Drought-stricken trees present fire hazard

... for the Texas Forest Service, said several fires have been sparked due to limbs falling on power lines. A large wildfire in Neches on Aug. 15 that burned 450 acres of timber was sparked this way. "Trees die, whether they are healthy or stressed," ...

Drought-stricken trees present fire hazard

... for the Texas Forest Service, said several fires have been sparked due to limbs falling on power lines. A large wildfire in Neches on Aug. 15 that burned 450 acres of timber was sparked this way. "Trees die, whether they are healthy or stressed," ...

Wildfires keeping firefighters busy

... last several days, and fire officials warn the area is still drier than normal. In Bay County, the "Timbercrest" wildfire has burned about 40 acres in the Fountain area in the vicinity of Timbercrest Road and Burnout Road. Brian Goddin, wildfire ...

CU team tracks Patagonian droughts and wildfires

... chemicals and greenhouse gases. The researchers used tree ring records dating back to 1506 to link past wildfire activity in the forests of Patagonia with the Southern Annular Mode, a climate cycle that creates low atmospheric pressure in the ...

Suspicious fires burning up drought-stricken territory

At least a dozen fires have flared up across Hays County in the past week with the latest round of blazes appearing suspicious, officials say.

Southern South American wildfires expected to increase, says CU-Boulder study

This 2010 photo shows the aftermath of a wildfire outside the town of Futaleufu in southern Chile.

Do your part to help avoid another – Magnolia Fire’

... steps to decrease our exposure to this hazard. Each Hill Country community should definitely prepare a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). Local wildfire protection plans can take a variety of forms, based on the needs of the people involved ...

Texas town worries about running out of water

... from tubs to front yards. An April storm teased Robert Lee, but instead of rain, a lightning strike started a wildfire that chewed up 169,000 drought-starved acres. The worst Texas drought since the 1950s has this ranching town of nearly 1,110 ...

Southern South American wildfires expected to increase, says CU-Boulder study

A new University of Colorado Boulder study indicates a major climate oscillation in the Southern Hemisphere that is expected to intensify in the coming decades will likely cause increased wildfire activity in the southern half of South America.

Worst drought in decades has town in West Texas drying up

... from tubs to front yards. An April storm teased Robert Lee, but instead of rain, a lightning strike started a wildfire that chewed up 169,000 drought-starved acres. The worst Texas drought since the 1950s has this ranching town of nearly 1,110 ...

[AP] Robert Lee teeters on drying up in drought

... from tubs to front yards. An April storm teased Robert Lee, but instead of rain, a lightning strike started a wildfire that chewed up 169,000 drought-starved acres. "We can't catch a break," said Eddie Ray Roberts, the city's water superintendent. ...

Towns can’t catch a break

... from tubs to front yards. An April storm teased Robert Lee, but instead of rain, a lightning strike started a wildfire that chewed up 169,000 drought-starved acres. The worst Texas drought since the 1950s has this ranching town of nearly 1,110 ...

West Texas town teeters on drying up in drought

... auled from tubs to front yards. An April storm teased Robert Lee, but instead of rain, a lightning strike started a wildfire that chewed up 169,000 drought-starved acres.

Texas town nearly out of water

... from tubs to front yards. An April storm teased Robert Lee, but instead of rain, a lightning strike started a wildfire that chewed up 169,000 drought-starved acres. The worst Texas drought since the 1950s has this ranching town of nearly 1,110 ...

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief warns of further extreme weather

... RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post (THE DENVER POST Extreme weather is becoming the new normal, with tornado, flood, wildfire and drought records broken and $35 billion in damages this year, the National Weather Service said Wednesday in launching a new ...

Firefighters battle brush in central Oklahoma

Firefighters and an Oklahoma National Guard helicopter are on battling a brush fire in a wooded area of southeast Norman.

Firefighters battle brush in central Oklahoma

Firefighters and an Oklahoma National Guard helicopter are on battling a brush fire in a wooded area of southeast Norman.
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