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Wildfire Season So Far: Tragic, Destructive And Below Average
2013-07-03 00:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: It may seem like wildfire Armageddon out there, given the tragic deaths of 24 wildland firefighters this year, more than 800 homes and businesses burned to the ground, nearly 1.6 million acres scorched and over 23,000 blazes requiring suppression. But as dramatic as it's been, the 2013 wildfire season has yet to kick into high gear. The 2013 Wildfire Season By The Numbers (as of July 2) Acres burned to date: 1,592,042 Wildfires to date: 23,389 Ten-year average for acres burned to date:...
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Declining Resources Make Wildfire Prevention Difficult
2013-07-02 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Republic: The Yarnell Hill Fires deadly sweep through a central Arizona community exposed a weak spot in the Wests preparedness. The 19 who died fighting the fire Sunday were part of a well-trained national army of federal, tribal, state and local firefighters who have stamped out countless wildfires over the past century. But as fuel for blazes has built up in ever-thickening forests and brambles across the region, spending to fortify communities with firebreaks has not kept pace and is now declining...
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The Climate Context Behind the Deadly Arizona Wildfire
2013-07-01 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The deadly Yarnell Hill Fire continued to rage out of control on Monday, a day after the flames fanned by erratic winds and temperatures topping 100°F overwhelmed a team of elite firefighters, killing 19 of the 20-member crew. The fire has burned about 200 homes and has burned through at least 8,400 acres -- more than quadrupling in size since it began on June 28, according to news reports. The deaths of the Prescott, Ariz.-based "Granite Mountain Hotshots' was the worst wildland firefighting...
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Fast-moving Arizona wildfire leaves 19 firefighters dead, destroys more than 200 homes
2013-07-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Gusty, hot winds blew an Arizona blaze out of control Sunday in a forest northwest of Phoenix, overtaking and killing 19 members of an elite fire crew in the deadliest wildfire involving firefighters in the U.S. for at least 30 years. The "hotshot' firefighters were forced to deploy their emergency fire shelters -- tent-like structures meant to shield firefighters from flames and heat -- when they were caught near the central Arizona town of Yarnell, state forestry spokesman Art Morrison told...
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Arizona wildfire: Obama lauds elite crew of 'heroes' who died tackling blaze
2013-07-01 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama sent condolences to the families of 19 firefighters killed in an Arizona wildfire, praising the elite crew as "heroes". It was the deadliest loss of wild land firefighters since 1933. The firefighters were members of an elite "hotshot" crew, deployed near the small town of Yarnell, Arizona to fight a lightning fire, fuelled by hot temperatures and high winds. Hotshot teams undergo special training to hike deep into the wilderness during a wildfire, carrying chainsaws to clear brush...
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