Supply chain and staffing shortages, concerns over wildfires and drought have led cities to call off their Independence Day shows. For some, it’s the third year in a row.
Tag: Wildfires
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Wildfires Could Be Treated as a Form Of Maintenance, Like Flu Shots
Climate change hasn’t made all prescribed burns unsafe, but more care needs to be taken in starting them, and even then, risk cannot be eliminated entirely.
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Wildfire in New Jersey Could Become the State’s Largest in Years
The Mullica River fire in Wharton State Forest in South Jersey has burned about 12,000 acres. Officials have ruled out natural causes as the source of the blaze.
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New Mexico’s Largest Wildfire Was a Prescribed Burn. What Are Victims Owed?
Two prescribed burns got out of control, becoming New Mexico’s largest recorded wildfire. But experts say it’s necessary to thin forests in a region primed for destruction.
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Arizona Wildfire Destroys Observatory Buildings
The Contreras fire has disrupted the work of astronomers, though the observatory’s scientific equipment remains safe for now.