The Terrible Aesthetics of the Wildfires


    A man walks in a forest near the village of Golovanovo, Ryazan region, on August 5, 2010, as Russia struggles to contain the worst wildfires in its modern history. (Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images)


    A man walks in a forest near the village of Golovanovo, Ryazan region, on August 5, 2010, as Russia struggles to contain the worst wildfires in its modern history. (Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP Photo)




    A smoke plume over the east side of the Wallow Fire climbs high into the sky as strong winds fanned the fire in Eager, 2011. (Photo by Pat Shannahan/The Arizona Republic)


    A smoke plume over the east side of the Wallow Fire climbs high into the sky as strong winds fanned the fire in Eager, 2011. (Photo by Pat Shannahan/The Arizona Republic)




    The burnt-out trunk of a tree is seen in a forest near the village of Zdorovie, Russia, on August 10, 2010. (Photo by Viktor Drachev/AFP/Getty Images)


    The burnt-out trunk of a tree is seen in a forest near the village of Zdorovie, Russia, on August 10, 2010. (Photo by Viktor Drachev/AFP Photo)




    Thick smoke blankets California's Antelope Valley as air assets move in to battle a brush fire in the hills west of Palmdale, 2010. (Photo by Brian Vander Brug/Los Angeles Times/MCT)


    Thick smoke blankets California's Antelope Valley as air assets move in to battle a brush fire in the hills west of Palmdale, 2010. (Photo by Brian Vander Brug/Los Angeles Times/MCT)




    Yuccas catch fire as the Powerhouse fire makes a fast run toward Lake Hughes, south of Lake Hughes, California, on June 1, 2013. The 19,500-acre wildfire destroyed numerous homes overnight. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)


    Yuccas catch fire as the Powerhouse fire makes a fast run toward Lake Hughes, south of Lake Hughes, California, on June 1, 2013. The 19,500-acre wildfire destroyed numerous homes overnight. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)




    Fire surrounds Lake Elizabeth during the Powerhouse fire in the early morning hours of June 2, 2013. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)


    Fire surrounds Lake Elizabeth during the Powerhouse fire in the early morning hours of June 2, 2013. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)




    The Powerhouse fire burns hundreds of acres in Green Valley, California near the Bouquet Reservoir on May 30, 2013. (Photo by Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)


    The Powerhouse fire burns hundreds of acres in Green Valley, California near the Bouquet Reservoir on May 30, 2013. (Photo by Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)




    A 100 acre fire burns out of control about 10 miles north of Pecos, N.M. on May 30, 2013. A fast-moving blaze in New Mexico's Santa Fe National Forest prompted evacuations of residences and campgrounds, threatened upscale cabins and vacation homes, and closed a highway. (Photo by Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal)


    A 100 acre fire burns out of control about 10 miles north of Pecos, N.M. on May 30, 2013. A fast-moving blaze in New Mexico's Santa Fe National Forest prompted evacuations of residences and campgrounds, threatened upscale cabins and vacation homes, and closed a highway. (Photo by Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal)




    Sparks fly from a hollowed tree burning within during the Powerhouse fire near Lake Hughes, California on June 2, 2013. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)


    Sparks fly from a hollowed tree burning within during the Powerhouse fire near Lake Hughes, California on June 2, 2013. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)




    Firefighters watch as the Powerhouse fire closes in around them at the Canyon Creek Complex sports camp on June 1, 2013. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)


    Firefighters watch as the Powerhouse fire closes in around them at the Canyon Creek Complex sports camp on June 1, 2013. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)




    A window frames the view of one of at least five structures destroyed or severely damaged in Lake Hughes. Erratic wind fanned a blaze in the Angeles National Forest to nearly 41 square miles on June 2, 2013, after fast-moving flames triggered the evacuation of nearly 1,000 homes in Lake Hughes and Lake Elizabeth. (Photo by Reed Saxon/Associated Press)


    A window frames the view of one of at least five structures destroyed or severely damaged in Lake Hughes. Erratic wind fanned a blaze in the Angeles National Forest to nearly 41 square miles on June 2, 2013, after fast-moving flames triggered the evacuation of nearly 1,000 homes in Lake Hughes and Lake Elizabeth. (Photo by Reed Saxon/Associated Press)


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The Terrible Aesthetics of the Wildfires


A man walks in a forest near the village of Golovanovo, Ryazan region, on August 5, 2010, as Russia struggles to contain the worst wildfires in its modern history. (Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images)


A man walks in a forest near the village of Golovanovo, Ryazan region, on August 5, 2010, as Russia struggles to contain the worst wildfires in its modern history. (Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP Photo)




A smoke plume over the east side of the Wallow Fire climbs high into the sky as strong winds fanned the fire in Eager, 2011. (Photo by Pat Shannahan/The Arizona Republic)


A smoke plume over the east side of the Wallow Fire climbs high into the sky as strong winds fanned the fire in Eager, 2011. (Photo by Pat Shannahan/The Arizona Republic)




The burnt-out trunk of a tree is seen in a forest near the village of Zdorovie, Russia, on August 10, 2010. (Photo by Viktor Drachev/AFP/Getty Images)


The burnt-out trunk of a tree is seen in a forest near the village of Zdorovie, Russia, on August 10, 2010. (Photo by Viktor Drachev/AFP Photo)




Thick smoke blankets California's Antelope Valley as air assets move in to battle a brush fire in the hills west of Palmdale, 2010. (Photo by Brian Vander Brug/Los Angeles Times/MCT)


Thick smoke blankets California's Antelope Valley as air assets move in to battle a brush fire in the hills west of Palmdale, 2010. (Photo by Brian Vander Brug/Los Angeles Times/MCT)




Yuccas catch fire as the Powerhouse fire makes a fast run toward Lake Hughes, south of Lake Hughes, California, on June 1, 2013. The 19,500-acre wildfire destroyed numerous homes overnight. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)


Yuccas catch fire as the Powerhouse fire makes a fast run toward Lake Hughes, south of Lake Hughes, California, on June 1, 2013. The 19,500-acre wildfire destroyed numerous homes overnight. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)




Fire surrounds Lake Elizabeth during the Powerhouse fire in the early morning hours of June 2, 2013. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)


Fire surrounds Lake Elizabeth during the Powerhouse fire in the early morning hours of June 2, 2013. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)




The Powerhouse fire burns hundreds of acres in Green Valley, California near the Bouquet Reservoir on May 30, 2013. (Photo by Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)


The Powerhouse fire burns hundreds of acres in Green Valley, California near the Bouquet Reservoir on May 30, 2013. (Photo by Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)




A 100 acre fire burns out of control about 10 miles north of Pecos, N.M. on May 30, 2013. A fast-moving blaze in New Mexico's Santa Fe National Forest prompted evacuations of residences and campgrounds, threatened upscale cabins and vacation homes, and closed a highway. (Photo by Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal)


A 100 acre fire burns out of control about 10 miles north of Pecos, N.M. on May 30, 2013. A fast-moving blaze in New Mexico's Santa Fe National Forest prompted evacuations of residences and campgrounds, threatened upscale cabins and vacation homes, and closed a highway. (Photo by Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal)




Sparks fly from a hollowed tree burning within during the Powerhouse fire near Lake Hughes, California on June 2, 2013. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)


Sparks fly from a hollowed tree burning within during the Powerhouse fire near Lake Hughes, California on June 2, 2013. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)




Firefighters watch as the Powerhouse fire closes in around them at the Canyon Creek Complex sports camp on June 1, 2013. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)


Firefighters watch as the Powerhouse fire closes in around them at the Canyon Creek Complex sports camp on June 1, 2013. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)




A window frames the view of one of at least five structures destroyed or severely damaged in Lake Hughes. Erratic wind fanned a blaze in the Angeles National Forest to nearly 41 square miles on June 2, 2013, after fast-moving flames triggered the evacuation of nearly 1,000 homes in Lake Hughes and Lake Elizabeth. (Photo by Reed Saxon/Associated Press)


A window frames the view of one of at least five structures destroyed or severely damaged in Lake Hughes. Erratic wind fanned a blaze in the Angeles National Forest to nearly 41 square miles on June 2, 2013, after fast-moving flames triggered the evacuation of nearly 1,000 homes in Lake Hughes and Lake Elizabeth. (Photo by Reed Saxon/Associated Press)


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