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Massive California wildfire sparked by faulty electrical gear
2013-07-26 04:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Faulty electrical equipment sparked the 10-day-old forest fire that had threatened the scenic mountain resort of Idyllwild in Southern California before cooler, rainy weather helped crews largely subdue the blaze, fire authorities said on Thursday. The so-called Mountain Fire charred 27,000 acres in mountains near Palm Springs, forcing the evacuation of several communities and destroying seven homes. The blaze, which was first reported on July 15, was 92 percent contained by Thursday evening,...
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Global warming spurs changes in AK wildfire regime
2013-07-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Summit Voice: Global warming is making some of Alaska`s interior forests more flammable, with wildfire activity higher than at any time in the past 10,0000 years, according to new research funded by the National Science Foundation. The study documented a dramatic increase in both the frequency and severity of fires in recent decades in a 2,000-square-kilometer zone in the Yukon Flats of interior Alaska -- already one of the most flammable high-latitude regions of the world. The fires are converting the conifer-rich...
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Subarctic wildfire activity is heating up
2013-07-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Subarctic wildfire frequency is higher now than it has been at any other point in the last 10,000 years, new records show. The records, obtained from charcoal in the Yukon Flats of Alaska, have revealed the history of wildfire activity in the region known as the subarctic, the area just south of the Arctic Circle, from North America to Scandinavia and Siberia, where boreal forests dominate and winters are long and dark. But what the higher frequency of wildfires spells for the subarctic in...
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Rain slows massive Southern California wildfire
2013-07-22 02:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Heavy rains overnight helped slow a massive Southern California wildfire that had threatened the town of Idyllwild, a community about a mile above sea level known for its hiking trails, rock climbing and arts and music scene. Evacuation orders for Idyllwild and nearby Fern Valley were lifted late Sunday morning, and a spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest Service said tourism businesses were expected to re-open by evening. "Today the residents and business owners were able to go back home and tonight...
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Thunderstorms could hamper efforts to subdue California wildfire
2013-07-20 09:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Firefighters raced on Friday to buttress defensive lines against a fierce blaze roaring for a fifth day near the scenic mountain resort of Idyllwild in Southern California, as forecast thunderstorms threatened to hamper efforts to subdue the flames. The so-called Mountain Fire has already burned across more than 27,000 acres of dry brush and timber and forced the evacuation of Idyllwild after destroying seven homes and other property in the rugged San Jacinto range, authorities said. The blaze,...
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