Sentences with phrase «action of wildfires»

As a result, most of the natural action in the sky islands takes place in the vertical dimension, including the action of wildfires.

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From action taken Monday, overall fee cuts are projected to be in the 80 percent range for Sonoma County permits to rebuild thousands of homes burned in the October wildfires.

But, currently, public warning researchers are each carving out little hazard niches (hurricanes, wildfires, hazmat), as well as single dimensions of the warning problem (timing them, delimiting risk zones, selecting protective actions).

Using these historical records, University of Missouri researchers were able to shed new light on how the interaction of natural disturbances, such as wildfires, and human actions shape forest conditions and the ecosystem services that forests provide today.

A new study of Colorado's devastating 2012 Waldo Canyon wildfire demonstrates that prompt and effective action can significantly change the outcome of fires that occur in areas where residential communities and undeveloped wildlands meet.

Climate Adaptation: The State of Practice in U.S. Communities is the first study to examine in depth actions that multiple municipalities are taking to address climate - change fueled events like flooding, heat waves, wildfires and intense storms.

«Only the Brave» is an American high action drama based on the elite crew of firefighters who battled the Yarnell Hill Fire, a wildfire in Prescott, Arizona in June 2013 that claimed the lives of 19 members of their team.

«Without urgent action, the expansion of logging operations and the spread of wildfires fuelled by human - induced climate change mean that tropical forests are likely to become increasingly degraded, conserving only a fraction of the breath - taking diversity they once harboured.»

That's why Greenpeace Russia is launching a new international initiative, Greenpeace Fire — to raise awareness about wildfires and how they're fuelling the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather, as well as prompting action to reduce their severity.

In the face of serious and escalating climate change risks — devastating wildfires, water shortages, flooding catastrophes, sea level rise, ocean acidification — 2018 is the year for meaningful action that moves Washington forward.

Through two short films, Wildfire: A Love Story (posted below), and Virgin: Passionate Women Restoring Forests, Megan intends to both engage people more directly with the process of grieving, and also channel that grief into specific actions.

In 2017 all well informed, open minded people of at least moderate intelligent accept the reality of anthropogenic climate change, and with record storms, floods and wildfires and almost every year being warmer than the previous the urgency of action in reducing greenhouse emissions is equally obvious.

Miller sprang into action during recent Arizona wildfires and flooding, collecting $ 1 million worth of food, clothes, and places to stay for victims who lost everything.