Tag: Wildfire
Waste from forest thinning gets new purpose in Northern California » Yale Climate Connections
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Thinning trees and dense brush from a forest can help reduce the risk of severe wildfire.
The brush and branches that are removed are...
15 sources of wildfire smoke forecasts for North America » Yale Climate Connections
We now live in the Pyrocene, a proposed new geologic epoch or age brought about by human-caused climate change. The occurrence of extreme fire weather...
Smoke plume from January wildfire near L.A. carried lead for miles » Yale Climate Connections
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When wildfires hit Altadena, California this past January, Francois Tissot’s home survived mostly intact.
But he’s since found a new danger lurking in his home:...
Grand Canyon wildfire grows 20 times over 24 hours as Canadian wildfires smoke blanket U.S. Midwest
A fire near the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona has grown more than 20 times in size in 24...
Madre Fire burning over 79,000 acres in California, largest in the state this year
A wildfire that broke out in California has rapidly spread to burn more than 79,600 acres, making it the largest...
