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Deadly Soberanes fire north of Big Sur grows to 40,000 acres
2016-08-01 22:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The deadly wildfire raging north of Big Sur continued to grow in size on Sunday and has now burned 40,000 acres and destroyed nearly 70 structures. About 5,300 firefighters are battling the Soberanes fire, which is now just 18% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Since it began July 22, the fire has also claimed the life of a bulldozer operator. Pushed by strong southerly winds, the blaze has shifted away from coastal homes and is moving southeast...
Fire near Santa Clarita continues to burn out of control, explodes to more than 20,000 acres
2016-07-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A wildfire in the Santa Clarita Valley area has grown to more than 20,000 acres, prompting new evacuations Saturday for hundreds of homes in canyon areas, authorities said. The evacuation order was issued about 3:15 p.m. for residents in Sand and Placerita canyons, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. At least 1,500 homes are threatened, fire officials said. The Sand fire, which was reported about 2 p.m. Friday, is still only 10% contained, fire officials said. The fire...
More Wildfires, Starting Sooner, Burning More Acres
2016-06-28 17:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Capradio: A report by the nonpartisan Climate Central says that 11 million people in California are at risk of wildfire and that climate change is lengthening the wildfire season. Previous reports by researchers have said wildfires in the western U.S. would become more intense, larger, and start earlier than usual as a result of climate change. "This intense activity is indicative of a growing trend in Western wildfires linked to changes in climate," the report notes. "Spring and summer temperatures...
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Legal Protest Challenges Fossil Fuels Auction On 13,800 Acres In New Mexico
2016-06-01 08:06:39| oilandgasonline Home Page
Conservation groups filed a formal administrative protest late Friday against a Bureau of Land Management plan to auction off more than 13,800 acres (21 square miles) of publicly owned fossil fuels near Carlsbad in southeast New Mexico.
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Should you switch some unplanted corn acres to soybeans?
2016-05-12 23:53:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: Purdue University Farmers who have been delayed in planting corn could take advantage of a market rally in soybeans and switch to that crop, Purdue agricultural economist Chris Hurt says. read more
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