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Wildfires rage in 13 Western states
2020-09-10 15:16:00| Beef
More than 90 fires have burned more than 5,300 square miles as winds fan flames.
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Wildfires rage across Southwest, but homes mostly spared
2016-06-22 01:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Cooler, more humid weather gave at least some temporary help Wednesday to crews battling dangerous wildfires in Southern California, while other blazes across the West were on the move. Improved weather in the aftermath of a severe heat wave allowed firefighters to make progress against two fires in the steep San Gabriel Mountains 20 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Some evacuations below in the foothill city of Duarte were being lifted, but the calm was not expected to last. "We will have stronger...
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Destructive Wildfires Rage in Wyoming, Idaho
2015-10-13 14:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Hundreds of Wyoming residents were forced to flee a wind-driven wildfire that destroyed at least 10 homes even as a separate blaze in neighboring Idaho burned several cabins to the ground and prompted dozens to evacuate, fire managers said on Monday. The fire that broke out on Saturday evening in a brush pile at a landfill north of Wyoming's second largest city of Casper has charred 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares) of grasslands and trees and led to the evacuation of more than 300 residents, said Bob...
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300+ Wildfires Rage Alaska
2015-06-27 16:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Thousands of firefighters are working to put out wildfires in Alaska as they blaze across the state. The Alaska Division of Forestry reported that as of today there are 317 wildfires burning in the Last Frontier. On Wednesday alone, there were 40 new fires and Thursday saw an additional 28 new fires, bringing the total acreage burned to 624,496 acres. Acreage burned in #Alaska increased by almost 200,000 acres yesterday. Up to 624,496 acres. http://t.co/hNwOR5KU3m pic.twitter.com/AI2tOGKIWe --...
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Canada wildfires rage on, intensify near oil sands sites
2015-05-27 23:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A wildfire raging in northeastern Alberta near two major oil sands projects nearly doubled in size to 17,000 hectares (42,000 acres) on Wednesday, although firefighters made some progress tackling blazes elsewhere in the oil-rich Western Canadian province. The fires have forced energy companies operating in Alberta, the largest source of U.S. oil imports, to shut in 233,000 barrels per day of production, or roughly 10 percent of total oil sands output. Scott Long of the Alberta Emergency Management...