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Firefighters Struggle With What May Be New Mexico's Largest Ever Wildfire

2012-05-29T13:40:00Z

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two lightning-sparked blazes that merged in a mountainous southwestern New Mexico forest are close to becoming the largest ...

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Michigan Wildfire Grows To 21,000 Acres

2012-05-27T09:14:41Z

NEWBERRY, Mich. — A wildfire in Michigan's Upper Peninsula grew by 17 percent to more than 21,000 acres Saturday as officials warned of tough co...

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Firefighters Save Some Homes From New Mexico Wildfire

2012-05-25T16:26:00Z

By Zelie Pollon SANTA FE, N.M., May 25 (Reuters) - Firefighters managed to protect the remaining homes in a southwestern New Mexico s...

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Michigan Wildfire Has Nearly Doubled In Size

2012-05-25T12:09:30Z

NEWBERRY, Mich. — A fast-moving wildfire fed by dry conditions in Michigan's Upper Peninsula continued to burn Friday, consuming 17,000 acres an...

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2 Homes Destroyed In 'Wall Of Fire'

2012-05-23T11:33:57Z

HOLBROOK JUNCTION, Nev. (AP) — A wind-driven wildfire that erupted in a rural neighborhood near the Nevada-California border and destroyed two homes...

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Mary Ellen Harte: Climate Change This Week: Vanishing Hawaiian Beaches, Mexican Wind Boom and More

2012-05-21T15:50:50Z

Every day is Earth Day, folks. Making the U.S. a global clean energy leader will ensure a clean, safe future.

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Wildfire Near Historic Mining Town Nearly Triples In Size

2012-05-17T04:06:43Z

CROWN KING, Ariz. (AP) — Strong wind gusts will likely keep spreading a wildfire that has grown to nearly 10 square miles and prompted the evacuatio...

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Firefighters Struggle With Arizona's 'Gladiator Fire'

2012-05-16T09:50:17Z

CROWN KING, Ariz. (AP) — An evacuation order for a historic northern Arizona mining town didn't prompt Taryn Denyce to flee earlier this week, when ...

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Texas Fires Nearly Doused

2012-05-03T08:53:11Z

FORT DAVIS, Texas (AP) — An evacuation order for a rustic residential development threatened by a West Texas wildfire has been lifted after firefigh...

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: 'Green News Report' - April 26, 2012

2012-04-26T18:14:48Z

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Wildfire Burns At Least 1,500 Acres In Michigan

2012-04-26T10:12:48Z

MENTOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a wildfire in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula has burned at least 1,500 acres and forced the evacu...

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Record Weather Presents Dangerous Wildfire Threat

2012-04-13T08:28:55Z

DENVER -- The West's 2012 wildfire season exploded in earnest last month with a wind-whipped blaze that killed three people in rugged alpine canyon co...

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: 'Green News Report' - April 10, 2012

2012-04-10T18:02:24Z

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Cousins Plead Guilty To Starting State's Largest Wildfire

2012-03-27T16:45:26Z

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Two cousins charged with accidentally causing the largest wildfire in Arizona history pleaded guilty Tuesday to a pair of misdemea...

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Warm, Dry Conditions Invite Midwest Wildfires

2012-03-22T09:41:56Z

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Although warmer weather is being embraced by many snow-accustomed residents in the Plains and Upper Midwest, the unseasonab...

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Australian Man Convicted Of Starting Deadly Wildfire

2012-03-20T10:57:25Z

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

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'Extremely Remorseful' Man Admits He Accidentally Started Reno Blaze

2012-01-21T00:07:16Z

RENO, Nev. — An "extremely remorseful" elderly man admitted Friday that he accidentally started a brush fire that destroyed 29 homes near Reno w...

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Reno Wildfire Forces 10,000 To Evacuate

2012-01-19T23:59:54Z

RENO, Nev. — Fire officials say they have stopped the forward progress of a fast-moving brush fire south of Reno, Nev., that burned several stru...

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Murkowski Staffers Caught Up In Wildfire Betting Controversy

2012-01-13T09:01:30Z

Severe criticism from the wildland firefighters association and the parents of a fallen firefighter have committee staffers for Alaska Sen. Lisa Murko...

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Dr. Reese Halter: Nature Unleashed: Wild Weather January 2012

2012-01-12T01:10:47Z

As of January 10, 2012 only 14.7 percent of the U.S. was covered by snow compared to 61.7 percent at the same time last year.

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Investigators Probe Cause Of Montana Wildfires

2012-01-06T18:07:56Z

BROWNING, Mont. -- A Blackfeet tribal spokesman says investigators believe a downed power line and a spark from a chimney caused the two wildfires tha...

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Latin America Battling Wildfires, Floods, Droughts

2012-01-06T16:12:56Z

CHIA, Colombia -- From Chile to Colombia to Mexico, Latin America has been battered recently by wildfires, floods and droughts.

For many witnessing t...

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PHOTOS: Chile's Massive Forest Fires

2012-01-06T10:42:22Z

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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Crews Gaining Ground On Montana Wildfires

2012-01-06T10:41:51Z

BROWNING, Mont. — A pair of rare winter wildfires fueled by 60 mph gusts burned buildings and forced hundreds from their homes overnight on Mont...

Wildfires On Blackfeet Reservation Force Evacuations

2012-01-05T09:36:17Z

BROWNING, Mont. (AP) — A pair of rare winter wildfires fueled by 60 mph gusts burned buildings and forced hundreds from their homes overnight on Mon...