The US National Centre for Atmospheric Research has found that carbon monoxide levels have spiked due to billowing smoke from wildfires in the last few years.
A 3-week-old wildfire engulfed a tiny Northern California mountain town, leveling most of its historic downtown and leaving blocks of homes in ashes as crews braced for another explosive run of flames Thursday amid dangerous weather.
In California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, former timber war foes teamed up to show how environmental and industry interests could work together to ward off wildfire disasters.
The West will need “good fire” — controlled, managed fire that balances the ecosystem — to stave off deadly, out-of-control fire. We need to know what that looks like.
Chico saw its population swell by 19,000 due to the Camp Fire last November, mainly refugees from Paradise, Concow and Magalia. Now, the Butte County city is struggling with the effects of that new population.
