East Kalimantan (Borneo), one province in Indonesia, has been anguished by white smoke which hampering people's eyesight; normal eyesight just reach 5 to 9 kms. The smoke appeared by quite huge forest fire from...
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Fergus Conway, 14, Phoebe Conway, 10, and their cousin Azra Young, 14, died in a cabin fire in Eagle Bay at Shuswap Lake the morning of Thursday, July 23. Neighbour Ken Clough reported witnessing flames 200 feet in the air, which took firefighters approximately three hours...
created by cyn.khoo | 23 wks ago | updated 23 wks ago 6628 views | 1 recommendation | 5 comments
Lightning strikes have started three new forest fires in the Yukon; one south of Old Crow, one near Brittania Creek and now a third near the McQuesten River lodge. The first two fires are being allowed to burn currently because they are not near buildings or communities, but...
created by Amy Judd | 24 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago 232 views | 20 recommendations | 2 comments
The Argentine government has declared a state of emergency in the Tierra del Fuego province due to forest fires that have now engulfed over 500 hectares of land and forced the evacuation of over 70 people. Teirra...
created by hadsie | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 378 views | 22 recommendations | 5 comments
Flying over British Columbia, or even driving through the interior of the province, will reveal a blight spreading throughout the province's forests. Hectares of pine trees have died and turned red,...
created by ScienceDave | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 1943 views | 29 recommendations | 9 comments
Fire is a common feature in the Indian forests every year, causing incalculable damage to the forest wealth and ecosystem. High proportions of these fires are attributed to man-made reasons either deliberately or...
created by drawat123 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 2176 views | 24 recommendations | 7 comments
As the fires continue to rage through parts of San Diego, some returned
to their homes today. Others returned to empty plots of land scattered
with ashes, and some still in the various emergency shelters. Last we
heard, Mary Griffin was readying herself for...
created by Orato | 2 years ago 222 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
" At the top of the fires raging across Southern Europe is the Greece's forest fire and as its death toll reached at least 59 over the past three days, video clips of the incidence continue to stream out of the affected areas. "
created by alaaron | 2 years ago 96 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Warren Grove, NJ A self-protection flare deployed by a fighter pilot who disregarded instructions and a lack of communication among everyone involved caused the May 15 forest fire that raged across the...
created by TheArgus | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 2946 views | 28 recommendations | 10 comments
Hundreds of firefighters poured into the Lake Tahoe area today from all over California. Coming in waves of battalions, men, and equipment; a fierce effort is being put forth by everyone here, to contain this...
created by TahoeSunsets | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1301 views | 24 recommendations | 8 comments
Today - Wednesday - the fire continues to burn and meteorologists are predicting a 100 degree day. Firemen are trying to keep hotspots from developing all over.NowPublic member jeneyepher has sent in this...
"As Israel continues the bombing campaign that has turned parts of Lebanon into rubble, environmentalists are warning of widespread and lasting damage.Spilled and burning oil, along with forest fires, toxic waste...
created by lmurch | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 998 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Firefighters in north-western Spain are battling more than 100 fires that have already devastated some 10,000 hectares (24,700 acres) of land, officials say.
Some 1,200 soldiers are being deployed in the Galicia...
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"Two fires burning in the desert land of San Bernardino County have joined, producing a 62,000-acre blaze heading toward dead trees in the San Bernardino National Forest."
created by lmurch | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 835 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"The fire burning in the hills west of Interstate 5 has surpassed early predictions of how large it would grow, and crews made no progress overnight in containing it. As of 7 a.m. this morning, the blaze --...
created by lmurch | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1170 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments