Wildfires intensifying more due to changes in vegetation and humidity than to lightning, supercomputer simulation finds
Extreme fire seasons in recent years highlight the urgent need to better understand wildfires within the broader context of ...
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Fewer forest fires happen today than in the past, ironically causes bigger issues
Modern forests burn less, but fuel buildup increases wildfire risk, making fires more intense and dangerous for forests and ...
Tree rings and fire scars show fewer forest fires burn in North America today than in the past
Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires ...
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Charting Colorado's emotional and practical destruction of wildfires
In 2020, the Cameron Peak Fire burned more than 200,000 acres, destroyed 469 structures and forced the evacuation of more ...
Lenoir fire chief promotes three up the ranks
Fire Chief Norman Staines recently made three promotions within the City of Lenoir Fire Department. James S. Greer was promoted from lieutenant to captain. Matthew A. Frazier was promoted from driver ...
With lackluster snowpack and warm week, spring runoff outlook 'pretty bleak'
The Colorado Nordic ski teams kicked off flip-flops to put on ski gear. Some team members donned jeans and tank tops to participate in the Raoul Wille Memorial Junior National Qualifier races in Aspen ...
Hughes Fire in LA County burns 10,000 acres, evacuations lifted but mudslide concerns remain
Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near ...
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‘We’re getting back on track’: Interview with IBAMA head Rodrigo Agostinho
Working on an acupuncture basis.” This has been the key strategy used by Rodrigo Agostinho, head of IBAMA, Brazil’s federal environmental agency, for the past two years, to reduce deforestation in the ...
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Hughes Fire: Residents Begin To Return Home As Firefighters Gain Upper Hand On Blaze North Of L.A. – Updated
Watch on Deadline As of Thursday morning, the fire was mapped at 10,176 acres. Angeles National Forest officials, who were battling the fire alongside Los Angeles County crews, said the fire was ...
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31,000 People Ordered To Evacuate After New Fire Erupts Near Los Angeles
Crews from Los Angeles County Fire Department and Angeles National Forest were also attacking the blaze from the ground. Cal Fire's Brent Pascua said conditions had come together to make the ...
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Tens of Thousands Told to Evacuate as New Fire Rages North of L.A.
Cal Fire and the U.S. Forest Service have responded to 241 wildfires in California with over 40,000 acres burned since Jan. 1, not including the Hughes fire and others that ignited on Wednesday.
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California wildfires: More than 30,000 flee as fire erupts north of Los Angeles
The latest blaze - dubbed the Hughes Fire - started late on Wednesday morning near Lake Castaic, around 40 miles from the Eaton and Palisades wildfires that devastated parts of LA earlier this month.