wildfires
California firefighters battle wildfire east of San Francisco
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California firefighters expected to gain ground Sunday on a wind-driven wildfire that scorched thousands of acres 60 miles ...
California wildfire injures two firefighters, grows to 12,500 acres
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Corral Fire whipped by winds Wind gusts and heat are expected to continue through Sunday and Monday, creating dangerous wildfire conditions for ...
Wildcat Fire grows to 12,100 acres, causes road closures near Bartlett Lake
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Wildcat Fire continues to grow near Bartlett Lake Multiple resources were used to help contain the Wildcat Fire, but it continues to ...
Pacific Northwest urged to prepare during ‘Air Quality Awareness Week’
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — It’s ‘Air Quality Awareness Week’ and many organizations including the EPA are asking people to prepare for bad ...
Fighting every wildfire ensures the big fires are more extreme, and may harm forests’ ability to adapt to climate change
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In the U.S., wildland firefighters are able to stop about 98% of all wildfires before the fires have burned even 100 acres. ...
National Guard joins in fight, see map
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Residents flee Shenandoah County as wildfire tears through mountains At least five homes were destroyed near Shenandoah National Park in Virginia after ...
Wildfires are becoming night owls — and that’s a big problem
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Wildfires are no longer quieting down overnight, and new research suggests the dynamic is fueling some of the most extreme and damaging ...
How a warming climate is setting the stage for fast-spreading, destructive wildfires
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Texas is no stranger to winter wildfires, but the ferocity of the Smokehouse Creek fire — the state’s largest on record after ...
In Texas, a powerful combination of dry land and high winds fuels wildfires
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Abnormally warm temperatures, dry grasses and a sudden windy cold front combined to create the conditions for the destructive wildfires that have ...
Texas nuclear weapons facility pauses operations as wildfires spread through Panhandle
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CANADIAN, Texas (AP) — Rapidly moving Texas wildfires Tuesday prompted evacuation orders in small towns and shut down a nuclear facility as ...
