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Los Angeles-area wildfire spreads, motorist found dead
2016-07-24 17:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A huge wildfire in the Los Angeles area spread another 2,000 acres overnight and appeared to have killed a motorist whose remains were found in a charred vehicle in the fire's path, officials said on Sunday. This brought to 22,000 acres -- or 34 square miles -- the total area enveloped by the wildfire, which has forced hundreds of evacuations and is casting a dark haze over parts of Southern California. The fire is one of a series this summer that have hit the state, which has suffered drought...
Fort Mac wildfire damages estimated at $3.6B; costliest disaster in Canadian history
2016-07-08 08:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: The wildfire that rendered the heart of oilsands country a charred and ashy mess is estimated to be the costliest disaster in Canada, worrying evidence that extreme weather events have increased in frequency and severity, the Insurance Bureau of Canada said Thursday. About $3.58 billion in damage is expected due to the fire in May that swept through Fort McMurray, Alta., nearly twice as much as the January 1998 ice storms that paralyzed eastern Ontario and southern Quebec. That disaster resulted...
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Alberta wildfire was the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history
2016-07-07 23:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The wildfire that ripped through Alberta, Canada`s Fort McMurray area in June devastated homes, boreal forests, and tar sands oil production. Now that the dust has settled, another scary aspect of the fire has emerged: the cost. All told, the Fort McMurray wildfire cost $3.6 billion in Canadian currency (that`s $2.8 billion USD), the Insurance Bureau of Canada announced on Thursday, making it the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history. According to the bureau, the costs broke down as...
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Dead trees aren't a wildfire threat, but overlogging them will ruin our forest ecosystems
2016-07-07 23:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: There are now 66 million dead trees in California`s forests due to several years of drought and native bark beetles, creating a "catastrophic" wildfire threat-or so claims U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. While Vilsack`s assertion may resonate with many in the general public because it makes intuitive sense, it simply isn`t true. Among scientists, there is an overwhelming consensus that weather (hot, dry, windy conditions) determines how wildland fires behave, not the density of dead...
Fort McMurray Wildfire Now Considered Under Control
2016-07-07 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inside Climate News: The Fort McMurray wildfire, which forced the largest evacuation in Alberta's history and consumed more than 2,400 structures and nearly 600,000 hectares of forest, is now classified as under control. Cooler temperatures, rain and firefighting efforts combined to bring the fire to heel, wildfire information officer Laura Stewart said Tuesday. Fort McMurray fire largely contained thanks to rain, firefighters' efforts Fort McMurray firefighters who slew 'The Beast' now battling emotional...
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