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Forest Fires

Monday, 25th April 2005 by

It’s pretty obvious where the fire has been and where it is heading in the first forest fire in Louisiana (thumbnail #1) and there is an immense amount of smoke from this other fire in Louisiana. You can see a fire spreading like it’s a burning piece of paper in this fire in Texas (thumbnail #2). There are also (low-res) shots of a huge fire in Central Cuba, a collection…

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