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Atomic Wildfires Are Russia’s Looming Compound Disaster
Massive wildfires are encroaching on Russia’s defunct nuclear sites, threatening to reignite radioactive compounds that have been dormant since the Cold War. But the country’s understaffed and underexperienced fire service is faltering in the wake of the Ukraine war, leaving populations across the vast interior vulnerable to a compound disaster.
Fires Threaten Africa’s Rainforest. Elephants Might Help To Save It
After decades of poaching pushed the Central African Republic’s forest elephant populations to critically endangered status, scientists are starting to understand the crucial role they play in keeping the rainforest safe from fires. But can the species be brought back from the brink?