Sentences with phrase «from wildfires»

If you didn't start the fire, and you didn't expect or intend for the fire to start, there's generally coverage for damage from wildfires.

Homeowners also have to consider the risks from wildfires, flooding and even the occasional ice storm as they shop homeowners insurance.

For example, statewide, the cost of protecting homes from wildfires has averaged $ 28 million annually.

For both the global and Canadian economies, the impact from the wildfires is expected to be relatively short lived.

The light - colored fan shapes are scars from wildfires.

Smoke, ash and dust from wildfires affects pets, birds, horses, livestock and wildlife.

Therefore, a commonly held view that organic particles from wildfires primarily reflect sunlight, and cause cooling, was not supported by the study.

This proposal is bad for forests, bad for the climate, and won't protect communities from wildfires.

If you didn't start the fire, and you didn't expect or intend for the fire to start, there's generally coverage for damage from wildfires.

Similarly, smoke from wildfires in one location can contribute to poor air quality in faraway regions, and evidence suggests that particulate matter can affect atmospheric properties and therefore weather patterns.

Examination of how forests recovering from wildfires respond to drought conditions was detailed in the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography.

Using the Global Fire Emissions Database, they analyzed trends in black - carbon emissions from wildfires in those regions and Europe.

Flames from a wildfire approach trees on the edge of the airport in La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada, July 5, 2015.

Water is darker than snow, but dust as well as soot from wildfires can also be swept up from far off locales and deposited on the ice sheet.

The pollutants emanating from wildfire smoke had a greater impact across Massachusetts, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, and Kansas.

What is positively not covered under additional living expenses would be a voluntary evacuation from a wildfire without direction from a civil authority.

What is positively not covered under additional living expenses would be a voluntary evacuation from a wildfire without direction from a civil authority.

NASA has released video showing the pall of pollution spreading from the wildfires in and around Russia.

In the article, Sara, a doctor in Yakima, discusses her own experiences treating patients who are suffering due to the smoke in the air from wildfires burning across western North America.

Exposure to smoke from wildfires increases the number of hospitalizations and medical visits associated with health issues like asthma, bronchitis, respiratory infections, and lung illnesses.

Methanol, benzene, ozone precursors and other noxious emissions collected from wildfire plumes may make it sound like an oil refinery went up in flames.

«It's possible that the mobility of charcoal on the landscape and it's tendency to become concentrated in low - lying spots could make it more likely the charcoal from wildfires becomes buried and incorporated deep in soils and that these deposits act as a kind of charcoal reservoir that releases charcoal into the soil over long time spans.»

Oregon and Washington are the number one and two softwood - producing states in the nation, respectively; 20 these two states plus Idaho produce more than $ 11 billion in primary wood product sales.21 Our review of existing research suggests the Northwest's forests will experience significant potential impacts from climate change, in particular from wildfire — due to both increased drought and to wood damage from pests surviving warmer winters.

Smoke and flames from the wildfires erupt behind cars on the highway near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, May 7, 2016.

Some of the recent weakness in Alberta from the wildfires in Fort McMurray should start to reverse in the second half of 2016.

Smoke inhalation from wildfires can also be deadly over time, since fine smoke particles in the air aggravate asthma, provoke inflammation, and strain the heart and lungs.

That normal includes potential long - term health effects from wildfire smoke, especially for vulnerable groups like pregnant women, infants, the elderly, and people with respiratory impairment, Henderson said.

Knowing what capacity a community has to respond to disasters or other stresses can help with planning and budgeting for everything from wildfire response to heat waves and droughts — or even a housing crisis caused by flooding.

While soot blowing in from wildfires contributes to the problem, it hasn't been driving the change, the study finds.

Last summer, east and southeast Texas saw record wildfires that cost the state millions of dollars, and the smoke and heat from wildfires that torched western Russia killed more than 50,000 people.

The findings from the wildfire study offer a new clue as to how naturally occurring charcoal can remain stable for long periods of time, Masiello said.

In the Waldo Canyon fire study, the researchers found that only 48 of the destroyed homes were ignited directly from the wildfire.

Haze from wildfires in 2015 may have caused more than 90,000 deaths in the country.

Murthy, confirmed by the Senate in December, said climate change leads to more intense heat waves, more particulates from wildfires clouding the atmosphere, longer allergy seasons and, in turn, more asthma attacks.

It's to be feared if we don't,» Kerry said, citing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data showing more than 3,500 U.S. communities shattered heat records last year and noting the billions spent mopping up disasters from wildfires in the West to Superstorm Sandy in the East.

The El Niño - La Niña cycle, or El Niño - Southern Oscillation, has been blamed for various climate catastrophes from wildfires to floods.

As parts of the western United States choke on smoke from wildfires scorching more than 660,000 hectares, renewed attention is falling on the role that people have played in starting some of these blazes.

Another factor not considered in the study is that forests tend to recover more quickly from wildfires than deforestation, he adds:

It's also been super smoky here in Seattle from the wildfires in Canada.

While Northern California burns, local animal shelters and rescue groups are working hard to make sure that pets evacuated from the wildfires will stay safe — and they can use your help.

· Wildfire Smoke and Animals provides important information to keep both pets and livestock safe from wildfire smoke.