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New evacuations for communities near California forest fire
JACKSON, Calif. — Evacuation orders were expanded Tuesday for remote California communities near a wildfire that may have been sparked…
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New evacuations for communities near California forest fire
JACKSON, Calif. — Evacuation orders were expanded Tuesday for remote California communities near a wildfire that may have been sparked…
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Rampant wildfires once led to global mass extinction, scientists say. Can it happen again?
A long time ago the carbon was rock, buried in the earth as securely as a secret. Then an environmental…
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How Landsat Chronicled 50 Years on a Changing, Fiery Planet
Around 2030, the Landsat program will launch its next satellite, called Landsat Next. It will bravely break from the numerical…
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California Forest Fire Temporarily Strands July 4th Revelers
A Fourth of July wildfire that authorities say may have been sparked by fireworks or a barbecue temporarily trapped holiday…
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Extreme California drought increases risk of wildfires
Persistent drought continues to take its toll on Californians. The largest private landowner in the state closed its forests to…
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All The News That’s Fit: Cancer’s link to wildfires, testicular tissue and forgetfulness
The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think. A look at real science that’s hard to…
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Biden Signs Off on Hefty Pay Raise for Federal Firefighters
President Joe Biden has signed off on giving federal wildland firefighters a hefty raise for the next two fiscal years,…
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Some Scientists Coined a New Name for Summer: ‘Danger Season’
The new foreboding name for summer was coined by Erika Spanger-Siegfried, an analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists. The…
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Electrocuted birds are sparking wildfires
In 2014, a wildfire ripped through central Chile, destroying 2500 homes and killing at least 13 people. A year later,…
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