Smokehouse Creek Fire recovery continues progress in Canadian nearly 1 year later
The aftermath of the Smokehouse Creek Fire remains evident in neighborhoods around Canadian, where more than 50 residents ...
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The biggest factor in the death tolls and damage costs from natural disasters probably is not climate change but population ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott visits Canadian for West Texas wildfire update Tuesday
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott returned to the Panhandle Tuesday in Canadian to offer an update on the devastation from the West ...
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A single wildfire in my part of Texas, the 2024 Smokehouse Creek Fire, burned more land—about 1 million acres—than all wildfires combined burn in California in a typical year. Was that a terrible ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott visits Canadian for West Texas wildfire update Tuesday
As of Monday, the Smokehouse Creek wildfire, which was still burning in the Texas Panhandle and in western Oklahoma, was still only 15% contained. The fire is now considered the largest wildfire ...
Many of California’s most destructive fires sparked by power lines
A fire in 2017 that broke out after power lines collided burned for almost 40 days. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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‘This is devastation beyond anything I’ve ever seen': Texas firefighter reflects on first day battling California fires
The firefighter’s name is Santiago Anaya. “Last year, we sent firefighters out to the Abilene-West Texas area, and then we ...
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Texas lawmakers discuss state Air Force to battle wildfires
Texas state lawmakers are considering a plan to create a Lone Star Air Force to battle wildfire outbreaks. The operators of ...