U.S. representatives for western states call for more federal funding to fight wildfires
Members of Congress representing western states are calling for more federal funding to help states fight wildfires this summer.
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California sends additional firefighting aid to New Mexico
In response to wildfires burning throughout New Mexico, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the deployment of additional firefighting support to the state Wednesday.
As New Mexico wildfires rage, neighboring states warned of high fire danger
New Mexico continues to battle the largest wildfires in its history, and other states including Nevada, along with parts of Arizona and Colorado, have been warned of high fire danger through the weekend.
Colorado Officials: Now is the time to prepare for a wildfire
May is Wildfire Awareness Month, and state officials are encouraging Coloradans to get up to speed on prevention and emergency-exit strategies if evacuation notices are issued.
Trees aren’t a climate change cure-all – 2 new studies on the life and death of trees in a warming world show why
When people talk about ways to slow climate change, they often mention trees, and for good reason. Forests take up a large amount of the planet-warming carbon dioxide that people put into the atmosphere when they burn fossil fuels.
Biden OKs disaster declaration as Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fires grow to over 160,000 acres
President Joe Biden has signed a disaster declaration for New Mexico as the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires grew to over 160,000 acres.
Fire restrictions take effect in Kiowa County Saturday
Kiowa County is enacting Stage 1 Fire Restrictions, effective at 12:01 AM, on Saturday April 23, 2022, for unincorporated Kiowa County
The fire ban PROHIBITS:
Scientists: excessive fuels likely to increase New Mexico’s climate-driven wildfires
Wildfires continue to burn in New Mexico after destroying at least 150 homes in Ruidoso, killing an older couple in the village last week.
Latest Boulder fire covers 190 acres, is 35% contained
Boulder officials have lifted all evacuation orders stemming from a wildfire that started near the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) over the weekend as firefighters have contained more than 35 percent of the blaze.
Texans rally to recover from storm, wildfire damage
It has been a tough week for Texas, with a lethal combination of tornadoes, wildfires and even snow. At week's end, 16 counties have been declared disaster areas by Gov. Greg Abbott.