Wildfires continued to burn Wednesday, fueled by strong winds from Hurricane Dora as it passed well south of the Hawaiian islands. Officials feared the death toll could rise.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Collaboration in wildfire management – lessons from Quebec for Maine
Maine must continue prioritizing wildfire preparedness, seeking and strengthening collaboration, investing in advanced equipment and training, and implementing comprehensive mitigation measures.
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Plane fighting Greek island wildfire crashes killing both pilots
EU officials have blamed climate change for the increasing frequency and intensity of fires across Europe.
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25 killed in wildfires sweeping across Algeria, including soldiers fighting flames
Operations to tamp down the fires included some 7,500 firefighters and 350 trucks on the ground as well as air support.
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2,000 evacuated in La Palma wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands; official says blaze ‘out of control’
The blaze has affected an area of about 11,000 acres and officials warned residents that the situation could worsen because a heat wave has made the terrain tinder-dry.
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Heat waves like one that’s killed 14 in southern U.S. become more frequent, enduring
Scientists and medical experts say such deaths caused by extreme heat will only increase in the U.S. each summer without more action to combat climate change.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: The effects of the global climate crisis will be local
The climate crisis is global. The effects, however, will be overwhelmingly local. That reality could not be more obvious this week, as smoke from wildfires in Canada blanketed the East Coast, giving New York for a moment the worst air quality of any major city in the world. Maine, which has felt the unhealthy effects […]
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Canada wildfires are leading to air-quality alerts in U.S. Here’s how to stay safe
U.S. officials say hazy skies, reduced visibility and the odor of burning wood are likely, and that the smoke will linger for a few days in New England.
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UMF professor and team receive grant from NASA
Dr. Andrew Barton, Professor of Biology at the University of Maine at Farmington, and his team of scientists will be trekking the Arizona ponderosa pine forest to monitor its ecosystems and compare their data to NASA’s ECOSTRESS, a thermal instrument on the International Space Station.
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Weather helping, but threat from Western fires persists
The cause of the Mosquito Fire in Northern California is under investigation, and the state’s largest utility supplier says unspecified ‘electrical activity’ occurred around the time of the first report.