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Since the fire that engulfed Moria camp on Lesbos island nearly two weeks ago, more than 500 of the 12,000 displaced migrants and refugees have been taking shelter at a center run by Team Humanity, a nonprofit humanitarian organization. 
Refugees
Migrants displaced by Lesbos fire say conditions at new camp are inhumane
Two men bend over a small fire in the forest
Climate Change
Reviving traditional fire knowledge in Australia: ‘Fire is something we live with’
Two firefighters are shown in silloette holding hoses and spraying water against a backdrop of orange blazing fire.
Photography
Indonesia’s ragtag firefighters on frontline of Borneo’s forest blazes
Arts, Culture & Media
Playing with Fire: Spazuk’s Flame-Painted Portraits
CA wildfire
Health
After wildfires, health risks linger
The Reality of Fighting Wildfires
Full Episode
Northern California Transforms Into ‘Hellscape’ Amid Wildfires
Full Episode
wildfire
Environment
We’re the biggest culprits behind wildfires. Now what?
Escaping an Inferno, Dancing Babies, Presidential Candidates
Full Episode
Researcher Tami Bond won a 2014 MacArthur Fellowship for her work investigating the sources of black carbon emissions.
Environment
A newly-minted ‘genius’ hopes to stop pollution from soot and smoke
Environment
‘Super ants’ are on a potentially deadly march in England
Environment
‘Super ants’ are on a potentially deadly march in England
Valparaiso fire
Lifestyle & Belief
The Chilean city of Valparaiso is prone to natural disasters. It’s also where this poet left her heart
Valparaiso fire
Lifestyle & Belief
The Chilean city of Valparaiso is prone to natural disasters. It’s also where this poet left her heart
Australia smoke
Environment
In Australia, raging early spring wildfires have rekindled a raging debate over climate change
Arts, Culture & Media
Long-lost Jimi Hendrix concert recording finds new life
Global Politics
Drought causes rash of forest fires in Spain as budget cuts limit firefighting resourcs
Environment
New study finds greater risk of wildfires in U.S. from climate change; others see decline
Arts, Culture & Media
Some London Olympic torches turning up for sale on eBay
Environment
Dutch company turns cremation remains into global charity
Global Politics
VIDEO: Los Angeles arson suspect faces life term if convicted
Global Politics
Deadly Christmas Day fire points to hazards of improperly tended fires
Arts, Culture & Media
100 years after The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Hope that the Tragedy in Bangladesh Will Inspire Change
Arts, Culture & Media
New Recording Surfaces of Jimi Hendrix Gig in London
Burning! A Longer US Fire Season May Be the New Normal
Conflict & Justice
Budget Cuts Exacerbate Raging Fires in Spain
Global Politics
2012 London Games: Olympic Torches for Sale
Conflict & Justice
Following Cremation, Recycling Surgical Implants
Top of the Hour: Arson Suspect Arrested in LA, Morning Headlines
Earth, Wind and Fire in Central Texas
Top of the Hour: Wildfires Blaze Across Texas, Morning Headlines
Environment
Drought-ridden Texas battles wild fires
Top of the Hour: Natural Disasters Cost US 32 Billion This Year, Morning Headlines
Environment
Winds Challenge Crews Battling U.S. Wildfires
Top of the Hour: Wildfires Approach New Mexico Border, Morning Headlines
Top of the Hour: Wildfires Continue in Arizona, Morning Headlines
Science Note: Fighting Fires With Electricity
Business, Economics and Jobs
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire 100 Years Later
The Living on Earth Almanac
Slow Burn
Globe Ablaze
Indonesian Fires Keep Burning
WESTERN SLOW BURN
Timber Salvage Logging Rider: Dead or Alive
California Wildfires
Where There’s Fire, There’s Smoke
Burning Controversy
News from the Trees
Burning Controversy
Fire Beneath Their Feet
The Politics of Salvage Logging
Healthy Forests Fire Up
California Wildfires
Fanning the Flames on the Forest Fire Debate
Counting Appeals
Emerging Science Note/Fighting Blazes
Fires Update
The Case for Burning
Environment
Russian fires threaten global commodities trade