Wildfire
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Fire moved up to 30 miles an hour at times Southern Idaho experienced quite a wind storm Saturday night with lightning and little rain. Boise was hit hard with power outages caused by downed trees all over town due to 70 mile per hour gusts of wind. The Long Butte fire started that night and…
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Russian fires unstoppable in abnormal heat- Russia blames fires on global warming. Moscow hits 100 degrees. New York Times. By John Collins Rudolf. Russia moves rockets as wildfires spread. Associated Press. Meanwhile summer forest fires are a bit below normal in the western United States, although air is getting is typical August haze or worse…
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Much delayed forest fire season now upon us- Although there have been a few large range fires, such as the 110,000 acre Jefferson fire on the Arco Desert (INL) in Eastern Idaho, now forest fires are quickly emerging in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, etc. Wildfire breaks out in Packer Meadows, atop Lolo Pass. Missoulian. Fire…
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Fire on the Big Desert now contained. Radioactive contaminated areas did not burn- Two stories: INL: Fire has not released contamination. Blaze skirts Materials and Fuels Complex. By TERRY SMITH. Idaho Mountain Express Staff Writer.
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Important sage grouse and pygmy rabbit habitat burning Range fire at Idaho National Laboratory has burned 109,000 acres since Tuesday By KATY MOELLER – Idaho Statesman Update on July 15. This huge fire is still burning!
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There is a lot of drying grass due to the long wet spring- Calmer winds ease firefighting on BLM fires west of Twin Falls, ID. Magic Valley Times News.
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2009 third-smallest fire season since 1970. By Todd Adams. The Challis Messenger.
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“Red and dead” forests make extreme fires; but most bug-killed forests are not in this stage- Beetle-ravaged trees change wildfire behavior in western Montana. By Rob Chaney the Missoulian Beetles are changing the fire regime in Western Montana. Unfortunately, this story did not get to the key until the end – – “Dead trees will…