I feel safer already!

Climate change even worse than predicted: expert

"Tropical forests are essentially inflammable. You couldn't get a fire to burn there if you tried. But if they dry out just a little bit, the result can be very large and destructive wildfires. We don't want to cross a critical threshold where this massive release of carbon starts to run on autopilot," said Field, a professor of biology and of environmental Earth system science at Stanford University.

Scary stuff! Good thing Professor Field is on the job!

Unfortunately, a quick trip to the dictionary raises even more cause for concern:

Inflamable Adjective. Easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; flammable.

Seriously, I don't want to downplay the threat to the environment. It probably is true that increased forest fires (even in those inflammable tropical regions) and the melting of arctic tundra may accellerate global warming. But I couldn't help poking some fun at Professor Field. They sure do talk good English at Stanford! It are a required subject, you know.