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House approves bill to help West fight wildfires, drought
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Friday approved wide-ranging legislation aimed at helping communities in the West cope with increasingly…
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Smoky haze could last days as wildfires rage, winds won’t budge
On air quality maps, purple signifies the worst of it. In reality, it's a thick, hazardous haze that's disrupting daily…
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MLB, WNBA postpone games due to smoke from Canadian wildfires
With the stench of smoke permeating Yankee Stadium and wafting through its walkways, Major League Baseball postponed games in New…
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Rolling Storm Damage Reports: Tornado, Large Hail, High Wind in the Past 24 Hours
December 11, 08:56 AM EST UNK 1 WSW EAST GRAND RAPIDS Kent County, MI REPORT FROM MPING: TREES DOWN ROOF…
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Hundreds without clean drinking water after wildfire damage
Air pollution and the loss of homes and lives are some of the devastating impacts of wildfires. But now, small…
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Congress could fund wildfire prevention in spending bill
FALL RIVER, MA — Wildfires aren't just breaking records in the western United States. Dave Celino, the Chief Fire Warden…
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The world’s largest tree has been wrapped with protective foil to guard it from California wildfires
The colony fire is at this point quite close to the giant Forest, which is among 30 odd sequoia groves…
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Drought-stricken communities find creative ways to conserve water
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. — As unprecedented drought conditions plague much of the West, reservoirs are running dry. Communities reliant on…
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Why do wildfires happen? Here’s a look at whether arson, climate change — or both — are to blame
Wildfires tearing across the Mediterranean have killed dozens of people and reduced entire villages to ash. Some leaders have emphasized…
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New technology propels efforts to fight wildfires
As drought- and wind-driven wildfires have become more dangerous across the American West in recent years, firefighters have tried to…
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2021 fire season already setting records. Science points to climate change
The 2021 fire season is already setting records. The current wildfire preparedness level of 4 is the highest it has…
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The wildfires out West have burned an area 4 times the size of New York City
Video above: California fires advance as heat wave covers WestThe National Interagency Fire Center says 55 large fires have burned…
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Smoke, extreme heat pose harsh test for West Coast vineyards
The heat wave that recently hit the Pacific Northwest subjected the region’s vineyards to record-breaking temperatures nine months after the…
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