Top 5 US States for Acres Burned by Fire This Year The National Interagency Fire Center reports that January 1 to August 29, 2018, there were 43,448 wildfires, compared to 45,981 wildfires in the same period in 2017, and about 6.5 million acres were burned in the 2018 period, compared with 6.85 million in 2017, with California holding the unenviable position of having had the most acres burned. The Mendocino Complex fire broke […] Fire Firebrains | August 30, 2018 0 Comments
Hundreds of Millions of Dead Trees are Seriously Hindering Wildfire Firefighters in California The 2010-2017 drought and bark beetle infestations have killed over 129 million trees in California, and millions more drought-stressed trees are expected to die in the coming years. The scale of the die-off is unprecedented in the recorded history of California. The majority of these dead trees are located in the central and southern Sierra Nevada. This situation presents two significant problems […] Fire Firebrains | August 29, 2018 1 Comment
VIDEO: Incredible Footage of Record Breaking ‘Firenado’ that Took the Life of CA Firefighter [arve url="https://youtu.be/L1XkAsWGu60"] Firebrains | August 25, 2018 11 Likes 2 Tweets 0 Comments
Wildfire Smoke Causing Unhealthy Air Quality Across the Western United States Smoke from wildfires is blanketing the summer skies in the western US and Canadian cities so badly that weather experts are calling on officials to tackle ‘smoke season’ with the same urgency they use with heat waves and cold snaps. ‘There’s a smoke season, and it’s probably going to be more frequent and longer than it has been in previous […] Fire Firebrains | August 23, 2018 0 Comments
Real-Time and Interactive Map of Current Wildfires in the USA There are currently 85 active wildfires blazing in the USA, and this interactive, real-time map shows them all. Esri’s mapping software is some of the most advanced and powerful available and puts the ability to filter down to individual blazes, or by the current magnitude and start date, at your fingertips. If you hover over each area, you’ll learn the name […] Fire Firebrains | August 23, 2018 0 Comments
The Ferguson Fire Responsible for Closing Yosemite Valley, CA is Finally 100% Contained The Ferguson Fire, which killed two firefighters and interrupted peak-season tourism around Yosemite National Park, is over after burning for 36 days in northern California, reports USA Today. Fire crews reached full containment late Saturday night, though Sierra National Forest officials said Sunday that smoke will linger and “continue to produce unhealthy conditions” in the area as interior parts of […] Fire Firebrains | August 20, 2018 0 Comments
600 Active Fires in British Columbia Contributing to More Intense than Average Fire Season We’ve heard a lot about California recently, but British Columbia is also in serious trouble. There are about 600 blazes currently turning the province into a blazing landscape, including 145 additional fires that were ignited on Saturday by a lightning storm. All those fires have sent a river of smoke and ash streaming across Canada and out over the Atlantic, […] Fire Firebrains | August 15, 2018 0 Comments
Areas of Glacier National Park, MT Evacuated Due to Explosive Fire Weeks after Yosemite Valley closed due to wildfires for the first time in decades, parts of Glacier National Park in Montana have been evacuated due to an explosive fire. The Howe Ridge Fire “grew significantly” on Sunday according to a Facebook post by the park, the same day Glacier hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time in recorded history. […] Fire Firebrains | August 14, 2018 0 Comments
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