50mi © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap Improve this map Active fire Last updated 8 minutes ago California wildfires map The most recent fire is the Rogers fire, which started today. About this map 6 California fires Line CA 43,978 acres burned Burning for 96 days 99% contained Coffee Pot CA...
“there is evidence from recent fires in california that homes and property destroyed by fire contain high and concerning levels of heavy metals, lead, mercury, dioxin, arsenic, and other carcinogens. some property may have the presence of radioactive materials...
Firefighters are battling multiple wildfires across California, as seen on this map from Tuesday, June 18, 2024.CalFire Windy conditions and an overall dip in humidity over parts of California combined to create the arid and blustery conditions that allow fires to rapidly spread, the National Weat...
Using statistics also can overlook the fact that the value of life has never been so precious. A century ago, disease, war, and accidents claimed lives with such frequency that death was a normal part of life. Today, especially in a city as wealthy as Manhattan Beach, death is never rout...
Our network restoration efforts in California continue today. As power outages continue in areas affected by the Camp, Woolsey and Hill fires, some of our cell sites are running on backup generators or battery power, as they were designed to do. With 24x7 monitoring, we have a refueling plan...
The state is currently battling 16 active wildfires, with thePark Firethe largest by far as it spreads across four counties and Lassen National Forest. Of the active fires across the state, the causes of 14 remain under investigation. One — the Gold Complex Fire in Pl...
The gusts are what make the fires spread so quickly. The winds also threaten to ground helicopters and planes that are used to drop water, which could force crews to fight the flames solely from the ground. "Camp Fire" jumps across part of lake ...
Overall, more than 110 active fires covering 2,800 square miles (7,250 square kilometers) were burning in the U.S. as of Friday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Some were caused by the weather, with climate change increasing the frequency of lightning strikes as the regio...
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The fires across Canada this summer have devastated natural ecosystems and caused air pollution across borders. Image © Landon Parenteau on Unsplash The window for solving climate change is narrowing; any solution must include embodied carbon. TheSixth Assessment Reportpublished by theIPCC(Intergovernme...