Although the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell in 2023, the region is faced with another challenge in the shape of fire affecting the native vegetation that has so far been spared destruction. An article published in the journal Global Change Biology warns that wildfires in old-growth forests rose 152% last year compared with 2022, despite a drop of 16% in the total number of fires throughout the Amazon and a 22% drop in deforestation.
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – The Klamath National Forest says it is going to push back the opening date of several campgrounds until mid-June. The U.S. Forest Service cites inaccessibility to the higher elevation camp areas, as a result of a good snow year and runoff from the melting snow, as the reason for the delay. […]
Canada is no stranger to wildfires. However, the 2023 wildfire season was the worst on record. Over 6,500 blazes scorched more than 48 million acres of forest across Canada, a 170 percent increase over 2022. The wildfires finally seemed to die down when the snow arrived, bringing relief to affected communities.
Authorities say wind will push the Parker Lake Wildfire closer to the small
Western Forest Products (TSE:WEF – Get Free Report) will release its earnings data after the market closes on Tuesday, May 7th. Western Forest Products (TSE:WEF – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 13th. The company reported C($0.04) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of C($0.05) by C$0.01. […]
Duane Loe lives just three kilometres south of Fort Nelson, B.C., where most of the 4,700 people have fled from a fast-approaching wildfire. But Loe isn't leaving. He has decided to stay put with a group of about a dozen other residents who have firefighting experience and plan to protect their homes and property. The forecasts have called for westerly winds to push the Parker Lake blaze in their direction. "We are safe," Loe said on Monday as the government urged all remaining...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — More people are being told to leave an area of western Canada at threat from a nearby wildfire that has grown significantly in the past day. As forecasts on Tuesday called for wind that could blow the fire closer to Fort Nelson, emergency workers have been calling as many of […]
OTTAWA >> Firefighters today battled a large wildfire heading towards a remote western Canadian town as winds and tinder-dry conditions threatened to spread the flames further, a provincial minister said.
Air-quality alerts are in effect for parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin due to massive wildfires burning in Canada. The fires have grown to 24,000 acres and some residents in the Northern Rockies were forced to evacuate over the weekend.
Canada’s first major wildfires of 2024 are spreading fast and there’s a dire warning for people who have not evacuated one town. - Videos from The Weather Channel | weather.com
An annual study performed by Niche was able to determine where the school districts with the best teachers can be found in the U.S.
A team of scientists believe they've discovered how Venus has lost its oceans, and the reason is surprising — it's not because the planet roasts at 900 degrees Fahrenheit.