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Wildfires Burns Through Funds, Washington Seeks New Way Pay
2014-08-03 15:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: ARUN RATH, HOST: Wildfires along the West Coast in Oregon, Washington state and California have destroyed homes, scorched thousands of square miles of land and prompted several evacuations. Meanwhile, officials report that the cost of fighting wildfires has skyrocketed. The Obama administration and some in Congress say it's time to rethink how those dollars are spent. NPR's Brian Naylor reports. BRIAN NAYLOR, BYLINE: In central Washington, watching the evening news has not been for the faint of...
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Wildfires And 'Biomass Burning' Bigger Climate Change Threats Than Previously Thought
2014-08-01 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: Nearly one-fifth of the carbon dioxide emissions caused by humans can be traced back to wildfires, slash-and-burn agriculture and the burning of wood waste to produce power, a Stanford University report found. While biomass burning has long been considered a culprit of climate change, the new research is the first to comprehensively quantify that threat -- and the number suggests the risks may be higher than previously thought. About 18 percent of all human-made carbon dioxide emissions -- or...
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Wildfires and other burns play bigger role in climate change
2014-08-01 10:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The map above shows the predicted global warming impact of all anthropogenic emissions, including biomass burning, on global near-surface air temperature since 1850. The map below shows the observed change in global near-surface air temperature since 1900. The average modeled increase in temperature since 1850 is 1.0 K. The average observed increase since 1900 is 0.92 K. Most increases in temperature occur over the Arctic, which is melting quickly. Credit: Courtesy of Mark Jacobson [Click to enlarge...
Montana Air quality affected by WA Wildfires
2014-07-29 05:04:26| Waste Management - Topix.net
Smoke from the wildfires last week in Eastern Washington slowly traveled through Montana.
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Two California wildfires threaten homes
2014-07-27 16:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Two fast-moving wildfires in California are threatening homes and could result in the evacuation of hundreds of people, US officials say. In the Sacramento region, a fire has spread to cover an area of about 4,000 acres, while another blaze threatens homes around Yosemite National Park. The Sacramento fire is only 20% contained, officials told local media. Months of drought have caused more fires in California this year - some 1,400, twice the usual number. Homes evacuated The Sacramento...
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