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Museletter #305: Puerto Rico is our Future
Museletter #305: Puerto Rico is our Future Download printable PDF version here (PDF, 93KB) My hometown of Santa Rosa, California, and surrounding communities were decimated by wildfires during the week of October 9, with entire neighborhoods completely erased. If you want a sense of how bad the fires were, watch this 11-minute video clip put […]
California Wildfires Inflict More Devastation
California Wildfires Inflict More Devastation Among recent natural disasters striking the U.S. are devastating wildfires that torched California’s wine country, destroyed thousands of homes and killed more than 40 people, report Dennis J Bernstein and Miguel Gavilan Molina. The Tubbs neighborhood in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, one of the hardest hit by the recent fires […]
Rampant Wildfires Will Affect Our Drinking Water
Rampant Wildfires Will Affect Our Drinking Water In a world of bigger, hotter fires, it is time to think of forests as vital infrastructure, and to invest in preserving these resources for the future. If you live in the northwestern half of the continent, as I do, there has been no escaping this year’s extraordinary wildfire […]
Europe’s hurricane-fueled wildfires might become a recurring nightmare
REUTERS/Rafael Marchante WE DID START THE FIRE Europe’s hurricane-fueled wildfires might become a recurring nightmare This week, a hurricane broadsided Europe — a rare event considering most of the continent is closer to the North Pole than it is to the tropics. That would have been enough to make worldwide news, but the continent was […]
15 Videos Show What It’s Really Like Trying to Survive the California Wildfires
15 Videos Show What It’s Really Like Trying to Survive the California Wildfires The Northern California wildfires are fast-moving, unpredictable, and for some, unsurvivable. The videos below will show you what it’s really like, trying to survive an ever-changing inferno…and why you shouldn’t wait for the official evacuation order. A lot of folks have been […]
Wildfires Force More Evacuations As Death Toll Climbs To 40; Nearly 6,000 Buildings Destroyed
Wildfires Force More Evacuations As Death Toll Climbs To 40; Nearly 6,000 Buildings Destroyed Hurricane force winds returned to Northern California on Saturday, revitalizing the massive Tubbs fire that’s destroyed much of Santa Rosa. With the fire headed toward the few neighborhoods in the city of 140,000 that haven’t already been destroyed, state authorities ordered […]
“Nothing More Than Ash And Bone” – NorCal Wildfires Now Deadliest In State’s History
“Nothing More Than Ash And Bone” – NorCal Wildfires Now Deadliest In State’s History Over five days, the cluster of wildfires that’ve broken out in California’s wine country have claimed at least 31 lives – making this the deadliest week for wildfires in the state’s history. And with the remains of many incinerated homes still […]
Shocking Aerial Footage Shows Devastating Aftermath Of “California’s Deadliest Wildfire Disaster”
Shocking Aerial Footage Shows Devastating Aftermath Of “California’s Deadliest Wildfire Disaster” With at least 29 dead, and over 3500 houses destroyed, the devastating series of fires that has ravaged Northern California’s Wine Country has to be seen to be believed. As smoke clogs the air up to 100 miles away and with schools and sports […]
NorCal Wildfires Death Toll Climbs To 23 As “Destructive” Winds Fan Flames
NorCal Wildfires Death Toll Climbs To 23 As “Destructive” Winds Fan Flames After slackening earlier in the week, the dry, nearly hurricane-force winds that have been fanning the flames in Northern California picked up again overnight, revitalizing what some are already describing as the most devastating wildfires in the state’s modern history. As of Thursday […]
Power Grid Failures: CA Wildfires Are Now A Serious Critical Catastrophic Event
Power Grid Failures: CA Wildfires Are Now A Serious Critical Catastrophic Event The death toll continues to rise because of the California wildfires currently scorching across wine country. With 23 dead and hundreds missing, the fires are labeled as a “serious critical catastrophic event” complete with power grid failures. The wind known as the Diablo […]
Northern California firestorm ‘literally exploded,’ killing 21 and destroying hundreds of homes
Northern California firestorm ‘literally exploded,’ killing 21 and destroying hundreds of homes More than 650 have been reported missing after fast-moving fires devastate communities north of San Francisco. FLAMES FROM A MASSIVE WILDFIRE BURN IN NAPA, CA. (CREDIT: AP PHOTO/RICH PEDRONCELLI) High temperatures and fast winds are fueling more than a dozen wildfires across California, […]
Red Flag Warning: These California Wildfires Are ‘Among The Most Destructive Fire Events In US History’ And They Are About To Get Even Worse
Red Flag Warning: These California Wildfires Are ‘Among The Most Destructive Fire Events In US History’ And They Are About To Get Even Worse The wildfires that are roaring through northern California are already “among the most destructive fire events in U.S. history”, and by the time it is all said and done this could […]
California’s “Wine Country” Could Take Years To Recover From Deadly Wildfires
California’s “Wine Country” Could Take Years To Recover From Deadly Wildfires Wildfires that have been raging across Northern California’s “wine country” since Sunday have destroyed at least four wineries and seriously damaged at least nine more just as the season’s harvest came to an end. The damage could leave one of the state’s signature industry’s […]
Evacuations Underway In California As Fire Rages Along The Highway
Evacuations Underway In California As Fire Rages Along The Highway Corona, California is experiencing burning hillsides near a freeway as the Canyon fire rages on. So far, the fire has forced people to quickly evacuate their homes. The fire has destroyed more than 1,700 acres of land near Chino Hills State Park, California, with emergency […]
In a Summer of Wildfires and Hurricanes, My Son Asks “Why Is Everything Going Wrong?”
In a Summer of Wildfires and Hurricanes, My Son Asks “Why Is Everything Going Wrong?” THE NEWS FROM the natural world these days is mostly about water, and understandably so. We hear about the record-setting amounts of water that Hurricane Harvey dumped on Houston and other Gulf cities and towns, mixing with petrochemicals to pollute […]
