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Australian wildfires threaten to produce ashtray wine vintage
2015-01-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Wildfires sweeping through southeast Australia are carrying with them the spectre of a silent killer for grapes growing in the nearby Adelaide Hills wine region. The vineyards have so far escaped the direct ravages of the worst bushfires for 30 years but winemakers fear their grapes may have fallen victim to "smoke taint", which results in wines that taste like an ashtray and can ruin an entire vintage. As fears grow that climate change is lengthening the time and severity of Australia's bushfire...
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Australia battles to contain worst wildfires in 30 years
2015-01-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Hundreds of firefighters were battling on Tuesday to contain Australia's worst wildfires in 30 years which have already swept across more than 12,000 hectares outside the southern city of Adelaide and destroyed at least 26 homes. The fires, which are burning across a 240-km (150-mile) perimeter in the state of South Australia, come as the Australian Bureau of Meteorology announced on Tuesday that 2014 had been the country's third warmest year on record. That has raised questions about whether...
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Australian firefighters battle contain worst wildfires 30 yrs
2015-01-05 23:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Hundreds of firefighters are battling to contain Australia's worst wildfires in 30 years as the danger is expected to rise with soaring temperatures and changing winds on Wednesday. The fires burning across a 240-kilometre (150-mile) perimeter in South Australia state have already swept across more than 12,000 hectares and destroyed at least 26 homes and 41 outbuildings. At least 29 people have been injured or hospitalized but no fatalities have yet been recorded. The fires are the worst in...
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Military's Self-Flying Helicopter Gets Modded to Fight Wildfires
2014-11-18 21:20:01| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Fighting a wildfire requires a lot of manpower and a lot of equipment, including helicopters and airplanes for aerial support. The problem with the humans in those aircraft, however, is not only that do they put their lives at risk - and sometimes lose them - they're not actually very efficient.
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Study: Climate change will make wildfires worse Arizona, nation
2014-11-09 13:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Cronkite News: While Arizonas most recent fire season was relatively tame, one study argues that the worst may be yet to come due to climate change. In a study titled Flammable Planet: Wildfires and the Social Cost of Carbon, the Cost of Carbon Pollution project predicts larger, more frequent, more intense and more costly wildfires around the world by 2050 with the American Southwest being affected in particular. Using current projections for warming temperatures and other factors, the study puts a price...
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