Forest Fires

Australian Man Convicted Of Starting Deadly Wildfire

AP | Posted 05.20.2012

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) � An Australian man was convicted Tuesday of deliberately starting one of the deadly wildfires that swept through sou...

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PHOTOS: Chile's Massive Forest Fires

Posted 01.06.2012

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Over the past week multiple forest fires have ravaged large areas of central and southern Chile. At least six firefighters have died battling a blaze ...

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PHOTOS: Patagonia Forest Fires Close Chile's Torres Del Paine National Park

Posted 12.30.2011

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Chilean authorities have closed Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia as a 14,000-acre wildfire continues to burn there. The park was closed ...

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McCain Says Report Vindicates Claim On Border Fires

AP | Felicia Fonseca | Posted 11.22.2011

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By FELICIA FONSECA, ASSOCIATED PRESS FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- A study by Congress' investigative arm shows investigators have linked 30 fires that erupt...

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Forest Service Will Continue Using Fire Retardant

AP | JEFF BARNARD | Posted 12.21.2011

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The U.S. Forest Service has backed off claims about the effectiveness of the huge red plumes of fire retardant that big airplanes drop on wildfires, b...

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Texas Wildfire Protection Plan Lacks Funding

AP | DANNY ROBBINS and PAUL J. WEBER | Posted 11.14.2011

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SAN ANTONIO — Long before this month's historic wildfires in Texas, the state's forest service came up with a $20.4 million plan to stop the fla...

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Crews Rush To Corral Wildfires In Northern Rockies

AP | Posted 10.26.2011

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Crews facing adverse weather forecasts rushed to bolster protective lines around blazes that have scorched tens of thousands o...

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Feds Charge 2 Cousins With Starting Arizona Wildfires

AP | Posted 10.24.2011

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PHOENIX (AP) -- Federal charges have been filed against two cousins accused of causing the largest forest fire in Arizona's history. The charges we...

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My Birthday Wish

Smokey Bear | Posted 10.09.2011

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Since I first appeared, many people have helped me reduce the number of acres burned by wildfires from about 22 million in 1944 to an average of 6.5 million today, but my work isn't done yet. I still need your help.

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New Study Suggests Fiery Future For Yellowstone

The Huffington Post | James Gerken | Posted 09.26.2011

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A study released this week predicts a grim future for the ecosystem in and around Yellowstone National Park. The study, by researchers at the Uni...

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Battle to Contain Forest Fire Shifts to Skyline Drive

Dan McDermott | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dan McDermott

Approximately 70 federal, state and local firefighters were on the ground Sunday afternoon battling a wildfire that spread to 2,000 acres of Shenandoa...

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Al Gore to Headline Seminar on Climate Change and the West

David Frey | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Frey

For the first time ever, a group of scientists and land managers will come together in Aspen to discuss the plight of Western forests and the role climate change is playing in it.

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How to Buck Up: Mumble. Grumble. Complain. Wallow. Hope. Despair. Worry. Vote.

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christine Pelosi

Democrats all across America are having an open tent discussion about our values and priorities. President Obama urges us to "buck up" -- and well we should. Let me tell you how I did.

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Boulder, Colorado: Recreational Sports Rescheduled for Wildfire

Robert Weller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Weller

Last week a disastrous wildfire not only destroyed at least 169 homes in the canyons to the west, a paradise for those who lived in them, but it also forced the closure of popular hiking trails.

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Hundreds Of Tourists Flee Ibiza Forest Fire

Telegraph | Published: 5:08PM BST 23 Aug 2010 | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hundreds of tourists were evacuated from a popular beach in Ibiza as every firefighter on the Spanish resort island was mobilised to tackle a nearby f...

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Russian Forest Fires Stoke Nuclear Fears. Beware Fear Itself!

David Ropeik | Posted 05.25.2011

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Greenpeace claims that some of the forest fires in Russia are burning in areas contaminated in 1986 with radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster. Should people in that region be alarmed?

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Russian Wildfires Devastate Villages, Shroud Moscow In Smog (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP) MOSCOW - A miasma of smoke from wildfires cloaked the sweltering Russian capital on Friday, turning the city's spires into ominous blurs and grou...

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WATCH: Dramatic Footage Of Russian Men Escaping Wildfire In Car

Posted 05.25.2011

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With wildfires raging across their country, four Russian men volunteered to help protect fellow residents protect their homes from the blazes which so...

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PHOTOS: 25 Dead As Forest Fires Rage Across Russia

Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP) MOSCOW -- Forest fires raged across Russia on Friday, destroying villages, surrounding one southern city and killing at least 25 people, includin...

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PHOTOS: Moscow Sweats As Second Heat Record Set

Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP) MOSCOW -- Moscow has broken its all-time temperature record for the second time in a week as the Russian capital sizzles in a stubborn heatwave. ...

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Europe Suffers Massive Heat Wave

AP | DAVID NOWAK | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW — It's so hot that women in bikinis are sunbathing in Moscow. A heat wave across much of Europe also is causing crops to wither, forest ...

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Forest Fire Report: Warmer Temperatures, Drought Affect Forest Fire Risk

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new report by four forest ecologists says climate rather than beetles is the main cause of forest fire risk, and that risk is best addressed by crea...

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The Secrets in Smoke

Deborah Blum | Posted 11.17.2011

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Deborah Blum

In 1854, the essayist Henry David Thoreau published an ode to a morning fire: "Light-winged Smoke, Icarian bird... Lark without song, and messenger o...

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WIldfires Spread As Summer Weather Finally Arrives In Colorado

The Denver Post | Tom McGhee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two large fires are burning and smaller blazes are sparking throughout the state as the seasonal wildfire threat grows. A 3,500-acre blaze -- the Nar...

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Aint Got The Do-Re-Mi: The Beginning of The End of The Californian Dream

Giles Slade | Posted 05.25.2011

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A second punch -- an environmental right cross -- is headed straight for California's chin. There's already insufficient water, with more droughts, heat waves and mega-fires on their way.

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