North Fork fire nearly doubles in size, rain helps firefighters get 60% contained
T he North Fork Fire in McDowell County grew in size Jan. 31 before receiving half an inch of rain overnight. The fire is now ...
North Fork Fire grows to 350 acres as firefighters perform burnout operations; 40% contained
The North Fork Fire in McDowell County is now at 350 acres, the U.S. Forest Service announced in an early afternoon news ...
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Fire at Weaverville Helene debris site almost out, contractor says
Before noon on Jan. 28, slight smolders of smoke rose from what was left of the trees, bushes and other organic debris ...
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Crews battle fire at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's RainForest exhibit, all staff and animals safe
CLEVELAND — Fire crews responded to the Cleveland Metroparks ... of the former RainForest structure, to be renamed the Tropical Forest, and the addition of more than 33,500 square feet of ...
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What caused the fire at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s RainForest exhibit?
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Sparks from a cutting tool ignited the fire Wednesday at the RainForest exhibit at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. The sparks from the tool touched the exterior insulation ...
North Fork Fire in McDowell County grows to 200 acres; Crooked Creek Fire 100% contained
As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has ...
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Firefighters battle fire at RainForest exhibit in Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Firefighters extinguished a blaze Wednesday at the RainForest exhibit at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Animals and staff were not hurt, said a spokeswoman for the zoo. The fire ...
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The Amazon rainforest is on fire – here’s what you can do to help
The planet’s largest tropical rainforest is currently being ... but farmers and loggers also purposefully set fire to the rainforest in order to clean land for industrial and agricultural ...
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Restoring Tropical Forest
and human-caused fire (reviewed in Geist & Lambin 2002). Over half the tropical moist forest cover worldwide has been cleared (Asner et al. 2009) and much of the remaining forest is affected by ...
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Study shows degradation changes a forest’s tree profile and its carbon storage
Degraded forest land in the Brazilian Amazon. Carbon uptake and storage in tropical primary and secondary forests varies ... are less resistant to fire and drought, and generally die younger. Previous ...
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Crews battle fire at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s Rainforest exhibit
CLEVELAND — Fire crews are responding to the Cleveland ... feet of the former RainForest structure, to be renamed the Tropical Forest, and the addition of more than 33,500 square feet of new ...