Update: Santa Barbara Wildfire, “it is Very Hot and will get Hotter” The wildfire in Santa Barbara County, California has burned thousands of acres and prompted the declaration of a local emergency as firefighters continue into the weekend facing extremely difficult conditions. More than 1,200 personnel were responding to the wild fire, which has been […]
Ft McMurray Wildfire, Canada’s Most Expensive Natural Disaster The raging wildfire in Alberta Canada will go down as the most expensive natural disaster in Canada’s history, damaging the environment, homes, businesses and the struggling economy in their path. Recently released data suggests that activity in the Canadian Province was firming near the end of Q-1 […]
Wildfires’ Fueled by Weather, Wind & Dry Underbrush Uncontrolled blazes fueled by weather, wind, and dry underbrush, wildfires can burn acres of land consuming everything in their paths in minutes. On average, more than 100,000 wildfires, aka wildland fires or forest fires, clear 4 to 5-M acres of land in the US every year. In […]
Fire as Destructive as Canada’s Ft McMurray Wildfire can happen in Australia As the massive and destructive wildfire continues to burn a path through Central Canada, an Australian fire expert has issued a stark warning: it could easily happen here: “Our cities can burn,” said David Bowman, a Professor of Environmental Change Biology at the […]
Ft. McMurray Wildfire Consumes Area Larger Than New York City The wildfires raging through the Canadian province of Alberta have grown into a monster blaze that has consumed an area larger than New York City so far. It has burned 328 sqm so far, by comparison, all 5 boroughs of New York City add up […]