Tag: fire
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Dogs With Specially Designed Backpacks Are Helping Rejuvenate Burned Forests
Last year, forest fires in central Chile wreaked havoc in the El Maule region with more than 100 different wildfires sweeping through the area and destroying over a million acres of forest land. It was the worst wildfire season in the country’s history, taking several lives and created an estimated $333 million of dollars worth…
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Male Nurse Posts Images of His Toyota After Saving Many Lives From California Fires, Toyota Responds
As the deadliest and most destructive fires continue to spread through California, touching stories of incredible bravery and heroism are emerging. One such tale came from the hospital in the destroyed town of Paradise, where paramedics, doctors and nurses continued to treat patients in the parking lot as the fire consumed the hospital and raged…
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Artist Burns Holes In Paper With Incense Sticks To Create Amazing Art
Jihyun Park, an artist in Korea, has found a unique and quintessentially Asian approach to pointillism – he uses burning sticks of incense to burn tiny holes in huge sheets of rice paper, arranging the tiny holes into beautiful, relaxing artistic compositions. The use of incense to burn these holes isn’t merely a novelty: “the…