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Crews battle out-of-control wildfire as Southern California bakes
2014-09-13 23:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Hundreds of firefighters spent a second day on Saturday battling a wildfire burning out of control in a national forest southeast of Los Angeles, as the region baked under triple-digit temperatures that prompted authorities to issue a "heat alert." The so-called Silverado Fire, which broke out in the Cleveland National Forest on Friday morning, had charred some 1,600 acres (647 hectares) by Saturday afternoon as it burned through brush and chaparral left bone dry by California's record drought....
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Washington state enduring record wildfire season, official says
2014-09-11 19:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The wildfire season in Washington state has been one of the most destructive on record, charring 550 square miles of wilderness and destroying hundreds of homes and structures, the state Department of Natural Resources said on Thursday. The assessment came as Washington Governor Jay Inslee renewed a request for the federal government to offer assistance to more than 300 people who lost their homes during July's record-setting Carlton Complex blaze near the Cascade Mountains. Washington has...
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California wildfire near Yosemite prompts evacuation of 700 homes
2014-09-06 09:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Crews battling a wildfire on the outskirts of Yosemite National Park in central California reported progress Saturday containing the blaze though evacuation orders for about 700 homes remain in effect, officials said. The blaze, named the Bridge Fire, was 25 percent contained and holding steady at 300 acres (120 hectares), one day after it erupted in Mariposa County near Oakhurst, some 14 miles (22.5 kilometers) southwest of the national park, according to the California Department of Forestry and...
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Wildfire near California-Oregon border 'extreme,' firefighters say
2014-09-03 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Firefighters battling a fast-moving Northern California blaze said Wednesday they expect a second day of extreme conditions, as heat and high winds spur a lightning-sparked wildfire near the Oregon border. The so-called Happy Camp Fire has been burning in the Klamath National Forest since Aug. 11, consuming 72,000 acres and costing an estimated $41 million so far in firefighting costs. "Yesterday, we had an increase in extreme fire behavior ... and we do expect the same extreme fire today,...
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Rain, cooler temperatures ease wildfire threat in U.S. Northwest
2014-08-14 20:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Lower temperatures and scattered rain brought a reprieve Thursday to the wildfire-scorched U.S. Northwest, where firefighters said they hoped to regain control of blazes that had flared during extreme heat this week. Four major fires in Oregon were fully contained early Thursday and mandatory evacuations have been lifted statewide, said Carol Connolly, spokeswoman for the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center. But eight large wildfires continue to burn and air quality remains somewhat worse...
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