Rampant Wildfires in Alaska, Greenland, and Siberia Can be Seen From Space Huge areas of the Earth’s northern latitudes have wildfires burning right now due to the unusually hot weather that has engulfed a huge portion of the Arctic, from Alaska to Greenland to Siberia. The heat is responsible for creating conditions perfect for wildfires, including some enormous ones burning in remote parts of the region that are visible from space. Related: […] Fire Firebrains | July 19, 2019 0 Comments
Forest Fires Are Causing Snow to Melt Earlier in the Season, Study Shows Forest fires are causing snow to melt earlier in the season, a trend occurring across the western U.S. that may affect water supplies and trigger even more fires, according to a new study by a team of researchers at Portland State University, the Desert Research Institute, and the University of Nevada, Reno. It’s a cycle that will only be exacerbated […] Fire Firebrains | May 31, 2019 0 Comments
Death Toll Rises Above 80 as Firefighters Battle to Contain Intense California Fires The death toll of the wildfires blazing through California has climbed above 80, as firefighters enter the tenth day of battling the blazes. Two large fires are burning separately in Northern and Southern California. The fires burning in Butte County (Camp Fire) and Los Angeles County (Woolsey Fire) have required evacuations and are affecting air quality in surrounding communities. Since […] Fire Firebrains | November 19, 2018 0 Comments
California Fires Update | Red Flag Warning Issued for the Tahoe Basin There’s no let up for firefighters in California as they continue to battle a number of wildfires engulfing the hot and dry state. In the last few days, new fires have started and grown rapidly. A red flag warning has been issued for the Tahoe Basin, active until 5 am Thursday. A combination of stronger winds and low humidity in […] Fire Firebrains | September 12, 2018 0 Comments
Western United States Ablaze as 60 Fires Have Consumed Over 703,000 Acres Destroying Hundreds of Homes Nearly 60 fires have consumed more than 703,000 acres, from Alaska, where 19 large fires were reported, to California, Colorado, and Utah, where at least six wildfires continue to burn in each state, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. The risk of new fires throughout the drought-stricken Western US remains high amid the expected use of […] Fire Firebrains | July 5, 2018 1 Comment
Massive Fires & Rivers of Smoke in British Columbia, Canada “A NOAA/NASA satellite captured an image of massive fires, giant rivers of smoke in Canada. Normally, the fire danger in Canada’s Northwest Territories by this time of year is near the low end of the country’s national monitoring scale (http://bit.ly/2i6Z5QE). This summer, the fire danger ranged from high to extreme across much of the eastern half of Northwest Territories, as […] Fire Firebrains | August 18, 2017 0 Comments
142 Fires Start in B.C. on Friday, 7000 People Evacuated | State of Emergency Declared by B.C. Gov’t [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNvmUx7gxLc"] SnowBrains | July 8, 2017 122 Likes 2 Tweets 2 Comments