Brad Sylvester on September 17, 2020 An image shared on Facebook claims a map shows that wildfires stop at the U.S.’s borders with Canada and Mexico. Verdict: False The map only appears to show U.S. wildfire data. Both Canada and Mexico are also experiencing wildfires, according to NASA’s fire map. Fact Check: The post shows…
Chris White New South Wales police have charged more than 20 people for deliberately starting fires across Australia as the country beats back wildfires. Activists and celebrities say climate change played a part in the blaze. The NSW Police Force has taken legal action against 180 people since the end of 2019, according to local reports. Australian…
Chris White Officials who run former President Ronald Reagan’s library in California use goats to eat dried brush and grass around the building that often act as accelerates for the state’s ferocious wildfires. Nearly 300 goats mauled their way through the dry grasses around the Simi Valley library, the Los Angeles Times noted in a report Wednesday. The…
Shelby Talcott More than 1 million Californians are expected to be without power Wednesday as a days-long Public Safety Power Shutoff begins in an effort to curb the risk of wildfires. Power shut off to 513,000 northern California homes and businesses Wednesday morning, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) said according to USA Today. An additional 234,000 customers were set…
Tim Pearce Republish Reprint PG&E, California’s largest utility, is reportedly considering shutting off power to as much as an eighth of Californians during times of high fire danger. PG&E’s service area covers 5.4 million people in fire-prone areas. The utility might initiate a blackout to keep its electric lines from sparking and starting fires during high winds….
Michael Bastasch on January 9, 2019 President Donald Trump said that unless California improved its forest management he would order the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to “send no more money” to the state. “Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forest fires that, with proper Forest Management, would never happen,”…
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The deadliest and worst forest fire in America history came to an end Sunday after more than two weeks; leaving many in ruin. Concern for California residents has not rescinded as dangerous levels of smoke still remain in the area. On November 8th, the fire started in the Northern California town ironically named “Camp Fire,” and…
Andrew Follett Scientists and lawmakers are placing the blame for recent wildfires on President Barack Obama’s policies, not global warming. “Our nation’s forests are sick and flammable, but they don’t have to be. Proper management would increase their resilience to wildfires.” said Julia Slingsby, Press Secretary of the House Committee on Natural Resources to the…