NASA: Wildfire Smoke Over Siberia During the first week of July, NASA satellites began detecting signs that several wildland fires were burning in Russia’s far east. Two weeks later, several fires had grown much larger and more intense, creating rivers of smoke that flowed over parts of Khabarovsk and the neighboring Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite […] Fire Firebrains | July 19, 2022 0 Comments
USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – July 18, 2022 | 85 Fires are Currently Burning Almost 3-Million Acres National Fire News National Preparedness Level 3 as of July 18 at 5:00 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5) Current hours for the National Fire Information Center are (MST) 8:00 am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday 208-387-5050 This report will be updated Monday through Friday. Please check the IMSR for more information. July 18, 2022 More than 6,300 […] Fire Firebrains | July 18, 2022 2 Comments
[VIDEO] NBA legend Charles Barkley & Tahoe Douglas Fire Chief Scott Lindgren Discuss Operation Save Lake Tahoe [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzJP4BPS2NU"] Firebrains | July 15, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast – July 15, 2022 | Humans Have Caused 33,500 Fires This Year National Fire News National Preparedness Level 3 as of July 12 at 7:30 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5) Current hours for the National Fire Information Center are (MST) 8:00 am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday 208-387-5050 This report will be updated on Monday through Friday. Please check the IMSR for more information. July 14, 2022 Currently, 84 […] Fire Firebrains | July 14, 2022 0 Comments
Rare Updraft Generated by Yosemite National Park, CA, Wildfire Caused Tree Branches to be Sucked Up Into the Sky and Hit Firefighting Aircraft A “rare and dangerous” updraft from the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park last weekend had tree branches and other debris sucked high enough into the sky that they rained down on firefighting tanker airplanes dropping water on the blaze, according to an article shared by the San Francisco Chronicle. Related: 500 Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park, CA, Threatened […] Fire Firebrains | July 14, 2022 0 Comments
Wildfire on Aspen Mountain, CO, Caused by Cigarette Thrown From Gondola A wildfire on Saturday 9th July 2022, on the Ridge of Bell on Aspen Mountain, CO, was “potentially from a cigarette butt that was thrown from the gondola,” a press release from the resort states. Related: 95% of Wildfires in California Are Human Caused: Illegal Campfires to Blame Thankfully the fire was quickly extinguished. “Aspen Patrol summer rangers responded to reports […] Fire Firebrains | July 12, 2022 1 Comment
500 Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park, CA, Threatened by Growing Wildfire The Washburn Fire has doubled in size over the past 24 hours, threatening the largest grove of giant sequoia trees in California’s Yosemite National Park. The blaze is estimated to have burned 1,591 acres and park officials have closed down Mariposa Grove, home to 500 giant sequoias trees, including the famed Grizzly Giant which is thought to be around 3,000 […] Fire Firebrains | July 11, 2022 4 Comments
NASA: Heat and Fires Scorch Northern Canada In July 2022, a combination of lightning, dry weather, and unusual heat fueled hundreds of wildland fires in northern Canada. According to the Canadian government, 136 fires were burning in The Yukon and 65 in the Northwest Territories on July 6. Related: Record-Breaking Wildfires Have Burned Over 2 Million Acres in Alaska, Covering Half the State in Smoke The Moderate […] Fire Firebrains | July 11, 2022 1 Comment
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