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Smoke and Fire From Space: Wildfire Images From NASA Satellites
NASA is tracking wildfires globally, offering a view from high above Earth that reveals the scope and size of major fires, some of which produce smoke plumes that stretch for miles.
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Study: Wildfires Produced Up to Half of Pollution in US West
Wildfire smoke accounted for up to half of all health-damaging small particle air pollution in the western U.S. in recent years as warming temperatures fueled more destructive blazes, according to a study released Monday. Even as pollution emissions declined from other sources including vehicle exhaust and power plants, the amount from fires increased sharply, said researchers at Stanford University...
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Watch Out LA: Feds Calculate Riskiest, Safest Places in US
U.S. experts have calculated the riskiest and safest counties in the country for disasters, and Los Angeles is on the shakiest ground
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Top 7 Stories of 2020 (That Weren't About the Coronavirus)
The coronavirus pandemic dominated the headlines in 2020, but that’s not all that happened this year. Here’s a look back at the seven other major news stories that were not about COVID-19.
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Wind Fans Wildfire in California Canyons, Residents Flee
Powerful winds have pushed flames through Southern California canyons as an out-of-control wildfire burns near homes, forcing residents to flee
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Floating Fire Station Arrives in San Francisco
The two-story facility sits on a massive steel float and will begin operating in the spring of 2021.
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Wind a Risk as California Fires Keep Tens of Thousands Away
Crews tried to beat back two out-of-control wildfires in Southern California on Tuesday that have kept tens of thousands of people out of their homes even as another round of dangerous fire weather raises the risk for flames erupting across the state.
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Firefighters Critically Injured in California Wildfire
Rapidly spreading wildfires have forced the evacuation of nearly 90,000 California residents and two firefighters were critically burned fighting the flames.
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2 Firefighters Injured in Calif. Fire That May Have Been Started by Utility Equipment
Southern California Edison says its equipment may have sparked a Southern California wildfire that has prompted evacuation orders for more than 90,000 people and critically injured two firefighters.
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Colorado Battling Largest Wildfires in State History, Triggering Evacuations
The East Troublesome Fire had burned more than 170,00 acres as of Friday afternoon, causing the evacuation of the entire town of Grand Lake, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain National Park Closed as Colorado Wildfire Breaks Record
Orange skies, winds gusting up to 70 mph, smoke tornadoes and hazardous air. While it could be an apocalyptic scene out of a movie, it has become the reality of Colorado’s wildfire season.
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Trump Changes Course, Approves California Relief for 6 Fires
President Donald Trump’s administration has reversed course and approved a previously rejected California application for disaster relief funds to clean up damage from six recent wildfires
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Deadly Wildfires in California Burn More Than 4 Million Acres, Double Previous Record
Deadly wildfires in California have burned more than four million acres this year, more than double the previous record for the most land burned in a single year in the state.
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Mountain Lion Cub Burned in Calif. Fire Is Rescued by Firefighter, Treated at Zoo
An orphaned mountain lion cub rescued this week inside a Shasta County wildfire zone was being treated for burns by veterinarians at the Oakland Zoo.
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California Nears Milestone: 4 Million Acres Burned in Fires
Expected powerful winds didn’t materialize, allowing fire crews a chance to make some gains against a blaze in California’s wine country
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San Francisco Rents Plunge, Showing Strain From Pandemic and Wildfires
Rent prices continued to plunge across the U.S. this past month, with San Francisco leading the decline, according to data from Zumper, a real-estate startup. The median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco dropped more than 20% from a year ago, to $2,830, according to the report. That’s the largest decline the company has recorded. Month-to-month, the price...
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Added Force: Baby Yoda a Boost on Western Wildfire Lines
Beleaguered firefighters in the western United States have a new force on their side: Baby Yoda.
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California Wildfire Evacuees Return Home to Find Devastation
Wildfire evacuees in California wine country are returning to what’s left of their homes.
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How to Help California Wildfire Victims
Wildfires driven by strong winds are continuing to cause damage and destruction throughout Northern California. Here are some ways you can help those whose lives have been impacted.
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Thousands Flee California Wildfires
A series of wildfires continues to burn across Northern California, where at least three people have been killed and several homes destroyed since the weekend.