsula have burned...

Were the California Wildfires Caused by Arson?
October 24, 2007 | MSNBC.com
The FBI is gathering evidence to determine if the California wildfires were...

What is a Geyser?
January 7, 2008 | Geology.com
A new article on geysers with photos from Yellowstone, California, Chile, Iceland...

Satellite Image of California Fires
November 18, 2008 | Earth Observatory
This satellite image from NASA's Aqua satellite shows strong winds blowing smoke...

8000 Lightning Strikes Cause 800 California Fires
June 25, 2008 | Associated Press
According to an article in the Associated Press about 8000 lightning strikes...

Yellowstone Supervolcano: Lukewarm
August 29, 2008 | PhysOrg
Yellowstone sits atop of one of the largest hotspots on our planet...

California: Record Year for Fires
July 16, 2008 | MSNBC
Fires have burned nearly 1300 square miles of land in California this...

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