Posts Tagged ‘wildfires’
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 12:26pm MDT
Yesterday’s eruption of multiple wildfires across Colorado yesterday was eerily reminiscent of what we lived through last year. Denver saw a record high temperature of 100 degrees Tuesday, the earliest the Mile High City has recorded a temperature at the century mark. Similar stories were played out across the Centennial State with scorching hot temperatures, [...]
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Saturday, January 12th, 2013 1:24pm MDT
Record-setting heat and tinder dry conditions have brought devastating bushfires to Australia in recent weeks, hitting the island state of Tasmania the hardest. One family’s harrowing escape was captured in terrifying detail with pictures of them fleeing to water to avoid the fast moving flames. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com and check out [...]
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Saturday, January 12th, 2013 11:01am MDT
Colorado witnessed an absolutely devastating wildfire season in 2012. We were not alone however as many locations across the U.S. saw a year of record burning and yesterday NOAA named the wildfire activity one of its top weather and climate events of 2012. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com
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Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 8:06am MDT
While North America has dealt with a deadly and devastating wildfire season, Australia as well has seen many bushfires rage across its wild lands. One fire in recent days burning near Alice Springs spawned a rare fire tornado that whirled through the Outback for 40 minutes. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com and [...]
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Tags: Australia, Fire tornado, wildfires
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Friday, September 7th, 2012 10:53am MDT
A four-month old black bear cub rescued from a raging wildfire in Idaho has achieved celebrity status, much as another famous bear cub did more than 60 years ago. Boo Boo’s recovery from second degree burns moved on to a new stage this week as the Idaho Humane Society takes over its care. It is [...]
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Tuesday, August 21st, 2012 8:31am MDT
The devastating 2012 wildfire season continues to expand and shift west as fires rage out of control in the northwestern United States. In northern California tinder dry conditions have allowed fires to grow quickly and prompted thousands to evacuate in recent days. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com including photos and satellite imagery.
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Sunday, August 19th, 2012 5:56pm MDT
Satellite imagery is an incredible took for monitoring the weather, climate and wildfires. NASA and NOAA’s latest satellite, Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite (S-NPP), used its new capability to capture imagery of wildifres in Idaho at night. The new capability of S-NPP is something that earlier generation satellites lack. Using its the Visible Infrared Imaging [...]
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Thursday, August 9th, 2012 10:27am MDT
The Mile High City found itself in a bit of a haze yesterday that continues into today as smoke from wildfires to Colorado’s northwest moves into the state. Dozens of fires are burning across the region and while none have been as devastating as those seen in recent months, their effects are being felt far [...]
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Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 7:29am MDT
After weeks of horrific wildfires, some parts of the West are enjoying an early arrival of monsoonal rains to help dampen fire danger. In the aftermath of the deadly blazes, questions are being raised as to why some of the nation’s most powerful aerial firefighting assets sat on runways while homes and property were destroyed. [...]
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Friday, July 6th, 2012 10:07am MDT
The Waldo Canyon Fire near Colorado Springs became a raging inferno and one of the most disastrous in Colorado history. New satellite imagery released by NASA shows the massive area burned by the blaze and provides perspective as to just how close it came to the state’s second largest city. Officials are hoping to announce [...]
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Tags: nasa, Satellite Imagery, Waldo Canyon Fire, wildfires
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