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Hotels and homes on Crete evacuated as wildfire burns out of control
Firefighters are struggling to bring a major wildfire on Greece’s southern island of Crete under control, hampered by ...
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Wildfire burns out of control on Greece's island of Crete
A fast-moving wildfire whipped by gale-force winds burned through the night and into Thursday on Greece’s southern island of ...
2,000-acre brush fire burns between Chelan and Okanogan counties
The Apple Acres brush fire quickly grew to 2,000 acres, according to the Chelan County Emergency Management. Highway 97 was ...
Hotels and homes evacuated on Greek island of Crete as wildfire burns out of control
Firefighters are struggling to bring a major wildfire on Greece’s southern island of Crete under control, hampered by gale ...
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When wildfire hits your doorstep
A Diné writer confronts how to offer a hand from far away as tragedy strikes on the Navajo Nation. It was the last day of June and the first day of the new work week when an emergency showed up on my ...
Community on standby to evacuate as wildfire burns near Cottonwood
COTTONWOOD, AZ (AZFamily) — A wildfire that started on Wednesday near Cottonwood is on the verge of forcing people to ...
Wildfire on Greek island of Crete prompts evacuations of hotels and damages homes
A fast-moving wildfire on the Greek island of Crete forces evacuations of homes and hotels. Authorities say the fire, driven ...
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Madre Fire, now California's largest wildfire, burns more than 3,000 acres in two hours
Pushed by fast winds, a fire burned more than 3,000 acres within two hours Wednesday afternoon along the border between Santa ...
Madre Fire burns more than 3,000 acres in two hours
Pushed by fast winds, a fire burned more than 3,000 acres within two hours Wednesday afternoon along the border between Santa ...
We Are Living in the Age of Fire. And It’s Only Going To Get Worse
“Fire is always where people are,” Flannigan continues. “It goes with us wherever we go. But the genie is out of the bottle.
New Harvard app identifies wildfire hotspots with biggest risk of smoke impacts
A new online platform could help communities detect a need for preventative fire management, with the goal of reducing subsequent smoke exposures. The app is able to identify not just where blazes ...
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Fighting fire with fire: How prescribed burns reduce wildfire damage and pollution
Wildfires are becoming more intense and dangerous, but a new Stanford-led study offers hope: prescribed burns—intentionally set, controlled fires—can significantly lessen their impact. By analyzing ...