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Large western US blaze forces evacuations as lightning forecast Issued on: 17/07/2021 - 02:18 Helicopters loaded with water flew over the Bootleg Fire, 27 miles northeast of Klamath Falls, near Bly, Oregon Payton Bruni AFP 4 min Los Angeles (AFP) The extreme drought-hit western United States braced for more wildfire destruction Friday as efforts to contain a vast blaze scorching southern Oregon failed to progress, and dangerous dry lightning storms w...

By Brisa Colon, CNN Updated 9:16 PM ET, Fri July 16, 2021 In this photo from September 7, 2020, a firefighter fights the Creek Fire in Madera County, California. (CNN)Despite an "exhaustive investigation," the US Forest Service announced Friday the cause of the largest single fire in Californias recorded history is undetermined. The Creek Fire, which burned more than 379,000 acres in the mountains of Fresno and Madera counties for months last year, destroyed more than 850 structures and spa...

High temperatures hitting Northern California, how are people dealing with it? "Were just doing the best we can. Weve got lots of shade, lots of umbrellas and obviously misters out here as well. Weve got lots of beer and obviously free ice water as well." Posted: Jul 10, 2021 7:34 PM Posted By: Action News Now, Chico CHICO, Calif. - With temperatures in the Chico area staying well over 100 over the weekend, health safety is a big concern. Still, a few hours after sunset, the temperature on Fr...

Commentary: EarthTalk by Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss - Wildfires health risks linger Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss June 10, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail How has all the wildfire smoke in the West over the last few summers impacted human health? And what can we do to stay safe amid the smoke? Blanketing the atmosphere with thick veils of black smoke and turning skies a hazy orange hue, wildfires have ravaged the Western U.S. as long as anyone can remember. Though wildfires are natural and a critical co...

Rising between the Coast Range and the Shasta-Lassen stretch of the Cascades in Northern California, the Trinities are a landscape of imposing alpines, lush forested valleys, serene glacial lakes, and cascading creeks. Considered a remote and rugged wilderness, the Trinity Alps offer prepared hikers...

Shasta Trinity National Forest fire resources are on scene

It looks like another terrible fire season in the American West; staying indoors and wearing an N95 mask outside could save your life.

Vintners across California are ramping up their efforts to protect their wineries and vineyards in the coming months — and for the future.

California Wildfires Triple Amid Drought After Record 2020 Fire Season On 5/19/21 at 7:34 AM EDT The flames that burned more than 1,300 acres in Los Angeles County over the weekend served as a reminder to California residents that wildfires have become a constant threat rather than a concern relegated to the officially recognized wildfire season of the late summer and fall months. By early May, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) reported at least 9,392 acres bu...

Print Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency last month in Sonoma and Mendocino counties because of severe drop-offs in the winter rains that once had been counted on to fill reservoirs in the Russian River watershed, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. Like most other California reservoirs, those human-made lakes were built in the 20th century, an unusually wet period when compared with more than a thousand years of climate records reconstructed from studies of ancient tree rings and ...