Fire on Earth - Scott, Andrew C. (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK) a Bowman, David M. J. S. (University of Tasmania, Australia) a Bond, William J. (University of Cape Town, South Africa) a Pyne, Stephen J. (Arizona State University, USA) a Alexander, Martin E. (Canadian

Earth is the only planet known to have fire. The reason is both simple and profound: fire exists because Earth is the only planet to possess life as we know it. Fire is an expression of life on Earth and an index of life s history. Few processes are as integral, unique, or ancient.