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US wildfires are getting bigger and more complex, prompting changes in firefighting workforce
Read full article: US wildfires are getting bigger and more complex, prompting changes in firefighting workforceForecasters are warning that the potential for wildfires will be above normal in some areas across the United States over the coming months as temperatures rise and rain becomes sparse.
Bexar County residents push fire preparation, native plant preservation after largest wildfire in Texas history
Read full article: Bexar County residents push fire preparation, native plant preservation after largest wildfire in Texas historyCibolo Canyons Firewise community leaders say they want to limit the chances of a wildfire spreading in their neighborhood.
H-E-B, chairman Charles Butt to donate $1 million in wildfire recovery efforts for the Texas Panhandle
Read full article: H-E-B, chairman Charles Butt to donate $1 million in wildfire recovery efforts for the Texas PanhandleAs the Texas Panhandle continues to suffer through the largest wildfire in state history, H-E-B and its chairman announced Saturday they are pitching sizable donations to the affected area.
Texas Panhandle fire danger elevates into weekend as crews work to battle largest fire in state history
Read full article: Texas Panhandle fire danger elevates into weekend as crews work to battle largest fire in state historyHealthy winds and low humidity are forecasted for the Panhandle this weekend, which could add more fuel to the Smokehouse Creek Fire.
āThatās my home:ā Universal City restaurant hosts fundraiser for Maui wildfire relief efforts
Read full article: āThatās my home:ā Universal City restaurant hosts fundraiser for Maui wildfire relief effortsBig Aloha's AliŹ»i Cove hosted the Malama Maui Benefit Luau on Sunday to raise money for the Maui fire relief effort.
Dinner special sales at San Antonio restaurant support chefās family in Maui
Read full article: Dinner special sales at San Antonio restaurant support chefās family in MauiBest Quality Daughter is running Spam musubi and the Mai Guy cocktail as the restaurant's specials for the rest of August. All earnings from these specials will go to their chef's family who lost everything during the Maui wildfire.
Videos show devastation on streets of Lahaina after deadly Hawaii wildfire
Read full article: Videos show devastation on streets of Lahaina after deadly Hawaii wildfireMaui residents who have been allowed to return to the city of Lahaina following a deadly wildfire are sharing their experience walking through the historic city in the aftermath of the disaster.
Study: Wildfires produced up to half of pollution in US West
Read full article: Study: Wildfires produced up to half of pollution in US WestResearchers say smoke from wildfires accounted for up to half of all small particle air pollution in parts of the western U.S. in recent years (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)BILLINGS, Mont. ā Wildfire smoke accounted for up to half of all health-damaging small particle air pollution in the western U.S. in recent years as warming temperatures fueled more destructive blazes, according to a study released Monday. Nationwide, wildfires were the source of up to 25% of small particle pollution in some years, the researchers said. But itās difficult to separate how much of the increase in smoke pollution is driven by climate change versus the forest fuel buildup, she added. The new study matches up with previous research documenting the increasing proportion of pollution that comes from wildfire smoke, said Dan Jaffe, a wildfire pollution expert at the University of Washington.
'Get out there and helpā: Locals fighting wildfires on West Coast call on younger people to volunteer
Read full article: 'Get out there and helpā: Locals fighting wildfires on West Coast call on younger people to volunteerSAN ANTONIO ā Two locals are sharing their experience fighting wildfires on the West Coast and hoping to inspire others to go out and help. Hanna Randle, a St. Maryās University student, is one of several people who traveled to Arizona and Idaho to fight wildfires over the summer. āSeeing the properties get destroyed -- all of that is very sad.āRandle stressed the need for help is there because wildfires are getting more frequent. āGet out there and help,ā Randle said. You need to go out, and you need to something.āJohnson said there are several ways to help if you are interested:
Battle on to save Brazil's tropical wetlands from flames
Read full article: Battle on to save Brazil's tropical wetlands from flamesAn recently burned area at the Encontro das Aguas park at the Pantanal wetlands near Pocone, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. Wildfire has infiltrated the park as the number of fires at the world's biggest tropical wetlands has more than doubled in the first half of 2020, according to data released by a state institute. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)BRASILIA ā A vast swath of a vital wetlands is burning in Brazil, sweeping across several national parks and obscuring the sun behind dense smoke. From January through August, the number of fires more than tripled, topping 10,000. On Friday, Brazil's navy used a helicopter to rescue a burned jaguar cub and take it to a veterinary hospital.
San Antonio Zoo sending veterinary staff to Australia to help animals affected by wildfires
Read full article: San Antonio Zoo sending veterinary staff to Australia to help animals affected by wildfiresSAN ANTONIO ā Bush fires have been ravaging Australia in recent months with an estimated 1.25 billion animals killed thus far, according to World Wildlife Fund. Donations and volunteers have been flooding into Australia in the wake of the deadly fires and San Antonio Zoo officials are lending a helping hand as well. We are now preparing to send veterinary staff to Australia to assist with the efforts of Taronga Zoo, helping animals affected by wildfires," said San Antonio Zoo spokesperson Jennifer Pue. San Antonio Zoo is collecting donations to help with relief and rescue efforts to help a hurting Australia. Anyone wishing to donate to San Antonio Zooās Australia Wildlife Fund can do so at SAZoo.org.