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Canadian wildfire smoke turns Orlando air quality unhealthy
03 Oct 2023 17:49 GMT
… the pollution comes from Canadian wildfire smoke that has migrated down … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that particle pollution has … can protect against particles from wildfire smoke include particulate respirators with …
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Notice the hazy South Florida skies? Canadian wildfires are to blame
03 Oct 2023 15:13 GMT
… a result of Canadian wildfire smoke being transported far … as "moderate"
Wildfires have been raging in Canada … the worst wildfire season on record.
The wildfires have blanketed … Center for Disease Control and Prevention, wildfire smoke is a mix …
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Lack Of Money And Staff Is Hindering Wildfire Code Enforcement In Hawaii
03 Oct 2023 10:14 GMT
… wildfire-related hazards and structural hazards.
But the county fire departments’ prevention … locations, according to former HFD prevention bureau chief Socrates Bratakos. And … the code covers everything from wildfire prevention and planning to the regulation …
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New funding to focus on future prevention of wildfires, trauma-informed education
02 Oct 2023 23:59 GMT
Image of Lahaina taken on September 28 (Photo credit: Monique Chyba)
Four University of Hawaiʻi-led projects received a total of roughly $800,000 in expedited RAPID grants from the National Science Foundation in the wake of the deadly Maui wildfires. RAPID …
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‘On Fire’ Star Peter Facinelli Talks Wildfire Awareness and SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreements
02 Oct 2023 19:43 GMT
Wildfires are a far too common … the increasing frequency of deadly wildfires, like the one that devastated … in August. “October is Fire Prevention Month, and there are ways … get to safety amid a wildfire that unexpectedly changed course, heading …
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New Yorkers' health at risk again as smoke from Canadian wildfires increases air pollutants to 3 times WHO's safe standards
02 Oct 2023 15:20 GMT
… weekend after forecasts suggested wildfire smog could reach the … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned long-term … fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke can get into … a series of Canadian wildfires. The Environmental Protection Agency …
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Moorland order to prevent repeat of 2018 wildfires above Darwen
02 Oct 2023 05:04 GMT
… significant risk of causing wildfires – such as lighting barbeques … consent.
Liam Wilson, group prevention manager for the Lancashire … said: "Most wildfires in Lancashire are caused by … moorland.
"Fighting these wildfires is also extremely resource …
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Hawaii Wildfire-Fighting Force Eyes Eightfold Increase In Funding
01 Oct 2023 10:05 GMT
… and conducting community fire prevention, DOFAW documents show.
… while the risk of wildfire increased exponentially across Hawaii … look at, though the wildfire prevention working group has perhaps … among a litany of wildfire considerations Green listed.
“DLNR …
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Wildfire Risk Is Soaring For Vulnerable People In California, Washington And Oregon
01 Oct 2023 10:05 GMT
… In Oregon and Washington, however, wildfires have increasingly encroached on existing … – those living close to wildfire perimeters and likely experiencing evacuation … and policies.
Many national disaster prevention programs skew funding toward wealthier …
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When Kula needed water to stop wildfire, it got a trickle. Many other US cities are also vulnerable
30 Sep 2023 14:01 GMT
… drinking water contamination following wildfires.
In fire-prone California … climate change made some wildfires increasingly common and more … grid against major storms. Prevention is “way less expensive … fires, not the large wildfires that struck this summer. …