A deliberately-set wildfire in Southern California has now burned nearly 40,000 acres. A reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspected arsonist has grown to $500,000. Seen by Daily Aqua, 2006-10-26
As best as can be determined, the world is now warmer than it has been at any point in the last two millennia, and, if current trends continue, by the end of the century it will likely be hotter than at any point in the last two million years.