2021 Summer of fire: blazes burn across Mediterranean
Greece, Turkey and Italy have borne the brunt of wildfires, while parts of Spain and France are on alert for very high temperatures Hundreds of fires are burning across the Mediterranean, displacing thousands and causing irreparable damage as human-made climate change causes record-breaking summer heatwaves. With very high temperatures expected in parts of Spain and […]
2018 Had Deadliest wildfires in Europe this century
Deadliest wildfires in Europe this century Updated / Tuesday, 24 Jul 2018 18:16 The wildfires raging near Athens, which have claimed dozens of lives, are among the deadliest in Europe this century, with Portugal and Russia also suffering heavy losses. Portugal in 2017 Sixty-four people were killed and 250 injured in the deadliest wildfires in […]
What We Know about Wildfires and Climate Change : Scientific American
Credit: David McNew Getty Images Advertisement As deadly wildfires rage across California’s wine country, leaving at least 29 dead and a trail of destruction in their wake, the influence of climate change is again being questioned. Just Monday, Hillary Clinton delivered a speech at the University of California, Davis, in which she noted that “it’s […]
Wildfires: As drought pushes east, more intense wildfires are sparking in new areas
But many of these recent fires haven’t been igniting in California or the Pacific Northwest — which have endured several devastating fire seasons in a row — they’ve been popping up in places like Colorado and Texas, and have burned hundreds of thousands of acres in the past few weeks alone. Earlier in March, scientists […]
How Europe Turned Into a Perfect Landscape for Wildfires
In 2019, intense heat and drought helped spread fires across roughly 1,300 square miles on the Continent, a swath of scorched land 15 percent bigger than the decade’s annual average, according to preliminary data issued in mid-January by the European Forest Fire Information System. Marc Castellnou, a 47-year-old fire analyst with the Catalonian fire services, […]
What causes a wildfire? | Natural Disasters
In this video we examine how wildfires are formed. In order for a wildfire to spread, certain conditions must occur over a significant number of years beforehand – these include a temperate climate to allow the growth of rich vegetation, a prolonged period of strong dry heat and a spark to ignite the flame. Get […]
Presumido Peak fire burns thousands of acres in Southern Arizona
About two miles north of the US/Mexico border Vicinity map of the Presumido Peak Fire, March 28, 2022. The Presumido Peak Fire in Southern Arizona had burned about 2,600 acres of grass, brush, oak, and juniper when it was mapped Monday. That number will be updated today after it made wind-driven runs Monday afternoon during […]
PG&E to host March 30 webinar on wildfire safety for Plumas, Butte
To help keep customers and communities safe in the face of the growing wildfire risk across the state, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is continuing to evolve its wildfire safety program to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires. As part of these efforts, PG&E is hosting a wildfire safety webinar for Butte and […]
Two transportable water tanks with pumps, for wildfires or prescribed burns
Both hold 1,000 gallons, and one can be carried by pickup truck or ferried by helicopter Heliskid Last week at the Aerial Firefighting conference in San Diego a company from Spain was displaying a small version of a transportable pump/tank combination. It reminded me of the Klump Pump which has been around for decades. More […]
Fast-moving wildfire forces mass evacuation in Colorado
Colorado authorities have issued an evacuation order for 19,400 people due to a fast-moving wildfire near the college town of Boulder Boulder Fire-Rescue spokesperson Marya Washburn said the wildfire was fueled by wind and had grown to cover 122 acres with no containment The Boulder Office of Emergency Management said an overnight shelter was opened […]