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LA County tallies $19.8 million in wildfire damage

AP - 9 minutes ago

Estimated damage to Los Angeles County infrastructure and other costs resulting from three summer wildfires now total $19.8 million.

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Peat fires drive temperatures up
EurekAlert! - Mon Nov 30, 9:27 am ET
( Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München ) The forested peatlands of the tropics store vast amounts of carbon. Forest fires convert this into the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. A team led by Professor Florian Siegert at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich has now quantified these emissions and shown that peatland fires contribute significantly to global warming.
Winds Blow Clouds Of Ash From SoCal Mountains
CBS 2 Los Angeles - Mon Nov 30, 1:54 am ET
Winds have blown clouds of ash and dust from the vast area of Southern California's San Gabriel Mountains that burned in a summer wildfire. A brown stain marred the sky Sunday over foothill suburbs northeast of Los Angeles.
Winds blow clouds of ash, dust from burned Southern California mountains
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sun Nov 29, 3:40 pm ET
QUICK, where's Al Gore when you need him? SOMEONE FIND HIM, so he can spit on this fire!!! PASADENA, Calif. - Winds have blown clouds of ash and dust from the vast area of Southern California's San Gabriel Mountains that burned in a summer wildfire.
Forests' future may be as guard against climate change
Denver Post - Sun Nov 29, 3:30 am ET
A patch of ponderosa pines here in the Deschutes National Forest has been carefully pruned to demonstrate the U.S. Forest Service's priorities in the changing West: improving forest health and protecting against devastating wildfire while still supporting the timber economy.
Peat fires drive temperatures up: Burning rainforests release huge amounts of greenhouse gases
Science Daily - Sun Nov 29, 12:28 am ET
The forested peatlands of the tropics store vast amounts of carbon. Forest fires convert this into the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. Scientists have now quantified these emissions and shown that peatland fires contribute significantly to global warming.
SLO County’s security gets $630,420 boost
The San Luis Obispo Tribune - Sat Nov 28, 11:52 pm ET
The county should be better able to map streets for emergencies, prepare for wildfires, clean up haz
Agencies seeking applicants to fight wildfires
The Salt Lake Tribune - Fri Nov 27, 5:40 pm ET
Federal and state agencies are looking to hire people to fight wildfires next year. Wildland firefighting positions will become available with the U.
Florida under fire warning Friday
UPI - Fri Nov 27, 5:20 pm ET
MIAMI, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- South Florida was ripe for wild fires Friday, the National Weather Service in Miami warned, citing strong winds, low humidity and warm temperatures.
Rockport gears up for annual Christmas fest
Gloucester Daily Times - Fri Nov 27, 6:03 am ET
ROCKPORT and mdash; In most communities around New England, Santa Claus arrives by sleigh, fire engine, or on a wagon. It's only natural that, in Rockport, Santa arrives by lobster boat. Santa will arrive at Tuna Wharf on Dec. 5 at 3:45 p.m., following a brisk lobster boat ride across Sandy Bay. Then, the man in red will climb up onto a Forest Fire DePartment truck and proceed along Bearskin ...
Firefighters have contained a 900-acre wildfire in Lincoln County
Denver Post - Thu Nov 26, 2:04 pm ET
A fast-moving grass fire near Rush has been contained after consuming 900 acres in about four hours.