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Fighting Fire With Fire: Why Some Burns Are Good For Nature
2013-07-21 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Wildfire was once essential to the American West. Prairies and forests burned regularly, and those fires not only determined the mix of flora and fauna that made up the ecosystem, but regenerated the land. When people replaced wilderness with homes and ranches, they aggressively eliminated fire. But now, scientists are trying to bring fire back to the wilderness, to recreate what nature once did on its own. One place they're doing this is Centennial Valley, in southwestern Montana. Rimmed...
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United Kingdom: Farmers warn of fire risk to crops as heat goes on
2013-07-20 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Crops and heathland across Britain now face the threat of devastating fires as Britain continues to swelter in record-breaking heat. Farmers have urged travellers to take considerable care not to trigger blazes through carelessness over the next few days. The Met Office said yesterday its forecast indicated the hot, sunny weather would continue for much of next week, further drying out woodlands and fields and maintaining conditions that have already triggered mountain blazes in the Welsh valleys...
Fire chief: Chemical spill at Walker company not a threat to public
2013-07-20 06:16:59| Chemicals - Topix.net
Isocyanide leaked from the pressure valve of a drum at H.B. Fuller Co., 2727 Kinney Ave. NW, about 11:20 a.m July 19. The company manufactures adhesives and sealants.
Federal officials pledge to reduce fire risks, protect watershed
2013-07-20 03:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
My Desert: With fire-scarred hillsides and the glittering water of Horsetooth Reservoir serving as a backdrop, federal officials on Friday announced an initiative aimed at protecting western water supplies from the ravages of wildfire. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Tom Vilsack, the secretary of agriculture, signed a document committing their agencies to work with state and local officials and private landowners in reducing the risk and impact of massive fires. The partnership also is expected...
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Boeing 787 locator beacons should be disabled, British fire investigators say
2013-07-19 11:14:22| Airlines - Topix.net
A Thomson Airways Boeing 787 taxis at Manchester Airport in England. British authorities recommended Thursday that Honeywell emergency transmitters on all 787s be temporarily disabled following a fire last week aboard a 787 in London.
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