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LA fires are still raging, but forecasters expect calmer winds in the coming days
1 day, 8 hours ago

LA fires are still raging, but forecasters expect calmer winds in the coming days

NPR  

LA fires are still raging, but forecasters expect calmer winds in the coming days toggle caption Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images This is a developing story. Another day of fierce winds gusting to 65 mph in mountainous areas of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties in Southern California was expected on Wednesday, but weather more conducive to firefighting operations is expected …

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Is there enough water to douse California's raging wildfires? Why can't ocean water be used?
5 days, 23 hours ago

Is there enough water to douse California's raging wildfires? Why can't ocean water be used?

Firstpost  

At least 10 people have been killed and over 10,000 homes and other structures have been burnt by the two largest wildfires sweeping through the Los Angeles area. While using water from the Pacific Ocean would seem like an easy fix, it is not the most obvious one Water is dropped by helicopter on the Kenneth Fire in the West …

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‘Careless smoking’ sparks raging fire in Dindoshi hills
2 weeks, 3 days ago

‘Careless smoking’ sparks raging fire in Dindoshi hills

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A forested patch in the Dindoshi hills, measuring about 1-1.5 square kilometres, went up in flames mysteriously late at night on Saturday, leaving firemen struggling in the dark for over two hours to extinguish it. The fire brigade said a stray beedi or cigarette thrown by a careless smoker may have sparked the fire that burnt down grass, leaves …

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Satellite captures wildfires raging outside Santa Fe as New Mexico declares emergency
2 years, 8 months ago

Satellite captures wildfires raging outside Santa Fe as New Mexico declares emergency

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Saturday, that forest fire, named the Calf Canyon Fire, had merged with the Hermits Peak Fire, The Associated …

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Odisha government constitutes a task force to deal with the raging forest fires in the State, especially in the Similipal biosphere
3 years, 10 months ago

Odisha government constitutes a task force to deal with the raging forest fires in the State, especially in the Similipal biosphere

The Hindu  

As hundreds of forest fires continue to devour large tracts in different parts of Odisha, the Naveen Patnaik government on March 8 constituted a State-level task force to deal with the situation. Of the 1,279 active large fires tracked across the country by the Forest Survey of India on March 8, Odisha was leading the table with 697 forest fires. …

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Why are bushfires raging in Australia?
5 years ago

Why are bushfires raging in Australia?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Australia’s bushfires have razed more than 10.3 million hectares of land — roughly the size of South Korea — since September. Climate models had indicated that the positive IOD may persist longer than typical events do — active right from May 2019 before peaking in October-November and decaying only during the first week of January 2020. …

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Sydney shrouded in hazardous smog from raging bushfires
5 years, 1 month ago

Sydney shrouded in hazardous smog from raging bushfires

Al Jazeera  

High winds blow smoke, sending pollution to ‘hazardous’ levels as temperatures rise again in Sydney, Australia. Sydney was shrouded in a dangerous haze on Tuesday as high winds blew smoke from bushfires blazing along Australia’s eastern coast into the country’s biggest city sending pollution levels soaring. Official data showed air pollution had reached “hazardous” levels across Sydney, with the highest …

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