Latest wildfire numbers: At least 21 separate fires are burning (down from 22 when two large fires merged into one Thursday) 31 deaths (17 Sonoma County, 8 Mendocino County, 4 Yuba County in Loma Rica, 2 Napa County) At least 200,000 acres scorched -- or the equivalent size of New Yo...
Donald Trump lays out two demands in exchange for California wildfire aid President Donald Trump got more specific Friday about the criteria he wants California to... By Sara Libby With L.A. expecting rain, here’s how likely debris flows are near burn scars ...
“The public has to take an active role in preventing fire,” Sanchez said, adding that Californians can learn more about setting up a home evacuation plan and how to prepare their homes and property for wildfires by visitingReadyforWildfire.org....
NASA’s tools provide an important input into the models that American Forests creates for a science-based approach to reforestation on burn scars. The nonprofit hasdeveloped a restoration plan for the site of the 2018 Camp Fire, California’s deadliest fire that killed 85 people and left a hu...
Strong Santa Ana winds have returned to Southern California, fanning a huge wildfire that has scorched a string of communities west of Los Angeles. A one-day lull in the dry, northeasterly winds ended Sunday morning and authorities warn that the gusts will continue through Tuesday. ...
Historic heat fans an explosive wildfire in California, forcing evacuations and overwhelming firefighters July 7, 2024 Additional Live Streams Live ABC News Live Live Rain returns to southern California this weekend, decreasing the fire risk but increasing the risk for mudslides in burn scars ...
Several remote sensing techniques have been used successfully to map the areas of wildfire burn scars. Burn severity mapping, however, presents a suite of problems, caused by spectral confusion between vegetation affected by surface fire and unburned vegetation, between moderately burned vegetation and...
The Thomas Fire was a massive wildfire that started in early December 2017 in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties and grew into California's largest fire ever. import arcgis from arcgis import * from arcgis.layers import Service gis = GIS(profile="your_online_profile") Visualize the extent of ...
An effect of dry-to-wet whiplashes is things like landslides and debris flows that can result from heavy rains. This is especially true in areas that have recent wildfire burn scars where there isn't much vegetation to hold soil in place. ...
News January 24, 202567 DAN WALTERS: Trump jumps back into California’s water wars with a pro-farmer decree Cal Matters News January 23, 2025241 THE CONVERSATION: After the fire: Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger deadly debris flows – a geologist explains how ...