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Wildfires in California, New Mexico Trigger Hundreds of Evacuations
Hundreds of people have evacuated to escape a wildfire in coastal Southern California and a larger blaze in rural New Mexico as hot weather feeds the flames, raising health concerns in other regions, officials said on Thursday.
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Southern California Wildfire Spreads as Blazes Hit Parched States
A wildfire fed by parched land and high winds spread in southern California on Saturday, forcing hundreds of people to leave their homes as the blaze formed destructive columns of flames known as fire tornadoes.
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California's Deadly Erskine Fire in Pictures
A deceased dog at a burned down residence after the Erskine Fire burned through South Lake.
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Fort McMurray Wildfire Costliest Insured Disaster in Canadian History at nearly $3.6B
The massive Fort McMurray wildfire that led to a mass evacuation of the northern Alberta city has become the costliest disaster for insurers in Canadian history, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada.
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Campfires, explained - Fire has been around for a million years. It’s okay if you still don’t know how to build one.
Before the invention of clothing, agriculture, and even the wheel, our ancestors were playing with fire. How do we know this? In 2012, archaeologists announced they had uncovered traces of ash, burnt twigs, and animal bone — evidence of a controlled fire — while excavating a cave in South Africa. Those tiny fragments were more than a million years old and likely the handiwork of Homo erectus, a species that predates Homo sapiens (i.e., you and me).
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Santa Clarita Area Fire Grows to more than 22,000 Acres
The brush fire raging in the rugged mountains in the Santa Clarita Valley grew to more than 22,000 acres overnight as firefighters struggle to gain control of the wildfire amid a brutal heat wave.
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The Sand Fire in Santa Clarita Offers Omens of a Fiery Future
Southern California’s latest wildfire is a sign of things to come. By Eric Holthaus.
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Wildfire burns with ferocity never seen by fire crews
A wildfire with a ferocity never seen before by veteran California firefighters raced up and down canyon hillsides, instantly engulfing homes and forcing thousands of people to flee, some running for their lives just ahead of the flames. By Wednesday, a day after it ignited in brush left tinder-dry by years of drought, the blaze had spread across nearly 47 square miles and was raging out of control. The flames advanced despite the efforts of 1,300 firefighters.
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Superheroes Are Real
They jump out of planes. They fly onto the field of battle. They run, chainsaws in hand, into 20-foot flames against the ultimate opponent: Mother Nature. By Rachel Monroe. [Autoplay]
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A Talent for Sloth
Ten years as a lookout on a fire tower requires a particular aptitude for idleness. By Philip Connors.
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Southern Wildfires Create Smoky Haze, Prompt Health Concerns
Wildfires burning across the South have created a smoky haze over metro Atlanta and prompted a public health advisory in Kentucky — and the forests are expected to continue burning for days as flaming leaves fall to the ground and spread the fire, authorities said Wednesday. In Georgia,...
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Israel Calls in Allies as Fires Rage Across Country
With backing from several other countries, Israeli firefighters battle blazes around the country for the third day as flames damage homes and prompt the evacuation of thousands of people.
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Tehran Fire: Many feared Dead as High-Rise Collapses
Tens of firefighters were inside as the 17-storey structure fell to the ground in a matter seconds.
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75 people killed after high rise building collapses in Iran
At least 75 people in Tehran including 45 firefighters have been killed after responding to a huge fire in a commercial high rise building which caused the structure to collapse. Iranian state media said it is believed people are still trapped beneath the rubble. Emergency services, including ten fire engines, are still at the 17-storey tall Plasco building, where the blaze is still burning after breaking out at around 8am (5.30am GMT) on Thursday morning.
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The Perfect Fire
It started with a candle in an abandoned warehouse. It ended with the men of the Worcester Fire Department in a fight for their lives. By Sean Flynn.
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Fire on the Mountain: The Gatlinburg Wildfires
A night of terror in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. By Justin Heckert.
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[San Francisco Bay Area] Air Quality Plummets as [Runaway Firestorm] Wildfires Rage, Putting Public Health at Risk
Health experts warn of the effects of the fine-particulate pollution generated by wildfires, which are worsening in part due to climate change. By Matt Smith.
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Deadly Fires Sweep Portugal and Northern Spain
Forest fires burned across Portugal and northern Spain, fanned by strong winds caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia.
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Fire rages near Bel Air, the Getty museum in Los Angeles
A new wildfire closed Interstate 405 early Wednesday near Los Angeles' posh Bel Air area and prompted evacuations -- one in a series of blazes that have scorched more than 83,000 acres, burned scores of buildings and forced tens of thousands of people to flee over three days. Police shut down nine miles of I-405 -- one of the nation's busiest freeways -- after flames swept down the foothills toward the highway near Sepulveda Pass and the Getty Center arts complex as stunned motorists drove by shortly before 6 a.m.
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‘This fire is a beast’: Massive [California] inferno keeps growing despite epic battle by firefighters
More than a week after the Thomas fire ignited in Ventura County, firefighters are in a race to protect the pristine coastal communities of Santa Barbara County before a shift in powerful winds forecast for this weekend. By Joseph Serna, Javier Panzar, Matt Hamilton.
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