Officials are rushing to thin forests, build fuel breaks around vulnerable communities and allow for planned burns By DON...
READ MOREStudy: Drought-Breaking Rains Erratic, Rare in U.S. West
by Dan Landrigan | Apr 9, 2021 | News
Intense dry periods that pummeled areas of the West in recent years were severe By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont....
READ MOREMichigan to Resume Prescribed Burns on Grasslands, Near Forests
by Dan Landrigan | Mar 23, 2021 | Firefighting, News
Burns are to rid out invasive plants LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Burns on Michigan grasslands and at the edges of forests will be...
READ MORENew Mexico Governor Signs Prescribed Fire Measure
by Dan Landrigan | Mar 23, 2021 | Firefighting, News
More than half of New Mexico is dealing with exceptional drought By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) —...
READ MORESpring Forecast: Drought Worsens for Much of U.S.
by Dan Landrigan | Mar 19, 2021 | News
Expanding drought with a drier than normal April, May and June BY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer With nearly two-thirds of the...
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