Forests Burning at Alarming Rates in Canada and Russia

Fires are ravaging the forests of Russia and Canada, burning at a higher rate in some cases than at any time in the past 10,000 years.  High-resolution satellite maps showed the two nations lost a combined average of nearly 6.8 million hectares (26,000 square miles) per year between 2011 and 2013.

Forests burning at alarming rate