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Fossils of forgotten fires

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Charcoal in the sediments at the bottom of a US lake, Philip Ball explains, points to increased perils of fire in a warmer world.

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  1. Millspaugh,S. H., Whitlock, C., Bartlein, P. J. Variations in fire frequency and climate over the past 17 000 yr in central Yellowstone National Park Geology 28, 211 2000.

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