Forest Service is using threat of wildfires to meet timber targets, documents show
Internal documents show the Forest Service discussing — both internally and with the timber industry — how its legal and ...
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Jordan Thomas: Are wildfires caused by climate change or something else? The question is flawed
Climate change is an intensifier — a force that amplifies and worsens existing conditions. It increases the probability that extreme conditions will compound and become unprecedented.
Officials: WA loses access to $200M in wildfire preparedness funding
A DNR spokesperson said the agency wasn't notified or provided an explanation of why it is unable to access the funds.
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These U.S. States Have the Most Forest Fires
Wildfires are a growing threat in the U.S., but some states experience far more forest fire incidents than others. From dry conditions to human activity, discover which states are the most fire-prone ...
A shocking collapse: forests that once showed traces of insect life on every leaf often now appear ‘fumigated’
The house is burning. We don’t need a more sophisticated thermometer, we need a fire hose,‘ says a resident expert at a ...
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Los Angeles wildfires were worsened by climate change, despite claim to the contrary
Climate scientists PolitiFact spoke to disagreed with Trump Jr. and said climate change contributed to the Los Angeles fires’ size and destructiveness. Numerous studies have linked human-caused ...
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How climate change worsened the most destructive wildfires in L.A. history
In the mix of conditions that have contributed to the most destructive fires in L.A. history, scientists say one significant ingredient is human-caused climate change. A group of UCLA climate ...
How wildlife survives after wildfires
The biggest danger for wildlife is the aftermath. But many species have evolved to rely on the opportunities created by ...
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Here’s How Climate Change Fueled the Los Angeles Wildfires
As Greta Cazzaniga, a climate scientist at the ClimaMeter and the Pierre-Simon Laplace Institute in France, said in a recent press statement, “the Los Angeles wildfires have shown how multiple ...
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Private landowners in western North Carolina fight wildfire with prescribed fire
As our climate ... 2024. “Fire’s become a 12-month-a-year ordeal [in N.C.],” said Philip Jackson, public information officer ...
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Climate change, not mismanagement, is the primary driver of the California wildfires
It is easy to assign blame to politicians, but this overlooks the much larger and undeniable culprit — climate change ... assessing wildfire responses. Fire suppression, forest management ...
'We don't want to end up like California': Washington races to prevent LA-scale wildfire
The KING 5 Investigators uncover how western Washington is fighting to prevent a destructive Pacific Palisades-scale fire from sparking in the Evergreen State.