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Chile's Easter Island 'Moai' statues face irreparable damage after wildfire

A number of Easter Island's iconic 'Moai' stone statues suffered irreparable damage after a wildfire swept through the island earlier this week, the island's mayor told Reuters on Friday.

Reuters

Fight over strategy intensifies as wildfire funding grows

WASHINGTON — As the Biden administration doles out historic levels of wildfire mitigation funding, fights are breaking out on Capitol Hill about how to spend the money.

Tribune News Service

Officials: Wildfire in Nebraska Sandhills nearly contained

Firefighters have nearly contained a large wildfire in the Nebraska Sandhills that has burned roughly 30 square miles and led to the death of a volunteer firefighter

The Independent UK

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Resident sues wood products company over California wildfire

A California resident who lost his home in a wildfire is suing a wood products company at the center of the blaze

The Independent UK

Nebraska Sandhills wildfire more than half contained

Officials say a destructive Nebraska Sandhills wildfire that saw one firefighter die while fighting the flames is now more than half contained

The Independent UK

California lumber mill was ‘a ticking time bomb’ before deadly wildfire began, lawsuit says

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Another Weed resident is suing the owner of the lumber mill linked to last month’s deadly wildfire, blasting the company for storing hot ash in a warehouse that burned to the ground.

Tribune News Service

NSW residents allowed in Orroral Valley fire inquiry after court erred

An initial ACT Coroner's Court decision to refuse the group was found to be in error.

The Canberra Times

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Officials say Nebraska Sandhills wildfire 30% contained

Officials say progress has been made in containing a large Nebraska Sandhills wildfire where one firefighter died while fighting the flames that also destroyed much of a popular youth campsite

The Independent UK

Warning 'unsafe practices' to heat homes in energy crisis could be deadly

Seemingly cost-effective methods could pose dangers

Liverpool Echo

Fire chief warns how unsafe ways to heat homes in energy crisis could be deadly

Staffordshire's Chief Fire Officer, Rob Barber, has highlighted potential dangers from cheaper ways that people might try to keep themselves warm this winter - which could lead to blazes

Daily Mirror

Nebraska Sandhills wildfire razes camp, prompts evacuation

A wildfire raging in drought-stricken west-central Nebraska has destroyed much of a youth campsite and led officials to evacuate a nearby village

The Independent UK

Barbecues, fireworks and camping stoves set to be banned on moorland around Bolton

People could be fined up to £1,000 for taking prohibited items on the moors if new powers are granted to the council

Manchester Evening News

Ex-PG&E execs to pay $117M to settle lawsuit over wildfires

Former executives and directors of Pacific Gas & Electric have agreed to pay $117 million to settle a lawsuit over devastating 2017 and 2018 California wildfires sparked by the utility’s equipment

The Independent UK

Former PG&E executives agree to $117 million settlement over California wildfires

Former executives with utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric have reached a $117 million settlement agreement in connection to the 2017 North Bay fires and the 2018 Camp fire, officials said.

Los Angeles Times

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The Guardian - US

Clearing California’s landscapes is critical to stopping megablazes. Why is it taking so long?

Climate crisis has upped the ante in the state where progress has been hampered despite a considerable budget allocation

The Denver Post

Colorado forest lovers brace as feds rev up multibillion-dollar 'wildfire crisis' logging across West

DENVER — Lodgepole pines grow thick in mountain foothill forests west of Denver. Government-backed loggers cut down thousands. This left a hole across several acres of the popular Flying J Ranch Park that, close up, looks to visitors more like mowing than thinning.

The Independent UK

Forest service seizes PG&E equipment as part of fire probe

Federal investigators have taken possession of a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. utility transmission pole and attached equipment in their probe into the cause of a Northern California fire that has become the largest in the state this year

The Canberra Times

Researcher highlights burn-off risks, lack of benefits

A recent study found forests were more likely to burn during the regrowth period.

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The Guardian - US

‘The climate crisis is now’: haunting video spotlights California wildfires

The release by a Greta Thunberg-inspired activist group was timed with the global climate strike protests launching Friday

The Guardian - US

‘Dramatic’ rise in wildfire smoke triggers decline in US air quality for millions

Recent record fire seasons in the west have increased pollution across the country, affecting people’s health, scientists say

The Denver Post

Rodents chewing on wires in an electrical box sparked a wildfire in Colorado canyon

DENVER — A wildfire in Waterton Canyon, sparked by rodents chewing on live wires in an electrical box, was doused by firefighters with West Metro Fire and Rescue.

Tribune News Service

California wildfire survivors are showing up to help others evacuate Mosquito fire

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Warren Thompson understands fear. He never finished his morning coffee on that windy fall day four years ago because a branch — on fire — blew over his head when he stepped outside, and he knew the wildfire was coming. He ran.

Tribune News Service

Mosquito fire is at 21% containment, but how will a shift in the weather affect the spread?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Firefighters are looking to gain the upper hand on the Mosquito fire in El Dorado and Placer counties ahead of an afternoon of stiff winds and possible rain Sunday.

Miami Herald

An early-season storm could help suppress Northern California wildfires

An early fall storm system could bring sustained rain to parts of the Central Coast and Northern California, including over the Mosquito fire, which became the state's largest wildfire of the year Wednesday night.

The Orange County Register

Amid catastrophic wildfires, forest management plan in Big Bear still sparks controversy

Big Bear just had a close call.

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