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California wildfires: Were getting ready for the worst
2014-05-18 16:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Drought-stricken California is preparing for its worst wildfire season ever, the states governor said Sunday. Gov. Jerry Brown told ABCs This Week that the nearly dozen wildfires that caused more than $20 million in damage mark only the beginning. The state has 5,000 firefighters and has appropriated $600 million to battling blazes, but that may not be enough in the future. Were getting ready for the worst, Brown said. Now, we dont want to anticipate before we know, but we need a full...
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Wildfires worse due global warming, studies say
2014-05-18 14:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The devastating wildfires scorching Southern California offer a glimpse of a warmer and more fiery future, according to scientists and federal and international reports. In the past three months, at least three different studies and reports have warned that wildfires are getting bigger, that man-made climate change is to blame, and it's only going to get worse with more fires starting earlier in the year. While scientists are reluctant to blame global warming for any specific fire, they have been...
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Overwhelming Cause of California Wildfires: Humans
2014-05-17 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Investigators around San Diego continue searching for the causes of ten fires that burned thousands of acres of land in the area this week, after determining that one of the blazes was set by sparks from construction equipment. Whether the other blazes were set intentionally or by accident, experts say it's highly likely that humans are to blame. Two people were arrested north of San Diego on Thursday on suspicion of arson, though it's not clear if they are thought to be connected to this week's...
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Advancing development drives up cost of battling wildfires
2014-05-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Statesman Journal: Increasing development in wilderness areas, especially in the West, is one reason why the federal government is shelling out more money to battle wildfires, experts say. Suburbia's decades-long encroachment into forests and woods is sparking fresh concern because the blazes are getting bigger, deadlier and costlier to combat due to hot and dry conditions scientists attribute to climate change. Uncle Sam is spending more to hire additional firefighters and deploy more helicopters, fire trucks,...
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Wildfires and Climate Change: It's Enough to Make You Sick
2014-05-17 14:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Street: This week started off ominously with two independent teams of scientists saying that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is collapsing as a result of man-made global warming. The melt could put coastal cities under water in the not-too-distant future. Turned out that was only the start of the week's bad news for the globe. Since then, California wildfires have begun raging again, this time near San Diego. The early start to the season of vicious, destructive infernos is evidence that climate change is...
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