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.
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Storm’s fierce winds complicate California wildfire fight
Two people died while fleeing the wildfire on Monday and at least 12 structures have been destroyed.
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Death toll in Northern California wildfire zone rises to 4
Authorities say 2 more bodies have been found within the burn zone of a huge Northern California wildfire.
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Man burning cardboard sparks wildfire in Freedom, setting nearly 3 acres of land ablaze
The wildfire took around two hours to put out and burned 2.5 to 3 acres of land, according to the town’s fire chief.
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Crews box in Colorado wildfire as investigators seek cause
The blaze between Denver and Boulder started Dec. 30 during a months-long drought.
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Colorado wildfires burn hundreds of homes, force evacuations
Ten of thousands of people were evacuated as intense fires swept across the region, fueled by wind gusts up to 105 mph.
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California wildfires this year torched thousands of giant sequoia trees
Intense fires that burned hot enough and high enough to kill so many giant sequoias – trees once considered nearly fire-proof – puts an exclamation point on the impact of climate change.
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California wildfires burn into groves of giant sequoia trees
Giant sequoias are adapted to fire, which can help them thrive, but the extraordinary intensity of recent fires – fueled by climate change – can overwhelm the trees.
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Record-breaking California fire grows; Montana blaze threatens towns
Some 100 large blazes are burning across 15 states with historic drought conditions.