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Some of America’s most iconic national parks face significant wildfire exposure this summer, with  climate modelling projecting more than 32,000 acres at risk across Yosemite, Sequoia, Kings Canyon and the Great Smoky Mountains before the end of August.

There’s no getting away from it, the whole of Venus would be an AQMA if there weren’t more pressing concerns, like sulphuric acid clouds and temperatures that can melt lead. But new research suggests that this hostile environment might not just be survivable, it could actually be useful.