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News Articles: wildfire

Gandalf, a 16-year-old stallion and likely the oldest on the range, at Wild Horse Ranch in Siskiyou County, California in March 2022. Gandalf has been usurped by a younger stallion that allows him to continue to be part of the family band, a twist on the usual family band make-up that typically consists of a lone band stallion.

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  • Science

Preventing wildfire with the Wild Horse Fire Brigade

William Simpson wants to deploy the wild horses across public lands, to live and graze — and ultimately, prevent the worst wildfires.

October 31, 2022
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  • Stephanie O'Neill
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighters try to stop flames from the Mill Fire from spreading on a property in the Lake Shastina subdivision northwest of Weed, Calif. on Friday.

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  • National

A Northern California wildfire has injured several people and destroyed homes

About 7,500 people in the town of Weed and several nearby communities in Northern California were under evacuation orders.

September 03, 2022
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  • The Associated Press

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  • News

Wildfires disproportionately affect the poor, a UGA study says

A University of Georgia study finds that lower-income homeowners are at higher risk of wildfire losses and canceled homeowners insurance.

August 04, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya
Four fires were sparked on St. Catherine's Island by lightning strikes on June 11.

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  • Environment

Georgia forest fires on decline

Last year, Georgia saw 2,444 forest fires burn around 12,500 acres — down from a 10-year-high in 2017.

July 15, 2022
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  • Rebecca Grapevine
The Washburn Fire burns in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park on Friday.

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  • National

A grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite is threatened by California wildfire

More than 500 mature sequoias were threatened but there were no reports of severe damage to any named trees, such as the 3,000-year-old Grizzly Giant.

July 09, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Katherine Morgan wipes sweat from her forehead while walking to work during a record-breaking heat wave in Portland in 2021. Scientists say that heat wave would have been virtually impossible without human caused climate change.

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  • Climate

Researchers can now explain how climate change is affecting your weather

For decades, it was impossible to say that a specific weather event was caused, or even made worse, by climate change. But advanced research methods are changing that.

July 07, 2022
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  • Rebecca Hersher
Four fires were sparked on St. Catherine's Island by lightning strikes on June 11.

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  • Environment

Wildfire threatens unspoiled Georgia island rich in history

Crews are fighting a wildfire that's scorched hundreds of acres on an unspoiled island known for archaeological treasures on the coast of Georgia.

June 23, 2022
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  • Associated Press and
  • Orlando Montoya
Carlos and Jessica Deviana sit in the back of their father's SUV, which they were using as a bedroom after Hurricane Michael destroyed their home in Panama City, Fla., in October 2018.

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  • Climate

You've likely been affected by climate change. Your long-term finances might be, too

Most Americans have recently been affected by extreme weather and support efforts to protect against future disasters, a new survey finds. And many people suffer long-term financial problems.

June 22, 2022
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  • Rebecca Hersher
A tree toppled by the storm rests on the roof of a gazebo at Battlefield Park in Jackson, Miss., following a severe weather outbreak in the state, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. About a dozen trees were felled by the storm in the park.

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  • Weather

Severe storms pummel South killing at least 2 in Florida

Severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds are racing across the Deep South, killing two in the Florida Panhandle and leaving scattered damage to buildings and homes in their path.

March 31, 2022
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  • Associated Press
On the front lines of global warming, evacuees from Lytton, a western Canadian village destroyed by wildfires in June, are detached and bitter about the September 20 snap elections.

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  • World

A church retreat came to the aid of Canada's latest disaster survivors

British Columbia experienced major disasters this year that scientists say show the intensifying effects of climate change. Many of those affected by fires and floods took shelter at Camp Hope.

December 11, 2021
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  • Emma Jacobs
Jason Marone cools down a hot spot burning close to homes last week in the Christmas Valley area of Meyers, Calif.

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  • Environment

Weather Disasters Have Become 5 Times As Common, Thanks In Part To Climate Change

There has been a fivefold increase in the number of documented weather-related disasters in the last 50 years, driven in large part by climate change, a U.N. agency says.

September 07, 2021
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  • Eric McDaniel
Firefighters battle a wildfire on August 2 in Mugla, Marmaris district. The European Union sent help to Turkey and volunteers joined firefighters in battling a week of violent blazes that have killed eight people.

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  • Europe

Wildfires Are Driving People Out Of Turkish Vacation Spots

Residents and tourists alike are being forced to evacuate Turkey's coastal towns, where flames have blazed for six days.

August 03, 2021
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  • Josie Fischels
Firefighters douse the destroyed Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. A wildfire raging on the slopes of Cape Town's Table Mountain spread to the university, forcing the evacuation of students.

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  • Africa

Fast-Moving Fire On Table Mountain Destroys South African Landmarks, History

A fire spread from Table Mountain National Park to the University of Cape Town, where collections were destroyed at the Jagger Library.

April 19, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Workers watch the backfires they set with the flamethrowers mounted on their ATVs at Sprewell Bluff during a recent prescribed burn. The land was part of some 10,000 acres of public and private land maintained by fire in the area.

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  • Environment

How The South Fights Fire With Fire, And What The West Can Learn

It was a superb Spring day in the mountains of west Georgia, with bluebird skies and a light breeze through the longleaf pines, when a helicopter rained...

February 03, 2020
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  • Grant Blankenship
A firefighter rakes a patch of smoldering woods below a home on Lookout Mountain during a wildfire in 2016. A new U.S. Forest Service plan would thin over 157,000 acres of national forest in Georgia, in part to mitigate wildfire risk.

Days Left For Public Comment On Massive Georgia Forest Management Plan

The U.S. Forest Service is in the planning stages of a massive, perhaps even first of its kind forest management project at the foot of the Blue Ridge...

January 09, 2020
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  • Grant Blankenship
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