Smoke from Western U.S. Fires Has Reached Europe Smoke from the major west coast fires has now reached parts of Western Europe. Earlier this week smoke had reached parts of the East Coast. The NWS forecast for last Wednesday shows major smoke moving into Canada, the North East U.S., and all the way down to Virginia. Related: As Wildfires Intensify New Smoke Forecasting Models Are Needed The smoke […] Fire Ryan Flynn | September 18, 2020 1 Comment
Western U.S. Fire Season Will Only Get Worse With Climate Change This fire season has been more prevalent this season than years past, especially for states like Colorado and California. Multiple major fires currently are burning in both states with additional fires throughout the rest of the western U.S. Irresponsible behavior is partially to blame for some of the fires, but climate change is showing that fire season is only going […] Fire Ryan Flynn | August 25, 2020 6 Comments
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 […] Fire Spencer Cox | July 31, 2020 0 Comments
California Now Has Year-Round “Fire Season” Cal Fire has already responded to 850 fires since January 1st, 2015. Just last week, Cal Fire responded to 172 fires. 172 fires in one week! There have been 70% more fires responded to than average already this year, and it’s not even “fire season” yet. This year, fire season has no season. Lets just call it a “fire year”… California is in the depths of its historic drought. Nearly all of California is under the “exceptional drought”, the most severe, category. This drought has been going on for 4 years […] SnowBrains | April 30, 2015 1 Comment
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