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March 8, 2021

Wildfires

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Reports says poor planning, heat caused California blackouts

October 8, 2020 The Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Poor planning coupled with extreme weather caused rolling blackouts that affected hundreds of thousands of people during an August heat wave, energy regulators said Tuesday. A 121-page preliminary analysis concluded that the […]

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Dying winds give crews hope in Northern California fires

September 29, 2020 Janie Har Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Easing winds gave California firefighters a break Tuesday as they battled a destructive wildfire that was driven by strong winds through wine country north of San Francisco and another rural blaze that […]

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Western wildfire smoke causes East Coast haze, vivid sunsets

September 17, 2020 Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

The smoke from dozens of wildfires in the western United States is stretching clear across the country — and even pushing into Mexico, Canada and Europe. While the dangerous plumes are forcing people inside along […]

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‘Evacuate Now:’ Oregon wildfires grow as 500K told to flee

September 11, 2020 Andrew Selsky and Sara Cline, Associated Press

SALEM, Ore. — Deadly wildfires in heavily populated northwest Oregon were growing, with hundreds of thousands of people told to flee encroaching flames while residents to the south tearfully assessed their losses. The number of […]

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Redwoods survive wildfire at California’s oldest state park

August 25, 2020 Martha Mendoza, Associated Press

BOULDER CREEK, Calif. — When a massive wildfire swept through California’s oldest state park last week it was feared many trees in a grove of old-growth redwoods, some of them 2,000 years old and among […]

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Brazilian firefighters toil in Amazon region hazy with smoke

August 28, 2019 LUIS ANDRES HENAO and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | AP

JACUNDA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil — Equipped with hoses connected to rubber backpacks, Brazilian firefighters in the Amazon on Monday raced in a truck along dirt roads toward plumes of smoke after a spotter in a […]

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California wildfire death toll rises to 41, firefighters gain ground

October 18, 2017 Donna King

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Firefighters began gaining ground on wildfires that killed at least 41 people in the past week, the deadliest blazes in California’s history, as winds eased and searchers combed charred ruins for more […]

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