Scientists say it’s not the frequency of wildfires that threaten the nation’s sequoia trees, but the newfound intensity of wildfire infernos driven by climate change.

The National Park Service says that because of climate change, the survival of the giant sequoias is now at stake.

Today’s modern armies use Infrared, or IR, imaging to identify a person via the heat signature they emit. This means hiding in a building, behind a tree, or in the cover of darkness is useless. As long as your body emits heat, or infrared radiation, it can be detected by thermal vision devices.

Master chimney sweep forcing young boy down chimney

The child had no choice. Sold as cheap labor by poverty-stricken parents with too many mouths to feed, they were between 4 and 8 years of age, too young to defend themselves or flee their owner and live on their own. Unfortunately, they were just the right size to squeeze into narrow, pitch black, claustrophobic,…

A bow drill is most often used for starting a fire – it’s the most efficient fire starting method – but a bow drill can be used for drilling holes too. A bow drill consists of five basic components – spindle (or drill), board, socket (aka handhold or bearing block), string, and the bow..

Area 51 up in smoke – photos of a huge fire and roiling smoke at the top-secret military base.

A couple visiting Area 51 in 2012 captured photographic evidence of a remarkable fire that has locals and nearby Las Vegas residents worried about what might have gone up in smoke (and spread through the air) at the top-secret military base.

A familiar spiritual image appeared in the smoke above a burning Fresno home this week while at the exact moment, someone screamed, “There’s still someone in the building!” Smartphone video shot of the fire shows a clear image, formed in the bellowing wisps of dark smoke, of what witnesses at the scene are calling the…

Spontaneous fire in Caronia small town of Canneto on the northern coast of Sicily, Italy

The unusual enigma began in early 2004 forcing the evacuation of the entire town and now the mysterious spontaneous fires in Caronia, specifically the small town of Canneto on the northern coast of Sicily, Italy, have returned with a vengeance. Despite millions of dollars spent investigating the cause, scientists remain stymied. What is known for…

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Scientists say it’s not the frequency of wildfires that threaten the nation’s sequoia trees, but the newfound intensity of wildfire infernos driven by climate change.

How to hide from thermal imaging devices. Yes, there are a variety of ways you can disguise body heat to trick the enemy’s thermal vision IR devices.

London Victorian children as young as 4-years-old were forced to squeeze through miles of pitch-black, claustrophobic, suffocating 7-inch chimney flues (1800’s).

How to make a bow drill in the wild (for starting fires and drilling holes)

Area 51 up in smoke – photos of a huge fire and roiling smoke at the top-secret military base.

Well, that makes sense. Gulp…

Witnesses say face of Jesus appeared in smoke above burning home after neighbor saves neighbor in heroic deed.

The Canneto di Caronia fires – Earthly phenomena, alien attack, or arson – spontaneous fires in Canneto baffle world’s leading scientists.

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