Is the world running out of freshwater?
More than half of the world's population faces water scarcity for at least one month a year.
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Dec 15, 2023
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News tagged with camp fire
Better forest management won't end wildfires, but it can reduce the risks – here's how
President Donald Trump's recent comments blaming forest managers for catastrophic California wildfires have been met with outrage and ridicule from the wildland fire and forestry community. Not only were these remarks insensitive ...
Environment
Nov 20, 2018
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Silicon Valley 'Hackathon': Coders target deadly California wildfires
Silicon Valley is not going to stop the next California inferno with computer code, but a small army of software developers got together in Fremont, Calif., recently to brainstorm new technology to cut the losses.
Software
May 13, 2019
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'Extreme' wildfires and heavy smoke grip western US and Canada
A brutal start to the wildfire season in the western United States and Canada worsened Thursday as a massive Oregon blaze exploded in dry, windy conditions and a new California blaze threatened communities devastated by the ...
Environment
Jul 15, 2021
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Which houses survived wildfire? Often, those built to code
The sky was turning orange and the embers were flying from the Camp Fire when Oney and Donna Carrell and Donna's father sped away from their Paradise home.
Environment
Apr 11, 2019
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Image: Updated NASA damage map of Camp Fire from space
As firefighters continue to battle the destructive Camp Fire in Northern California, the Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has produced a new map ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 20, 2018
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What makes a California wildfire the worst? Deaths and size
The so-called Camp Fire in Northern California in many ways has become the worst wildfire the history of a state whose topography and climate have long made it ripe for devastating blazes.
Environment
Nov 23, 2018
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Wildfires can leave toxic drinking water behind – here's how to protect the public
Less than halfway through the 2020 wildfire season, fires are burning large swaths of the western U.S. As in previous years, these disasters have entered populated areas, damaging drinking water networks. Water systems have ...
Environment
Sep 17, 2020
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Wildfires can poison drinking water: Here's how communities can be better prepared
In recent years wildfires have entered urban areas, causing breathtaking destruction.
Earth Sciences
Aug 3, 2020
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NASA mobilizes to aid California fires response
For the past two weeks NASA scientists and satellite data analysts have been working every day producing maps and damage assessments that can be used by disaster managers battling the Woolsey Fire near Los Angeles and the ...
Environment
Nov 21, 2018
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