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A range of bushfire and weather prediction maps used in Australia. The researchers surveyed more than 3,000 people across all Australian states and territories in 2022 and 2023 to see if …
Wildfire smoke directly increases dementia risk
Dec 9, 2024 · A study of more than 1.6 million people in California found a direct correlation between exposure to wildfire smoke and increased dementia risk.
Global wildfires made much more likely thanks to climate change
Nov 19, 2024 · The researchers said in all major focal events the report studied, extremely burned areas were driven by the synchronized critical factors of weather, fuel moisture, and fuel …
Surprise late-season wildfires in northeast omens of things to come
Nov 12, 2024 · Credit: New Jersey Forest Fire Service. Drought played an integral role in the fires’ spread, with NOAA calling the Fall 2024 drought “historic” in a tweet on Oct. 31. “ 48 states …
North Dakota wildfires trigger statewide emergency, evacuations
Oct 6, 2024 · North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum declared a statewide fire emergency as wildfires killed one person and triggered numerous evacuations.. The state’s forest service is fighting …
'Unprecedented' Wyoming wildfire expands evacuations
Oct 3, 2024 · The Elk Fire burning throughout Wyoming’s Big Horn National Forest near the town of Dayton triggered evacuations late Tuesday night and expanded evacuation warnings for …
Oregon's worst wildfire season ever in 2024 breaks acreage record
Aug 10, 2024 · Wildfires have burned more Oregon acreage in 2024 than ever before. The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Daily Situation Report for Aug. 9 estimated 1,387,541 acres …
Wildland firefighter pay boost may become permanent in 2025
6 days ago · Wildland firefighters. Credit: USFS. The supplemental pay increase was most recently included in Congress’ Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024 and will …
California’s ALERT camera network now publicly accessible
May 18, 2023 · Cal Fire and other agencies are using a network of over 1,000 cameras across California to track wildfires -- and now the public can access the network, too. FOX News …
Firefighting aircraft market will boom as wildfires surge, report says
Dec 2, 2024 · File photo of an Air Tractor 802 Fire Boss operated by Conair. The market has “grown strongly” in recent years, with an increase from $8.77 billion in 2023 to $9.57 billion in …