Wildfires

Wildfires – California

Wednesday afternoon the Mosquito Fire east of Foresthill, California spread significantly north and east. Aircraft have mapped it at 4,223 acres, an increase of approximately 3,000 acres yesterday.

Russia Now Must Fight Forest Fires Almost Year Around – Due to Global Warming

Because of global warming and the impact of current land use policies, Russia must now fight forest fires almost year around. When the fire fighting season was shorter, Russian officials at all levels were able to use the quiet times to recover; but now, they must fight fires every month and that is having a negative impact on their ability to do so. And it is not just that enormous areas are burning throughout the year but that these fires are both caused by and leading to a further drying up of rivers on which Russia depends for transportation in many places but also are having a negative impact on public health, given the smoke from them, and on the economy, because they are blocking roads.

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