wildfires
Los bomberos avanzan contra los incendios forestales de California
July 11, 2024OROVILLE, California (AP) — Los bomberos lograron avances el viernes contra un incendio forestal en California que provocó extensas órdenes de evacuación, pero las evaluaciones de daños elevaron el número de estructuras destruidas a 25, y...
Read moreFirefighters make progress against California wildfire, but fire risks grow in the West
July 9, 2024Numerous wildfires have erupted since the late spring across California, largely feeding on abundant grasses that grew during back-to-back wet winters and have since dried.
Read moreVenezuela fights record wildfires during climate-fueled drought in Amazon
April 3, 2024“Everything is indicating we’re going to see other events of catastrophic fires — megafires that are huge in size and height."
Read moreEl humo de los incendios forestales de California afecta el doble a las comunidades indígenas
March 15, 2024Las comunidades indígenas de California están expuestas a niveles desproporcionados de partículas en cantidades mucho mayores de lo que se pensaba anteriormente, según un nuevo estudio.
Read moreCalifornia wildfire smoke affects indigenous communities nearly two times more than expected
March 4, 2024“Analyses spanning 2006 to 2020 revealed that Native American and Alaska Native, multiracial, and non-Hispanic white populations had consistently disproportionate outdoor wildfire PM2.5 [fine particulate matter] exposure."
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