So why does the sun look red at times? A late-May 2023 occurrence of a bright red sun, as seen from a number of states in the U.S., is being attributed to wildfires in Canda. Outdoor conditions play a large role in how dark the night sky is as well as the color of the sun....
In the western US, the average maximum growth rate of fires has more than doubled over the past two decades
Estimated annual economic burden from wildfires in US ($71B - $347B) 1.76B 1.76 billion tonnes CO2 released from wildfires in North America and Eurasia in 2021 $13B Insured losses from wildfires in the U.S. have exceeded $13 billion in three of the last four years ...
The death toll from the wildfires on Maui Island, U.S.'s Hawaii, rose to 80 on August 11, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in Hawaii's history. More than 1,700 buildings were destroyed by the fires, with houses and cars being burned to ashes in ...
Dorothy, a longtime resident of the Palisades, also lost the home she had lived in for 40 years, along with the homes of all her neighbors. "The whole area is wiped out. It's a nightmare," she told Xinhua. "I'm a retired school administrator, and most of us bought our homes decad...
Aug 30, 2023 Lahaina death toll remains unclear as Hawaii authorities wrap up search Three weeks after the fires broke out, the count of the dead stands at 115. But an unknown number of people are still missing. Aug 29, 2023 Maui residents fear "toxic air" in wake of wildfire ...
Fire suppression is the primary management response to wildfires in many areas globally. By removing less-extreme wildfires, this approach ensures that remaining wildfires burn under more extreme conditions. Here, we term this the “suppression bias” and use a simulation model to highlight how this...
Affected by high temperatures and droughts, forest fires broke out on Tuesday in the northern countryside of Syria's Latakia province. However, there is a serious shortage of supplies and firefighting work faces challenges due to years of conflict and
The deadly wildfire in the U.S. state of Hawaii has raised questions about the prospects of detecting fires and alerting local populations in a timely manner. A new pilot program in California now relies on artificial intelligence to identify wildfires and reduce the response times by the emergen...
The Latest on wildfires in the U.S. West (all times local): 6:30 p.m. CHICO, Calif. — A Northern California sheriff said Sunday that two more people have died from wildfires, bringing the state's total death toll to 24. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said during a news conference...