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Forest Fires Could Spread Pollutants

US News & World Report - Thu Dec 3, 12:16 pm ET

Chemicals bond to smoke particles, and can then be transported across great distances.

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Florida fans break out eye black for Tebow tribute
The Kansas City Star - Wed Nov 25, 12:13 am ET
There could be a blackout Saturday at Florida Field in Gainesville, Fla. An eye blackout, that is. In a plan that’s spreading like Internet wildfire, Florida fans are urging everyone to wear eye black Saturday — with or without inscribed bible verses — in honor of quarterback Tim Tebow’s final home game.
61-Year-Old Woman Arrested for Setting Forest Fire
WBKO Bowling Green - Wed Nov 18, 4:27 pm ET
Police have arrested a woman for allegedly setting forest fires in southeastern Kentucky that burned several acres and put homes in danger.
Fire Crews Make Progress on OC Fire
FOX 11 News Los Angeles - Wed Nov 25, 1:42 am ET
A wind-driven wildfire in the Irvine Ranch Nature Conservancy was nearly under control tonight and expected to be put out Thursday.
NASA Predator Scans California Burn Areas
CBS 2 Los Angeles - Tue Nov 24, 7:03 pm ET
An unmanned NASA Predator aircraft equipped with an infrared imaging sensor has flown over large areas burned by California wildfires to help the Forest Service assess damage.
Roads Closed Due to Station Fire to Reopen Monday
CBS 2 Los Angeles - Tue Nov 24, 6:11 pm ET
Roads through wildfire-damaged sections of the Angeles National Forest will reopen Nov. 30, officials said today.
Anaheim Hills Brush Fire Fully Contained
KTLA-TV Los Angeles - Wed Nov 25, 1:41 am ET
ANAHEIM -- Firefighters have fully contained a wind-driven wildfire that burned 80 acres near State Route 241 in the Anaheim Hills area of Orange County.
ASU Seminar: 'Many Facets of Climate Change in Arizona'
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 5:28 pm ET
TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On February 2, 2005, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano signed an Executive Order stating that "Arizona and other Western States have particular concerns about the impacts of climate change and climate variability on the environment, including the potential for prolonged drought, severe forest fires, warmer temperatures, increased snowmelt, reduced ...
Winds blow ash from burn areas in LA area
The San Francisco Examiner - Tue Nov 24, 8:39 pm ET
LOS ANGELES — Ash and dust from areas burned by recent wildfires is being blown across Los Angeles County by gusty Santa Ana winds. The South Coast Air Quality Management District says ash fell Tuesday in the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys, north and east of downtown Los Angeles.
Wildfire Erupts in La Brea Heights
KTLA-TV Los Angeles - Mon Nov 23, 5:41 pm ET
LA HABRA -- L.A. County firefighters have gained the upper hand on a small brush fire in La Habra Heights.
Washington lawmakers review 'no man's land' fires
Seattle Times - Tue Nov 24, 12:39 pm ET
A half-dozen state lawmakers attended a meeting at Sunnyside where about 100 people discussed the response to the Dry Creek wildfire last August that burned 77 square miles.