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Arts
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 day agoRecent discoveries reveal how natural disasters shaped past civilisations: can it help us plan for the future?
Natural disasters and environmental changes significantly influenced the rise and fall of civilizations, as seen in the case of Pikillaqta.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days agoTexas tornado kills at least one person as wildfires still rage in parts of Georgia
Officials from Wise county in Texas confirmed one fatality due to the tornado, with six individuals treated for storm-related injuries. Significant damage occurred across multiple neighborhoods.
East Bay (California)
fromHigh Country News
1 week agoWildfires make soil poisonous - High Country News
Researchers have known since at least 2008 that wildfires can create chromium-6, but a new study, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology in November, is the first to report details such as how long it might persist in groundwater.
Environment
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California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoLegislators eye new prevention efforts in fire-scarred California: 'A tipping point'
California legislators introduced a dozen bills to prevent wildfires and reduce damage following devastating January fires that killed 31 people and caused $250 billion in losses.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoCan culling your garden slow a wildfire? A California city pins its hopes on a contested plan
Homeowners in high-risk wildfire areas must remove flammable vegetation near their homes, including beloved plants, as part of new Zone 0 fire safety regulations requiring cleared space around structures.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months agoCal Fire to probe Ventura County response to tractor blaze that reignited into Mountain fire
A week later, powerful Santa Ana winds arrived, picked up some bits of rubber from one of the tractor's scorched tires and carried them over the containment area into dry vegetation, bringing the fire back to life, according to investigators. The subsequent blaze, the Mountain fire, burned nearly 20,000 acres and destroyed roughly 250 homes and structures in Camarillo Hills and nearby communities in western Ventura County.
California
Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoCalifornia's snowpack was already meager. Now comes an extraordinary heat wave
California's Sierra Nevada snowpack is at 48% of average due to an extremely warm winter, with rapid melting accelerated by an incoming heat wave threatening the state's water supply.
Environment
fromEarth911
1 month agoGuest Idea: The Wildfire Season You're Not Prepared For
Extreme wildfire conditions caused by heat, drought, and wind alignment have nearly tripled globally over 45 years, with human-caused climate change responsible for over half this increase, making simultaneous extreme fire weather across multiple regions increasingly common.
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