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Sierra wildfire destroys homes, threatens 6,400 California residences
2015-09-13 02:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Four firefighters were injured on Saturday in a fast-moving wildfire in Northern California that forced the evacuation of thousands of people, officials said. The firefighters suffered second-degree burns as they battled the so-called Valley Fire, in Lake County, north of San Francisco, said Cal Fire spokesman Daniel Berlant. The Valley Fire broke out on Saturday afternoon and quickly spread to 10,000 acres (4,047 hectares), the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said...
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Sierra wildfire destroys homes, threatens 6,000 California residences
2015-09-12 20:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A relatively small but fast-moving wildfire in California's Sierra Nevada mountains grew overnight, destroying homes and threatening about 6,000 residences, fire officials said on Saturday. The so-called Butte Fire has destroyed 15 homes in rural Amador and Calaveras counties, where it covers an estimated 64,728 acres (26,195 hectares), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokeswoman Lynn Tolmachoff said. She said the fire grew overnight after officials initially overestimated...
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Two historic Sierra Nevada bridges no longer slated for demolition
2015-09-01 00:42:30| Railroads - Topix.net
As early as last year, Nevada County planned to remove the two bridges and build alternate road for public access to the east side of the river. TRUCKEE, Calif.
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Head of CDC in Sierra Leone as concerns grow from new case
2015-08-03 15:17:32| Biotech - Topix.net
" The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in Sierra Leone for consultations on Ebola and the country's health system as new concerns grow about how many people may have been infected by a single case in the Tonkolili District. Authorities in Sierra Leone last week quarantined 500 people after a man died from Ebola in an area where the deadly virus had been gone for months.
NRECA International Prepares Plan to Provide Reliable Electricity in Sierra Leone
2015-07-15 20:38:00| Transmission & Distribution World
NRECA International has contracted with Sierra Leones Ministry of Energy to prepare a transmission and distribution investment plan that will be used by the government of Sierra Leone. read more
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