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AP - Defense lawyers for a college student who disrupted the auction of oil and gas drilling leases on land around some of Utah's national parks outlined in court papers Monday a plan to put global warming on trial instead of their client.

AFP - Australian officials Sunday announced a new warning for "catastrophic" bushfires, under which residents would be urged to abandon their homes rather than stay and fight the flames.

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON America's national parks are at risk of disappearing or being fundamentally changed as seas rise, glaciers melt, trees die and animal habitat changes as a result of climate change, according to a report Thursday from two environmental groups.

By Ken Tucker Ken Tucker on Ken Burns' latest, with scenery that's so perfect you forgive it if it gets too long, too slow, or too pleased with itself

Macworld.com - My wife and I have a simple goal in our travels each year: try and visit at least one national park. Last year, it was Kings Canyon National Park. This year, we knocked Redwood National Park off the list. You get the idea.

AP - A federal judge said Friday he's reluctant to put global warming on trial in the case of a Utah college student charged with disrupting a federal oil and gas lease auction for parcels near several national parks.

AP - It was the nation's best idea, Ken Burns, says: the national parks system.

TV Reviews: While stately and classy, the topic lacks the gravitas of Burns' finer works.

ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - For decades, the roar of the chainsaw has meant one thing in Indonesia's national parks: illegal loggers ripping down the rainforest.

Fall TV Preview: Ken Burns' new piece paces panoply of programming -- PBS comes to the fall 2009 TV season with the varied programming that viewers expect -- starting with a new documentary by longtime collaborator Ken Burns.

Audrey Peterman grew up surrounded by Jamaica's verdant mountains and lush mango orchards. When she settled in America, she yearned to relish the natural beauty of her new homeland. But she was surprised that under the pristine blue skies of America's national parks, there were hardly any people of color.

AP - Global warming is threatening America's national parks. But there is no consensus about how to prevent the harm.