Sentences with phrase «better for the wildfire»

When lightning struck Saturday in the foothills of the Colorado Rockies, 15 miles northwest of Fort Collins, conditions could hardly have been better for the wildfire that ensued.

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Penned by journalist Michael Wolff, also famous for writing a scathing biography about media baron Rupert Murdoch several years ago, Fire and Fury took off like, well, wildfire as soon as word of its imminent publishing broke just a few weeks ago.

Startups are finding innovative ways to bring food, shelter, and transportation to victims of the hurricanes, wildfires, and tornados that ravaged parts of the U.S. last year, as well as improve safety for those caught in other types of disasters and emergency situations.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles County will have two Bombardier CL - 415 Superscooper fire - fighting aircraft on loan from the government of Quebec starting in the fall for wildfire suppression, as well as the county's own fleet of helicopters.

PRO: Your chief mad scientist / rat murder enthusiast looked into the rumors of dangerous caches of wildfire underneath the city and — GOOD NEWS — all of King's Landing has been rigged to explode for years.

Since then, fire departments across Suffolk County have been reviewing their procedures, and environmental experts and officials say plans are in the works to create new procedures for fighting wildfires and adding additional resources like water wells to the area.

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In its $ 44 billion request for supplemental appropriations to respond to this year's storms and wildfires, the administration proposed to eliminate all $ 212 million in funding for improvements to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) buildings and facilities, as well as $ 1.4 billion from various conservation programs.

The FIT - 5 is designed to be most effective in a contained space — the larger the area, the less effective, which is why it is not a good candidate for squelching, say, wildfires.

The next mega-droughts and subsequent active wildfire seasons for the western U.S. might be predictable a full year in advance, extending well beyond the current seasonal forecast and helping segments of the economy related to agriculture, water management and forestry.

The health of our forests and landscapes are at risk across the nation, and the tree mortality crisis could be better addressed if not for the increasing percentage of the Forest Service budget going to fight wildfire.

That's mostly because reporters often ignore catastrophic wildfires» systemic causes, while they focus on questions better tailored to urban blazes, such as who or what is to blame for sparking the fire.

But everything was not all good: The high oxygen content simply increased the chance for trees to ignite, so it was also a period of many wildfires.

Restoration treatment including thinning and prescribed burning may help reduce fire severity and increase tree survival after wildfire, as well as provide a seed source for future trees, Dodson said.

These findings are consistent with other studies, as highlighted in a critical review of the literature on the health impacts of wildfires published in 2016 by Reid et al. 17 Various respiratory problems in asthmatics and non-asthmatics alike, measured by physician visits, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations were found to be strongly associated with wildfire smoke exposure as well as significant declines in lung function for those without asthma.17

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In an era in which hashtag protests can quickly spread like wildfire on social media, the academy avoided a potentially thorny situation when James Franco — who has recently faced accusations of sexually inappropriate behavior from several women — failed to score a lead actor nod for his performance in «The Disaster Artist,» which earned him a Golden Globe award for best actor in a musical or comedy just weeks ago.

The HTC Wildfire SÂ will be available at Best Buy and Radio Shack for $ 199.99 on October 23rd as a retailer exclusive, with Best Buy getting the Silver color and Radio Shack the White version.

I love it works for me on my HTC Wildfire and the Text To Speech is good too.

It scales up like a wildfire does, consuming the fuel of our content — good tidings of great joy — and looking for the oxygen of big, big, big audiences of fans who are less, less, less discerning by the day — which shall be to all people.

Oklahoma has a high average of $ 245, thanks to relatively high crime rates as well as high risk for disasters such as tornadoes, storms and wildfires.

In the 2007 wildfires, worked around the clock to bring together thousands of temporary foster homes, transporters, and volunteers with individuals needing immediate evacuation assistance for domestic pets, as well as livestock.

With an increase in the number and intensity of these fires over the past few years, the need for better understanding the compounds found in wildfire smoke continues to be urgent for several reasons, Pinkerton says, especially as it connects to human and animal health.

No, it's not pleasant to think about your house burning down in a wildfire or being flooded, but the time you spend planning for the worst may mean you'll get the best possible outcome: you, your -LSB-...]

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It's already starting with digital downloads, look at things like Steam, Origin, PS store and Microsofts version they are taking off like wildfire, and as the internet gets better for more people, which it exponentially gets better, it's only going to grow more.

The mentality that you should have to pay for EVERY online portion of games on consoles, and that it is a GOOD thing, is a pervasive one, FUD, that spread like wildfire some years ago from a certain camp and currently infestates the current gaming climate.

PUBG Mobile took off like wildfire when it launched and it has been going strong ever since — and for good reason.

With Pakistan bracing for more flooding, Russia facing the destruction wrought by extreme heat and wildfires and a variety of American communities slowly recovering after extraordinary floods earlier in the year, it's a good time to examine ways to limit losses in turbulent times and changing climes.

The total number of wildfires is well below the 1962 - 2013 average, and is even below the average for the past decade.

Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, heavy downpours, floods, and other extreme weather events are projected to become more frequent and intense, with serious consequences for human health and well - being.

This bargain for better living standards comes with a huge price — an irreversibly hotter planet — with more huge storms, prolonged droughts, crop failures, acidic oceans, dead corals, insect range increases, larger wildfires, and sea level rise with bigger storm surges.

Though ground and aircraft sensors provide the most accurate measurements of carbon monoxide for a localized area, satellites offer the best way to monitor wildfire emissions over broad regions, particularly in remote areas where there are fewer ground - based instruments.

But, with a doubling of the number of wildfires for the high Arctic and an extension of the permafrost fire season into early April this year, we may well consider this to be a zone of now, near permanent, burning — Permaburn.

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Warnings have been posted for the risk of mudslides in areas that burned in last year's wildfires, as bone - dry California looks forward to its best week of rain and snow this winter.

When wildfire smoke blankets a province, as it did in B.C. for weeks this summer, there are marked increases in asthma attacks and respiratory infections, as well as smaller increases for things like heart attacks and cardiac arrests, a B.C. scientist says.

The aftermath of these fires will likely also have officials rethinking which areas are at risk for wildfire and better strategies for living in the «wildland - urban interface» — areas adjacent to wildlands that are at risk of fire.

Skillful multi-year drought predictions and subsequent wildfire probability are particularly useful for water and forest resource managers as well as for cities, farmers, and hydroelectric power plant operators.

Latin name: Pinus pungens The analysis of fire scars in tree rings can also be applied to pine species growing in the eastern U.S. Table Mountain pine has proven to be the best species in the Appalachian Mountains for learning about past wildfires!

Boggy tundra in Alaska makes good fuel for lightning caused wildfires.

The big reason for the wildfires in Siberia (and Alaska as well — over 500 of them in summer of 2014) is caused by methane releases from melting permafrost.

The complex weather pattern is also responsible for catastrophic drought and wildfire throughout Indonesia, as well as one of the worst heat waves in recent history across India.

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The easy California weather also spells good news for homeowners, although gusty Southern California winds and the occasional wildfire can wreak havoc for residents.

That means that a wildfire is covered just like any other fire would be, and you'll have access to loss of use coverage as well as coverage for your personal property.

As more residents face challenges with insurance, we're hoping to offer an incentive that may motivate owners to take action, and better prepare our community for wildfires,» says Eric Lovgren, REALFire ® Program Coordinator and Wildfire Mitigation Specialist for Eagle County.