The winds make Weed and the surrounding area a perilous place for wildfires, whipping small flames into a frenzy. Weed has seen three major fires since 2014, a period of extreme drought that has prompted the largest and most destructive fires in California history. That drought persists as Cali...
Portions of fires that reburned in subsequent incidents were treated as unique sites. For example, the Footstool Fire burned in the central Selway in 1988. A portion then reburned in the 2016 Moose Fire. The once- and twice-burned portions of the Footstool Fire are separate units of ...
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Let's learn a little about the northern Bay Area. The wettest months in central California is the winter. The summers are quite dry so it wasn't abnormal for the Sonoma County Airport (chosen due to the proximity of it being between all 3 fires) to see little to no precipitation in Ju...
Northern California Road Trip Map If you want to see exactly what this Northern California road trip looks like on paper, check out the map of my itinerary below! You may have to modify your road trip in California based on weather, road closures, and time!
The Lockett Fire planning area is surrounded by areas which have experienced prescribed and natural fire and is burning in the footprint of the 2014 Belknap Fire. These fires align with the Southwest ponderosa pine/grassland environment 10-year fire-return interval, the natural historic average time...
According to a new study, there were far more fire-resistant hardwoods when the Karuk Tribe tended the forest. The researchers consulted the tribe about their oral history and cataloged scientific evidence of past fires. They found that the tribe’s cultural forest-burning practice helped shape ...
There are 100 forest fires burning across central and northern Alberta TuesdayCBC News
Drought frequency and severity are projected to increase in the future, but the changes are expected to be unevenly distributed across the globe. Based on multi-model simulations under three different future emissions and shared socioeconomic pathways, w
Dr. Joel Fleischman: [picking up a book from Adam's kitchen table] "The California Cookbook?" Adam: [becomes upset] You wanna die? Is that what you want? Maurice Minnifield: Do you know what the motto of the state of Alaska is, Joel? Dr. Joel Fleischman: "If it ain't broke, ...