The Loma Fire in California which broke out on Monday, September 26, 2016 has now grown to 2,865 acres and is 20% contained. There is good news to be had at present. Evacuations were lifted Wednesday afternoon for all ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 30, 2016
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The Gap Fire continues to burn on the Klamath National Forest in northern California. As of early the morning of September 09, the fire is 31,664 acres and 85% contained. Containment lines set up by firefighters continue ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 12, 2016
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The Pioneer Fire in Idaho has grown to 181,574 acres and is 56% contained with the containment area being mostly in the southern part of the fire. Most of the suppression is being focused on the northwest side of the fire, ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 9, 2016
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The Gap Fire, burning on the Klamath National Forest grounds, is 29,759 acres in size and is 65% contained. The fire, which began on August 27, 2016 under circumstances still under investigation, has finally lifted all ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 9, 2016
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The Gap Fire continues to burning on the Klamath National Forest after starting on August 27, 2016 under circumstances that are still being investigated. Currently the fire is 26,213 acres in size and is 30% contained.
Earth Sciences
Sep 7, 2016
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Wildfires have been plaguing the western part of the United States for the summer season and no state seems to be without incident. Both Idaho and Wyoming have their share of wildfires as well. The Pioneer and Rough Fires ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 24, 2016
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The Rail Fire in Oregon began on July 31, 2016 and the cause of the blaze is unknown. It is located 5 miles west of Unity, Oregon. This fire has grown to 18,600 acres and is only 12% contained. The Suomi NPP satellite ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 18, 2016
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The Suomi NPP satellite's Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument captured a look at multiple fires and smoke burning in Idaho's Sawtooth National Forest on August 15, 2016. The Pioneer Fire is now ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 17, 2016
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Successfully integrating human activities with ecosystem conservation forms the foundation of sustainability and is key to maintaining biological diversity. A new study has found that recreational use of private land in the ...
Ecology
Aug 9, 2016
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The Sand Fire, in the Santa Clarita area northwest of Los Angeles, has burned more than 41,000 acres, destroyed 18 houses and caused one fatality. By August 1, 2016, when the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection ...
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Aug 3, 2016
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