Weatherlawyer wrote:

Fires and Twisters hit the US as the weather plays catch up:

HOW WILDFIRES WORK

Massive wildfires in Texas have claimed lives and scorched more than
600 acres
of land. But how do wildfires form and spread?

An average of 5 million acres burns every year in the United States,
causing
millions of dollars in damage. Once a fire begins, it can spread at a
rate of
up to 14.29 miles per hour (23 kph), consuming everything in its path.
As a
fire spreads over brush and trees, it may take on a life of its own --
finding
ways to keep itself alive, even spawning smaller fires by throwing
embers
miles away.

Learn how wildfires are born, live and die in How Wildfires Work:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/wildfire1.htm

Not someone monkeying with the environment to clear land and grow more
bananas then?