By KTVU Staff Published August 16, 2023 9:08am PDT Wildfires KTVU FOX 2 Fires, ignited by lighting, force evacuations Wildfires in Northern California's Siskiyou County have led authorities to order evacuations. The group of fires was started by lightning this week. Evacuations have been ...
D. Characterisation of initial fire weather conditions for large spring wildfires in Alberta, Canada. Int. J. Wildland Fire 30, 823–835 (2021). Article Google Scholar van Wagtendonk, J. W. in Fire in California’s Ecosystems (eds Sugihara, N. G. et al.) 38–57 (Univ. California ...
Diablo winds fan fires in Northern CaliforniaIan Hoffman, STAFF WRITER
Cal Fire engineer accused of arson after 5 Northern California fires in Sonoma County ByTim Fang Updated on: September 20, 2024 / 1:30 PM PDT/ CBS San Francisco A Cal Fire employee from Sonoma County was arrested Friday on suspicion of arson for allegedly setting several fires in the...
Southern California is a biodiversity hotspot and home to over 23 million people. Over recent decades the annual wildfire area in the coastal southern California region has not significantly changed. Yet how fire regime will respond to future anthropogenic climate change remains an important question....
Pacific Gas & Electric was found responsible for the 2018 Camp Fire in northern California that killed 85 people. The disaster was caused by downed power lines. Its program to eliminate uninsulated wire in fire zones has covered more than 1,200 miles of line so far. PG&E also ...
Fast-moving fires, which were once considered unusual, have swept through a growing number of communities. These urban fires include the Santa Rosa and Paradise fires in Northern California; the Marshall Fire in Colorado; the Lytton in British Columbia; and in 2023, the Lahaina wildfires in Hawa...
Dozens of structures have been damaged and thousands of residents forced to flee after two new wildfires ignited in Northern California and Nevada over the weekend. The Davis and Boyles fires quickly damaged buildings and vehicles, prompting evacuations of thousands of nearby residents. ...
"Most fires in the boreal forest of northern Canada are started by lightning. A one-degree Celsius increase in temperature amounts to about 12% more lightning. So the warmer it gets as the climate heats up, the more triggers there are for fires to burn," said Struzik. ...
Man Who Kidnapped California Woman in What Was Initially Called a Hoax Faces New Charges Prosecutors say a man who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a Northern California woman in what became widely known as the “Gone Girl” kidnapping after police initially called it a hoa...