Wildfires News
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Lower Lake -
Entire streets of the small community of Lower Lake, California, once filled with homes and businesses, have been reduced to a smoking rubble after a fast-moving wildfire roared through the town 90 miles north of San Francisco on Sunday.
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To restore the grasslands of the Great Plains, a high intensity fire is required. The best way to achieve this, an ecologist argues, is with the use of drones.
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A pair of wildfires burning in both California and Colorado forced the evacuation of hundreds of people and left two firefighters injured on Saturday. But the worst is yet to come as red flag warnings have been issued for a number of western states.
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Triple-digit temperatures, along with gusty winds and dry conditions allowed a wildfire to quickly spread in a rural subdivision 50 miles northeast of Sacramento, forcing the evacuation of 400 families.
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It wasn't too many years ago that pick axes and shovels made up the primary tools firefighters had at their disposal when fighting brush or forest fires. But modern technology had changed the way we look at, as well as the way we fight fires.
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Firefighters are battling home-threatening wildfires in four southwestern states today, along with gusting winds and extreme, possibly record-breaking heat.
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Vancouver -
The snowpack in British Columbia started melting early this year and because of the generally warm and dry conditions we had in April, the melting was quick.
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Humans aren't the only creatures on Earth that have learned to use fire as a tool. Two species of birds may be purposely starting wildfires in Australia to force their prey out of hiding.
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All parents love their children. And every grandparent falls in love with their grandkids. Which generation are you willing to kill?
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By AFP
Moscow -
Wildfires raging through Siberia intensified on Wednesday as thousands of emergency workers battled to tackle the blazes, officials said.
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Canada's fire season broke out early this year, with wildfires popping up in the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, and Alberta in late May. As the season continues, large swaths of western Canada and the U.S. have been blanketed with hazy smoke.
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An Alaska wildfire along a main highway between Achorage and Fairbanks grew by a thousand acres on Wednesday. The Sockeye fire, named for a street in Willow where it started on Sunday, has now blackened 12 square miles.
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Smokey the bear, the U.S. Forestry Service's well known icon has always told the public, "Only you can prevent forest fires." But after researchers conducted a three continent study on wildfires, the consensus of opinion may be that Smokey is wrong.
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An Oregon women admitted tossing a lit firework out of a car last summer because her firefighter friends were bored and needed some work.
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Another week of no rain and above average temperatures is being forecast for British Columbia and Alberta this week as wildfires continue to ravage the woodlands. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center reports about 60 wildfires being fought today.
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Scientists have been trying to quantify the impact of wildfire soot particles on climate change and human health for years. Every year, wildfires consume millions of acres of land, emitting 34 percent of the total global soot mass into the atmosphere.
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Los Alamos -
On Friday the U.S. Department of Energy announced it would be unable to meet a June 30 deadline for removing drums of nuclear waste from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico because of safety concerns over the radiological materials.
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A new report released on Friday by the Department of Agriculture projects spending by the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to fight wildfires this year will exceed the $1.4 billion authorized by Congress by over $400 million.
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Some new research suggests that climate change has triggered some of the larger and more destructive wildfires that are scorching vast areas of the American West.
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Stunning images from NASA's Terra satellite captured on Wednesday and Thursday show smoke plumes over Spain and the western Mediterranean, which they think has come from wildfires in Canada.
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Los Angeles -
Residents in Southern California have been warned not to breathe in the smoke caused by massive wildfires which have broken out across a huge swathe of countryside.
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Fort William -
Firefighters have spent the Easter weekend battling a number of fires in the Scottish highlands. It is believed some of the fires may have been started deliberately.
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Santiago -
Dozens of homes were destroyed in Valparaiso, Chile, by wildfires that propagated out of control along several sections of the densely populated hills of the city; about 600 people were affected and evacuated to emergency shelters.
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The Canary Island of La Gomera has lost 11% of its surface area to wildfires in recent weeks as a result of what one official has described as 'environmental terrorism'.
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It's the height of the tourist season and the Canary Islands have suffered another blow. This time its wildfires that have broken out on Tenerife, La Palma and La Gomera.
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Salt Lake City -
Authorities in Utah say that firearm use is causing too many wildfires. Two years ago firearm use reportedly caused 20 wildfires. Last year the number was 24. This year, officials say there have been 19 wildfires linked to firearm use.
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Four massive wildfires burning in central Arizona have scorched thousands of acres, leaving a nasty cloud of smoke hanging over much of the state and surrounding area.
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Temuco -
Six firefighters were killed and two were seriously burned while fighting a forest fire in the Araucania region in Chile; another worker is still missing. Authorities believe arson is involved.
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Arkansas honours its 9/11 victim with American flags. Wildfires destroy hundreds of homes in Texas. What happened to a police officer caught having sex on the hood of a car? These are the top stories making headlines.
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Thunder Bay -
Northern Ontario is under siege from wildfires, threatening communities like Sandy Lake and Kingfisher Lake. On Wednesday, Canadian Forces helped people from 14 communities in the area escape.
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Wildfires Image
A man rides his bicycle away from burning hills in Azusa, California, northeast of Los Angeles, June 20, 2016 as temperatures reach triple digits in the region and fires break out around the region. © Robyn Beck, AFP
Alberta wildfire, large amount of smoke.
Firefighters tackle a wildfire near the town of La Ronge, Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations
A Florida Department of Forestry helicopter just exits the smoke after dumping its bucket of water on to an area where firefighters need additional help to fight the blaze.
A Florida Department of Forestry firefighter bulldozing a path in the are that is on fire. These firefighters, as seen in this image, will push the fire out of their way as they create paths to get fire equipment in to fight the fire deeper than can be done from the road.
The Butte fire, and the devastation it has caused. YouTube
This Department of Forestry firefighter isn't running from the flames. He is hurrying to see how steep the embankment is near a bridge. These firefighters bulldoze paths deep into the wildfire to allow the firemen to get their trucks and other equipment in.
Families near a wildfire prepare to evacuate their homes while firemen with their truck is down the road battling the blaze.
Screen shot of charred remains of a wildfire in the County of Lamont April 20, 2016. It consumed two homes on Monday evening; two firefighters were injured battling the blaze CBC News
Near Santa Barbara, the so-called Sherpa Fire in the Los Padres National Forest has expanded from two to six square miles (fifteen square kilometers), prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency and intermittently shut highways. David McNew, AFP
Firefighters tackle a wildfire in the town of La Ronge, Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations
A brushfire quickly spread towards this house where children were playing in the driveway. The parents grabbed their children and evacuated the house, as evident by the toys still on the front yard. The fire department was able to stop the fire from spreading to the home, saving it from burning.
Massive wildfires continue to rage across Western states. Alayne 106
CBC News reports, "Climate change is creating the perfect environment for fires to thrive." CBC News Canada
Mount Teide, the volcano at the heart of the Canary Island of Tenerife Thomas Freibier
Euchiniko lakes Fire on July 9,2014
© Wildfire Management Branch Wildfire Management Branch
NASA's TERRA satellite images on July 1, 2015 show the thick smoke from Canadian wildfires. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Firefighters in Alaska are battling two wildfires today. YouTube
A wildfire closes in on the backyard of a home. All the fire needs is a breeze in the direction of the house to send flames and hot embers to set the house on fire.
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