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The American Red Cross is on the ground in New Mexico where one of the largest wildfires in the state’s history has forced tens of thousands of people to leave their homes. The fire is only 20 percent contained and has already destroyed more than 168,000 acres. Two fires have combined into the Hermit’s Peak/Calf […]
Firefighters slowed the advance of huge wildfires in the US state of New Mexico as strong winds relented on Wednesday, while President Joe Biden approved a disaster declaration that brings new financial resources to remote stretches of the state devastated by fire since early April. US Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez announced the presidential disaster declaration on […]
A rise in pollutants from forest fires in the Pacific Northwest has begun to reverse a decade of clean air gains in the U.S., according to a new study from the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Western forests have become increasingly dry as the climate changes, resulting in larger plumes of smoke moving eastward annually […]
Wind-driven wildfires sweeping through parts of Nebraska contributed to the death of one person and injured at least three firefighters, authorities said Sunday. The person who died was in Red Willow County, in the southwest corner of the state, Nebraska Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Jodie Fawl said. She said she did not have details about […]
April 22 (Reuters) – Howling winds pushed wildfires towards villages in northern New Mexico on Friday, forcing thousands to flee homes as blazes burned across the parched U.S. Southwest. Over a dozen small communities were evacuated as two wildfires merged in mountains around 30 miles northeast of Santa Fe, driven by wind gusts of over […]
American Red Cross teams have been actively responding to multiple tornado and wildfire events in places like Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana over the past week. Forecasts say these same southern states may see more destructive storms and critical wildfire conditions are expected across the Plains throughout the week. The Red Cross offers tips people should […]
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew from the 2nd Infantry Division uses a Bambi Bucket to drop water on a wildfire in Gangwon province, South Korea, April 5, 2019. (South Korean Army) CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — The U.S. military has agreed to help fight raging wildfires in the mountains of South Korea’s eastern coast […]