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Fire-ready? Report finds many US power utilities unprepared for wildfire risk
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Fire-ready? Report finds many US power utilities unprepared for wildfire risk

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Evidence suggests that several of the catastrophic wildfires that struck Los Angeles earlier this year may have been sparked...

Canadian wildfire smoke spreads across a third of United States | Environment News
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Canadian wildfire smoke spreads across a third of United States | Environment News

More than 212 active fires were burning in the country as of Tuesday afternoon, half of which were out of control, according to...

Tool predicts impact of wildfire smoke on solar power generation
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Tool predicts impact of wildfire smoke on solar power generation

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain From habitats to property to livelihoods, wildfires destroy everything in their path. But there is another, less-acknowledged, casualty: sunlight...

Drivers abandon vehicles after wildfire engulfs Israeli highway | Environment
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Drivers abandon vehicles after wildfire engulfs Israeli highway | Environment

NewsFeed A major highway in Israel was closed after wildfires engulfed it with flames and smoke forcing drivers and passengers to abandon their...

Drivers abandon vehicles after wildfire engulfs Israeli highway | Israel-Palestine conflict
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Drivers abandon vehicles after wildfire engulfs Israeli highway | Israel-Palestine conflict

NewsFeed A major highway in Israel was closed after wildfires engulfed it with flames and smoke forcing drivers and passengers to abandon their...

California’s wildfire tragedy: A wake-up call | TV Shows
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California’s wildfire tragedy: A wake-up call | TV Shows

We ask how deadly wildfires in Los Angeles have been exacerbated by climate change. California is facing an intense wildfire crisis. What drives...

Mapping the Hughes wildfire that is scorching the Los Angeles mountains | Climate Crisis News
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Mapping the Hughes wildfire that is scorching the Los Angeles mountains | Climate Crisis News

The new wildfire has scorched over 3,750 hectares near Castaic Lake, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Los Angeles. More than 50,000...

New wildfire near LA turns sky orange
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New wildfire near LA turns sky orange

A new wildfire north of Los Angeles in the US turned skies orange and triggered mandatory evacuation orders.

New rapidly growing wildfire breaks out north of Los Angeles | Weather News
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New rapidly growing wildfire breaks out north of Los Angeles | Weather News

A rapidly growing wildfire broke out north of Los Angeles, while two major fires burning in the metropolitan area for more than two...