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Wildfire season is here: learn how to reduce your risk
2018-08-06 21:47:36| PortlandOnline
Global warming making Calif. wildfire season longer, more severe
2016-09-14 13:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: As Southern California firefighters battled the Blue Cut Fire last month, there was nothing they could do to fend off an unfortunate reality: Global warming is already lengthening wildfire season and increasing the likelihood of extreme fires across the West. And conditions will only get worse in the coming decades. California just suffered through its hottest summer on record: The Golden State's average temperature from June through August was more than 3 degrees above the 20th century average,...
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Officials: Wildfire season drawing to close but precautions still a good idea
2016-06-05 00:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Jacksonville: Floridas wildfire season is drawing to a close. Although there have been relatively few wildfires in Clay and neighboring counties, Florida Forest Service officials say residents shouldnt be lulled into a false sense of security because the anticipated increase in lightning strikes this time of year means heightened wildfire danger statewide. We are going to have more lightning this time of year -- always during May and June -- as the dry season turns into the wet season, which will increase...
Forest managers kick prevention early gear wildfire season
2016-04-21 11:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: Forest officials are beginning their forest fire preparations early this year to try and head off what they fear will be a bad fire season due to drought and chronically overgrown forests. The US Forest Service's task of putting out the nation's major forest fires has grown exponentially as fires have increased in both size and number. Unable to persuade Congress to increase its budget accordingly, forest officials are instead scheduling their preventative efforts earlier on the calendar. Alaska...
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Witnessing worst wildfire season in recorded history
2015-12-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The nation is closing in on its worst wildfire season in recorded history, with nearly 9.8 million acres already burned -- the equivalent of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and part of New Hampshire going up in flames. Two large fires and more than 160 smaller ones remain active, and more fires are expected to be reported before the month ends. Together, theyre likely to push the 2015 total past the record 9.87 million acres burned in 2006. The extent of scorched earth reflects a...
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