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Firefighters struggle to contain blazes as Soda Fire becomes largest in US
2015-08-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Winds helped stoke wildfires sweeping across the northern Rocky mountains, the Pacific northwest and elsewhere on Saturday, posing new problems for firefighters trying to contain flames that have been fed by drought. One blaze, the Soda Fire near Nampa in south-west Idaho, had burned 265,000 acres to become the largest such blaze in the nation. The weather was expected to worsen fires in some areas over the weekend, as the federal government said it would exhaust its firefighting budget next...
With Climate Change, A Terrifying New Normal for Western Firefighters
2015-08-10 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: To many people, climate change is a distant, abstract concept. But to the men and women who battle wildfires in Colorado and throughout the American West, evidence of a warming world is something they face on a daily basis. In recent years, these fire crews have fought blazes that are larger, more frequent, faster-moving, longer-lasting, and increasingly unpredictable the result of rising temperatures, diminishing snowpack, and more frequent droughts. This e360 video, Unacceptable Risk: Firefighters...
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Firefighters working on grass fire west of Greeley
2015-07-30 02:09:17| Railroads - Topix.net
Greeley firefighters are fighting a grass fire west of Promontory, and will soon ask Windsor firefighters to join them. They've already asked Union Pacific Railroad to stop a southbound train.
Paradise Fire Presents Difficult Puzzle For Washington Firefighters
2015-07-17 22:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Over 1,600 acres of old-growth rainforest have burned in Washington's Olympic National Park. As Ashley Ahearn of KUOW reports, the wildfire is expected to persist through the rest of the summer. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: More than 1,600 acres of old growth rain forest have burned in Washington's Olympic National Park. It's the largest fire but not the first to burn in the rain forests of the park. Ashley Ahearn from member station KUOW reports. ASHLEY AHEARN, BYLINE: The Paradise Fire is burning...
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Vernon firefighters battle blaze
2015-07-01 08:07:45| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Vernon fire crews battle a fully engulfed building behind Petro Canada on 48th Avenue just before 7 p.m. Tuesday. Traffic is being re-directed away from that section of 48th Avenue.
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