Wildfires and wildlife: How animals survive fires and how you can help
Lush grasses will often return in the first year after a wildland fire.Rick Spitzer/Special to the Daily Rick SpitzerEagle County Wildlife Roundtable Fire has been a common natural event in history, even before humans. Lightning historically ignited fires on the...
Dixie Fire torches homes, intensifies as blazes batter U.S. West
Flames from the Dixie Fire consume a home in the Indian Falls community of Plumas County, Calif., Saturday, July 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) by: Associated PressPosted: Jul 25, 2021 / 06:21 AM PDT / Updated: Jul 25, 2021 / 06:21 AM PDT Flames racing through...
We can’t predict the next wildfire disaster – but we can plan for it
July 20, 2021 8.23am EDT Wildfires not only trigger evacuations, they limit the possible escape routes. (BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, TranBC/flickr), CC BY-NC-ND Intense, fast-spreading fires are an enduring and natural feature of Canadian...
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