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Calif wildfire destroys houses thousands more threatened
2014-09-22 11:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A wildfire sweeping through parts of California's Sierra Nevada mountains has destroyed 10 houses and 22 outbuildings and is threatening thousands of other structures, fire officials said on Sunday. So far no residents have been hurt, said fire service spokesman Tom Piranio, but 2,800 people had been evacuated. Firefighters had only recently able to enter burned areas to report on the damage, he added. Rain and lower temperatures have helped firefighters make some progress against the blaze...
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California wildfire destroys 10 houses, 22 other structures
2014-09-21 19:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Ten houses and 22 outbuildings have been destroyed in a wildfire that swept through parts of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California over the past week and continues to burn, a fire official said on Sunday. No residents of the homes were hurt, said Tom Piranio, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Firefighters were only recently able to enter the burned areas to tally the structural damage caused by the King Fire, he added. About 12,000 homes have been...
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Weather helps crews make gains against California wildfire
2014-09-20 08:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Fire crews in California's rugged Sierra Nevada seized on a break in the weather on Friday to slowly gain ground against a blaze threatening to destroy 12,000 homes as it roared for a seventh day through dry timber and brush west of Lake Tahoe. More than 3,000 residents of those dwellings remained displaced, Larry Pendarvis, spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said. CalFire also reported the first property losses claimed by the so-called King Fire, an unspecified...
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California wildfire in national forest threatens at least 1,600 homes
2014-09-17 20:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Fire crews in California's rugged Sierra Nevada battled to gain the upper hand on Wednesday against a blaze that threatened 1,600 homes and has displaced 2,100 residents as flames roared for a fifth day through dry timber and brush west of Lake Tahoe. The so-called King Fire, the most menacing of 11 major wildfires across the drought-parched state, has scorched at least 18,500 acres (7,490 hectares) of the El Dorado National Forest since it erupted Saturday, fire officials said. As of Wednesday,...
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Wildfire rips through 150 homes in Northern California
2014-09-16 23:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Fire crews in California battled on Tuesday to halt the advance of a day-old wildfire that has already destroyed about 150 homes, lapped at rural schools and caused power outages that left an evacuation shelter without electricity, authorities said. The blaze, one of about a dozen major fires raging across the drought-parched state, prompted authorities to order the evacuation of about 1,000 households in and around the Northern California town of Weed, which has a population of about 3,000. "Weed...
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