Wildfire rips through Florida Everglades
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Africa: Wildfire Disasters Are Increasingly in the News, Yet Less Land Is Burning Globally – Here’s Why
Worldwide, an estimated 440 million people were exposed to a wildfire encroaching on their home at some point between 2002 and 2021, new research shows. That’s roughly equivalent to the entire population of the European Union, and the number has been steadily rising – up 40% over those two decades. With intense, destructive fires often…
An official says a historic Grand Canyon lodge has been destroyed by wildfire
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A historic lodge on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim has been destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire, the park said Sunday. The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames, park Superintendent Ed Keable told park residents, staff and others in a meeting…
Wildfire near Grand Canyon expands tenfold over 24 hours
A rapidly growing fire near the Grand Canyon has expanded more than ten times in size over the last 24 hours. What officials have dubbed the White Sage Fire in Jacob Lake, Arizona — roughly 250 miles southwest of Denver, Colorado — has grown from 1,000 acres large to nearly 11,000 acres, according to a…
Africa: Berg Winds in South Africa – the Winter Weather Pattern That Increases Wildfire Risks
Winter in some parts of South Africa is a time of low (or no) rainfall and high fire danger. Sheldon Strydom studies the relationship between weather and fire, in particular how Berg winds, also known as mountain flow events, are linked to periods of enhanced fire danger. Mid-July is typically a high risk period. He…