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Washington State, battling five wildfires, braces higher temperatures
2014-07-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Monitor: Potentially record-high temperatures this weekend threaten to complicate firefighting efforts in Washington State, where five wildfires already are raging. Hot and dry weather forecast for this weekend could exacerbate the 28-mile Mills Canyon Fire and lead to additional wildfire outbreaks, officials warn. The coming heat wave could bring temperatures in the triple digits, National Weather Services Matt Fugazzi told The Seattle Times. The heat wave, coupled with dry conditions, could transform...
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How much America spends putting out wildfires
2014-06-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Jones: The central California wildfire that yesterday destroyed three homes and forced hundreds of evacuations is just the latest blaze to strain the nation's overburdened federal firefighting system. According to the latest official update, by Monday evening the Shirley Fire had consumed 2,600 acres near Sequoia National Forest and cost over $4 million, as more than 1,000 firefighters scrambled to contain it. This year, in the midst of severe drought across the West, top wildfire managers in Washington...
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Above average number of wildfires predicted by summers end
2014-06-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Great Lakes Echo: This could be an above average year for wildfires in the Great Lakes region. A federal report from the National Predictive Services Program anticipates the potential for higher than the average number of wildfires for the region by the end of summer. The report is produced under the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, a coalition of state and federal agencies that set wildfire training and equipment standards. It predicts a small increase of wildfires this year for the lower region of Michigan,...
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Wildfires: More homes in line fire, but whose responsibility are they?
2014-05-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: With everyone from the Forest Service to the governor of California warning of increasingly severe wildfires, one might think residents of Western wildlands would be pulling up stakes and moving to safety. The assumption would be wrong. Climate change and development are on a collision course with housing development in fire-prone regions accelerating even as warmer, drier temperatures push the West's fire regimes into uncharted territory. Both trends have put increased pressure on federal...
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How can we adjust to the increasing risk of wildfires?
2014-05-20 11:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KPCC: A firefighter hoses flames at the Cocos fire on May 15, 2014 in San Marcos, California. Fire agencies throughout the state are scrambling to prepare for what is expected to be a dangerous year of wildfires in this third year of extreme drought in California. While the fires that broke out last week San Diego County are now almost fully contained, California is bracing for what could be the worst fire season ever. This week, Governor Jerry Brown drew a direct link between climate change, the...
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