West Virginia wildfires: National Guard and rain help to battle blazes, see map of fires
Much needed rain enters the forecast in West Virginia after the state has been battling uncontrollable wildfires since ...
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Chief Meteorologist Provides Primer For Fire Management Team on Weather Pattern Recognition For West Virginia Wildfires
Chief Meteorologist Chad Merrill provided insight to the fire management team at the New River Gorge National Park into the ...
Wildfire Map Shows 10 States at Risk As Urgent Warnings Issued
NWS meteorologists issued a special weather statement late Tuesday morning for the following 10 states alerting residents to ...
‘It takes a hero not to be afraid’: West Virginia family remembers firefighter one year after his passing
On April 13, 2023, 28-year-old Cody Mullens from Summersville died after a tree fell on him while he was fighting a forest ...
Fires have consumed nearly 20,000 acres in Va. this spring. That could be good for the environment.
Almost 20,000 acres have been lit by flames that primarily torched the western and central parts of the state so far during ...
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Wildfires are getting bigger and more complex, prompting changes in firefighters
It’s shaping up to be a long wildfire season, with Texas already seeing its largest blaze in recorded history and ...
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Fires have consumed nearly 20K acres in Virginia this spring. That could be good for the environment.
It’s the unruly nature of the wildfires that can cause concern ... “A lot of fires in [Virginia] don’t get as large or hot as ...
The Independent18d
Wildfires destroy 1.7m acres of land in first three months of 2024 – half of last year’s total
Wildfires across the United States have destroyed ... fire activity increased in the central Appalachians with several large fires in West Virginia and Virginia. Aurora Champion does her part ...
Nearly 2 in 5 Americans breathe unhealthy air. Why it’s getting worse.
Climate change — linked to wildfires, drought and dust — is not only worsening air quality, but also making pollution ...
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US Wildfires Are Getting Bigger and More Complex, Prompting Changes in Firefighting Workforce
US Wildfires Are Getting Bigger and More Complex ... history and firefighters becoming overwhelmed with recent blazes in Virginia. Just in the first three months of the year, more than 2,669 ...
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Virginia wildfires should be a climate change 'wake-up call,' say George Mason University scientists
A group of scientists at the George Mason University College of Science are calling the wildfires that swept through Central Virginia last month a “wake-up call” for the commonwealth and the ...