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California Wildfires Spread Across Hills, Leveling Homes
2014-05-17 03:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: With fire rolling swiftly down the hill toward their houses on Thursday, Jeff Brown, his brother and his grandmother were forced by sheriffs deputies to flee the two homes here that the family has occupied since the 1960s. Mr. Brown, 38, was back just an hour later. His house was untouched, but his grandmothers home was gone only the chimney still stood. Damn, you cant even tell there was a three-bedroom house here, Mr. Brown said, as he walked across the property on Friday. The trailer...
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California Wildfires Continue Blazing, Smoke Visible from Space
2014-05-16 19:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Southern California wildfires continue raging, with smoke billowing so high that it can be seen from space. The fire started Tuesday just north of San Diego and continued into Thursday, fueled by dry conditions, gusty winds and temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius), according to several media reports. The blaze split into several separate fires, CNN reported, igniting 10,000 acres and killing at least one person. Firefighters continued to battle the blazes throughout...
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Wildfires Come Hard and Fast Southern California
2014-05-16 16:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Parts of San Diego County resembled an inferno yesterday as nine fires roared along the edges of suburbs and through the countryside. In the afternoon, thick, black smoke spiraled into the air above San Marcos, 40 miles northeast of San Diego International Airport, while firefighters battled a spate of new flare-ups in the chaparral-covered hillsides below. The fires have forced tens of thousands to evacuate, including personnel from the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant and Marine Corps...
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Wildfires are growing, and growing more costly
2014-05-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC: The wildfires raging across California are the latest example of a grim reality: Wildfires are getting more dangerous, and theyre costing us more, too. U.S. taxpayers are paying about $3 billion a year to fight wildfires triple what it cost in the 1990s and big fires can lead to billions of dollars in property losses. The bad news: Its going to get worse. Researchers say a potent combination of climate change and homebuilding near wildfire-prone areas is already translating into bigger,...
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Are California Wildfires Sign of Climate Change?
2014-05-16 14:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Union of Concerned Scientists: The exceptional heat in Southern California and the dangerous wildfires occurring since May 13 may be a sign of climate change given their severity and timing. As of Friday, May 16, over 10,000 acres have burned throughout Southern California and several locations have surpassed previous temperature records. The role of the Santa Ana winds One factor key to both the heat and wildfires ravaging Southern California is the role of the Santa Ana winds. The Santa Ana is defined as strong, extremely...
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