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Giant Sequoias Unharmed in California Wildfire

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For nearly two weeks, a fire has ravaged across the western side of California Sierra Nevada, known as the KNP Complex. Despite burning through California’s Sequoia National Park, there hasn’t been observed damage to any of the 2,000 sequoias in the park, including the largest, most well-known sequoia trees of the bunch. The fire, which was started by lightning strikes, […]

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Breya Bergom | September 21, 2021
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NASA: California Wildfire Encroaching on Giant Sequoias

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‘Wildfire encroaching on Giant Sequoias’ first appeared on NASA Earth Observatory and was written by Michael Carlowicz. In the midst of another brutal wildfire season that has threatened many lives, homes, and businesses, several of California’s natural treasures have also been threatened. Still burning after nearly nine weeks, the Caldor fire has encroached on Lake Tahoe. Now some of the […]

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Firebrains | September 17, 2021
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NASA: MISR Instrument Sees California Wildfire Smoke Plumes From Space

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This post first appeared on the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory website and was written by Esprit Smith, NASA’s Earth Science News Team. Smoke from several large wildfires burning in Northern California can be seen traveling miles into the atmosphere. As of Aug. 24, wildfires in Northern California – including the McCash, Antelope, River Complex, Monument, and Dixie fires – have […]

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Firebrains | August 26, 2021
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California Wildfire Becomes First Known to Cross Sierra Nevada Mountain Range

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The Dixie Fire, currently the second-largest wildfire in California’s history, has become the first known fire to burn across the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Related: The World Is on Fire – An Overview of Current Wildfires On Wednesday, the wildfire made it from the western slopes of the Sierra across to the floor of the eastern valley, according to the […]

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Firebrains | August 20, 2021
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Animated Map: California Wildfires From 1910-2019

Wildfires in California have been occurring for centuries and with Esri’s new animated map, we can see how fires have grown in recent history. Of the 20 largest fires in the state 17 have occurred since the year 2000, and 11 have occurred in the last decade. Even more alarming than that, out of the five largest fires in the state’s […]

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Alex Camerino | October 23, 2020
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Record-Breaking California Wildfire Season | Over 3-Million-Acres Burned and 6 of Top 20 Largest Fires in History

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The 2020 wildfire season has been record-breaking, in not only the total amount of acres burned at over 3 million but also 6 of the top 20 largest wildfires in California history have occurred this year. Related: Ski Areas Across the West Suspend Operations Due to Wildfire Threat At 746,607-acres, the August Complex fire is now the largest in California […]

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Firebrains | September 11, 2020
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An Out-of-Control California Wildfire Was Caused by a Pyrotechnic Device at a Gender Reveal Party

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An out of control wildfire in California was caused by a smoke generating pyrotechnic device ignited during a gender reveal party, CalFire reported. The El Dorado Fire in San Bernadino county has currently burned 9,671-acres, is 7% contained, and is being fought by 649 personnel. CAL FIRE Law Enforcement has determined the El Dorado Fire, burning near Oak Glen in San […]

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Firebrains | September 9, 2020
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Northern California Wildfire Surpasses Biggest Fire from Previous Seasons

Fire season in California has been harsh the past few years and this season is proving to be no different. Two enormous wildfires in Northern California, near the border of Oregon, have combined to create the largest wildfire that California has seen since the Camp and Woolsey fire in 2018. According to the Incident Information System, which is providing updates […]

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Spencer Cox | July 31, 2020
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