Colorado State

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A popular ski resort in Alberta, Canada has luckily avoided any disasters from wildfires engulfing the surrounding area.

Popular Alberta Ski Resort Avoids Disaster From Wildfires

Oregon State

The largest active wildfire in the United States has scorched almost 270,000 acres in eastern Oregon, as nearly 80 large active wildfires are burning in the US, including a California blaze that exploded in size overnight. Here’s the latest:

Man accused of starting California’s Park Fire is arrested as Oregon battles massive blaze

California State

Their findings were published in the scientific journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Large wildfires may be generating weather conditions that favor more fires. The author of a new study suggests more prescribed burns might help prevent giant future fires. What's happening?. A new study found that large wildfires are creating...

Scientists uncover concerning impacts of large wildfires: 'It appears these fires are creating their own fire weather'

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Steve B Howard

I've covered Muscle Cars from the 1960s and 1970s I like, Muscle Cars that had the best performance, cars that I have owned, fast cars that I have driven, and even classic VWs that I think are cool most recently.

Longest-Lasting Cars: Top 3 Most Reliable Models

Seneca, OR

NBC News

A pilot has been found dead after the air tanker he was flying crashed near the scene of a wildfire in Oregon, authorities said Friday. The Bureau of Land Management had contracted with the pilot flying the single-engine air tanker that was assisting with the Falls Fire, officials posted Friday on Facebook page dedicated to providing updates on several wildfires.

Pilot of air tanker that went missing fighting Oregon wildfire is found dead

The Guardian

Fire crews brace for more storms bringing lightning and risk of flash floods as Durkee fire grows to nearly 245,000 acres

Oregon wildfire creates its own weather as it becomes largest active blaze in US

CBS News

Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and Washington, with Oregon's Durkee fire so large that it is creating its own weather. Twenty-four major fires were burning across Oregon under record-breaking dry conditions as the state entered its 76th day without rain Wednesday morning.    Amid the early and intense start to the fire season in the West, U.S. Forest Service spokesperson Holly Krake warned of "another monster of a fire year" in the Pacific Northwest."The forest and grasslands behind me are tinder dry, and when you add 2,000 lightning strikes in...

Oregon fire grows large enough to create its own weather as blazes scorch West

A wildfire burning in Eastern Oregon that’s kicking smoke into neighboring states is now the largest active blaze in the U.S., authorities said Wednesday. Fire crews are bracing for a storms that are expected to bring lightning, strong winds and the risk of flash floods. The Durkee Fire, burning...

Nation's largest wildfire burning in Eastern Oregon

Arizona State

New York Post

An Arizona tribe member named Keanu Dude has been accused of starting a huge wildfire — one that eventually burned over 2,200 acres and left dozens of people homeless — by torching an American flag.

Dude, a 22-year-old member of the San Carlos Apache tribe, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly starting the Watch Fire, which burned 3.4 square miles, destroyed 21 homes and forced more than 400 people to evacuate reservation land before finally being contained last week, officials said.

He was seen burning an American flag just before the raging wildfire started, the tribe’s police chief, Elliot Sneezy, told Arizona Family,...

Apache tribe member accused of sparking huge Arizona wildfire by burning American flag

Pennsylvania State

Images taken near Erie, Pennsylvania, show the arrival, brilliance and eventual subsiding of a “geomagnetic substorm,” also known as the northern lights. The aurora formed as a result of the near-Earth passage of an ejection from the sun.

Time-Lapse: Geomagnetic Substorm Lights Up PA

Oregon Capital Chronicle

Hundreds of thousands of acres are ablaze, dozens of buildings destroyed and thousands of Oregonians face evacuation orders as firefighters battle several dozen large wildfires across Oregon, including the largest fire in the nation. Much of the fire activity is in eastern Oregon, where the Durkee Fire was ignited last week by lightning and has […]

Firefighters in Oregon battle biggest blaze in country, with thousands facing evacuation orders

Parts of the popular tourist town of Jasper in Canada have been fully destroyed as a wildfire continues to ravage the historic alpine resort and the surrounding national park.

On Wednesday, authorities reported more than 170 blazes across the western province of Alberta, prompted by a lightning storm, fuelled by powerful wind gusts.

Officials say the fire was 5km outside of Jasper when powerful winds pushed it to the town in less than 30 minutes.

And given the speed and intensity of the blaze, fire crews working to protect key infrastructure were ordered to retreat.

“Today has been an exceptionally difficult day for Jasperites,...

Parts of popular tourist town ‘burned to the ground’ by wildfires in Canada: ‘Significant loss’

Nine of out 10 wildfires are started by humans. Here are some of the lesser known ways that can happen, along with some safety tips in honor of Smokey Bear’s 80th birthday. You can also click on smokeybear.com for more information and wildfire prevention tips.

Lawnmowers, Tow Chains Causing Fires?

Mud, rocks and debris nearly 4 feet deep covered a long stretch of a highway in western Colorado Sunday. Watch this video for a bird’s-eye view of the mudslide that trapped cars.

Cars Caught In Mudslide On Colorado Highway

USA TODAY

Fires in the Canadian Rockies burned through the popular tourist town of Jasper and damaged parts of Jasper National Park.

'Nightmare': Wildfires burn one of most beautiful places in the world

Days after a monster wildfire with flames over 400 feet burned down parts of the town of Jasper in Jasper National Park, several stories are surfacing about how people escaped the backcountry. One of those stories is about Colleen Knull’s heroic efforts. Knull, an 18-year-old volunteer firefighter in the...

18-Year-Old Led 16 Hikers to Safety in Wildfire

Chances continue to increase that a disturbance in the Atlantic will develop early this week. There is still uncertainty about where this “future Ernesto” will track. Here’s the latest.

Disturbance In Atlantic Will Develop This Week

A raging wildfire has devastated the western Canadian tourist town of Jasper, potentially destroying up to 50% of structures, and firefighters were trying Thursday to save as many buildings as possible, authorities said. Jasper is in the middle of mountainous Jasper National Park, in the province of Alberta. The town...

Devastating Wildfire Burns Down Almost 50% of Western Canadian Tourist Town

Massachusetts State

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Dianna Carney

Chloe, a 9 to 10-week-old puppy, is the last of her litter and is eagerly looking for a forever home. Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a dedicated foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, recently shared Chloe's story and her endearing qualities.

Meet Chloe: The 10-Week-Old Puppy Who Is The Last Of Her Litter Looking For Love

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Weird Ways Wildfires Are Started

When off-roading, vehicle exhaust can reach temperatures up to 1,000 degrees. A series of fires along Interstate 70 in Colorado was blamed on a flat tire....

Weird Ways Wildfires Are Started

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