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The Gothic church towers above the Old Town.
Brașov, Romania

Biserica Neagră (The Black Church)

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Centralia.
Centralia, Pennsylvania

Centralia Ghost Town Church

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.
Ash can be silky like fine sand, or chunkier, and dark as charcoal.
nature

Making Pottery From the Ashes of the Sonoma Wildfires

A ceramicist is offering people who lost their homes a way to remember—and look to the future.
Jessica Leigh Hester February 14, 2018
The Venerable Thich Quảng Đức Monument.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

The Venerable Thich Quảng Đức Monument

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.
Families picked their way through the flooded streets of San Juan after Hurricane Maria.
disasters

2017 Brought Disasters, and Brought Out the Best in People

When wildfires, earthquakes, floods, and other crises delivered one wallop after another, bravery, kindness, and creativity fought back.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 18, 2017
Burning pyre
Crestone, Colorado

Crestone End of Life Project

Open-air cremations in Colorado's self-proclaimed spiritual mecca.
fires

Will 2017 Be the Gävle Goat's Lucky Year?

Everyone's favorite arson-prone ungulate is hoping to survive the season, for once.
Cara Giaimo December 5, 2017
Smokey's Fan Mail, 1979.
Beltsville, Maryland

Smokey Bear Archive

The Forest Service's surprisingly sophisticated collection of wildfire prevention art features America's most beloved bear.
The oldest fire hydrant in New Orleans.
New Orleans, Louisiana

The Oldest Fire Hydrant in New Orleans

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.
On the night of April 25, 1849, a violent fire destroyed the Province of Canada's first parliament building.
politics

Destroyed by Fire in 1849, Canada's First Parliament Building Gives Up Its Secrets

Odor control was a significant concern.
Vittoria Traverso October 26, 2017
Wildfire smoke obscures the sun in Oregon.
science

How Wildfire Smoke Affects the Flavor of Wine

It can make a Chardonnay taste like an ashtray, thanks to chemistry.
Kelsey Kennedy September 26, 2017
The monument.
Boston, Massachusetts

Potato Shed Memorial

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.
Smoke traveling across both the United States and the Atlantic Ocean to France.
science

Smoke From North American Wildfires Made It All the Way to France

"It’s going to take a while for everything to dissipate."
Kelsey Kennedy September 15, 2017
fires

Herman the Sturgeon Has Survived Another Catastrophe

The 79-year-old fish is making it through the Eagle Creek Fire.
Cara Giaimo September 7, 2017
Forest Service workers wrap a historic cabin in foil.
fire fighters

To Shield Historic Cabins From Wildfire, Wrap Them in Foil

The U.S. Forest Service is protecting century-old houses by treating them like last night's dinner.
Eric Grundhauser September 6, 2017
The "Snow Whites" at KU University, Leuven.
Leuven, Belgium

'Snow Whites' of Leuven

The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.
Suppression of compartment fire.
fires

Setting Furnished Rooms Ablaze at the Fire Research Lab

The facility allows investigators to recreate arson attacks and analyze burn patterns.
Matthew Blitz September 1, 2017
snakes

How a Hawk and Its Serpentine Meal Sparked a Montana Wildfire

Animal arson isn't actually all that rare.
Kelsey Kennedy August 28, 2017