Thomson: Expect more Slave Lakes as the climate warms

just as doctors realize that smoking increases the risk of lung cancer, climate scientists are beginning to recognize the link between a warming climate and the ferocity of wildfires.

Top 10 Deadliest Wildfires – Juggle.com

1	United States	2,500	Peshtigo Fire, Wisconsin	1871
2	United States	453	Cloquet Fire, Minnesota	1918
3	United States	418	Hinckley Fire, Minnesota	1894
4	United States	250	Thumb Fire, Michigan	1881
5	Canada	250	Matheson Fire, Ontario	1916
6	Indonesia	240	Sumatra, Kalimantan	1997
7	France	230	Landes region	1949
8	China	213	Greater Hinggan, Heilongjiang	1987
9	Canada	160	Miramichi Fire, New Brunswick	1825
10	Brazil	110	1963 Paran Forest fires	1963