‘We’re losing our ability to manage forest fires’ as West becomes hotter and drier, researcher says

A professor of geography at Clark University in Massachusetts whose research focuses on climate and mountain ecosystems warned that methods which have traditionally been used to deal with wildfires may no longer be effective in the age of megafires, something debated by fellow wildfire experts in this article.

‘We’re losing our ability to manage forest fires’ as West becomes hotter and drier, researcher says

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Hundreds of thousands evacuated in France and Spain as wildfires rage on

More than 320,000 people have been forced to flee their homes across France and Spain as a series of wildfires continues to wreak havoc across parts of southern Europe, with blazes in France burning around 42,000 hectares, and those in Spain burning more than 77,000 hectares across the Madrid area and the provinces of Ávila and Toledo.

Hundreds of thousands evacuated in France and Spain as wildfires rage on

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National Guard units from Wyoming, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Nebraska and Washington are supporting wildfire suppression operations in multiple states, providing aerial firefighting aircraft, helicopters and ground personnel to assist civil authorities as wildfire activity continues across the western U.S.

National Guard supports wildfire suppression efforts from the Midwest to West Coast

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Nearly 80 active wildfires reported in Oregon impacting 670K+ acres: What we know

As of noon on Wednesday, there were 76 major wildfires burning across Oregon, where at least 674,874 acres have gone up in smoke, with the highest concentration of blazes in the central northern part of the state.

Nearly 80 active wildfires reported in Oregon impacting 670K+ acres: What we know

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The National Interagency Fire Center reported that “national resources are heavily committed,” as dozens of major wildfires burn across the U.S., warning that areas with active wildfires “must take emergency measures to sustain incident operations.”

As major wildfires burn in Colorado and across the country, federal firefighting resources are being stretched thin

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Inside the race to spot wildfires before they spiral out of control

Scientific American Magazine provided an overview of how technology is being harnessed to give firefighters advantages in spotting wildfires, looking back at how far we've come from the Big Burn of 1910, a 3 million-acre inferno that destroyed several towns across northern Idaho, western Montana and parts of British Columbia, claiming nearly 90 lives.

Inside the race to spot wildfires before they spiral out of control

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'A different animal this year': Ontario fire chief warns of dangerous conditions as wildfires spread across the western United States

In a year which has already seen more than 40,000 wildfires burn approximately 3.8 million acres across the U.S., the National Interagency Fire Center has raised the national preparedness level to five, the highest level possible, indicating firefighting resources are heavily committed across the country, where over 19,000 firefighters battle 78 major wildfires.

'A different animal this year': Ontario fire chief warns of dangerous conditions as wildfires spread across the western United States

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