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...
Wildfire Outlook: June 2021-September 2021
Below are summaries from the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook, provided by the National Interagency Fire Center, for the period of June 2021 through September 2021. The full outlook can be located here. Year-to-Date Statistics:...
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