In December 2007, as the Australian summer began, wildfires threatened both Kangaroo Island’s wildlife and many of its human inhabitants.
Published Dec 13, 2007
Smoke poured from fires burning in the Dominican Republic in this image, taken on March 18, 2005. The majority of the fires set on the island are probably agricultural fires, set to prepare land for planting. The largest fires, however, may be uncontrolled fires.
Published Mar 22, 2005
Once named San Salvador, the island may be where Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in the Americas.
Published Mar 21, 2011
alert message
