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Smoke plumes from the Clear Creek (left) and Locust Cove #2 wildfires as seen from Marion, NC on Nov. 30, 2023. Wildfire season is winding down as the weather cools and climate becomes more humid ...
Martha Quillin. November 10, 2023 at 6:30 AM. The state Forest Service has banned outdoor burning in 30 Western North Carolina counties in the wake of a spate of wildfires that have burned ...
The U.S. Forest Service and North Carolina Forest Service have provided an update on the Collett Ridge fire, 4 miles south of Andrews in the Cherokee County area of Nantahala National Forest.
The south is one of the fastest growing regions with 88 million acres classified as WUI. The south consistently has the highest number of wildfires per year. More than 50,000 communities are estimated to be at high to very high risk of wildfire damage. These statistics are greatly attributable to the South's year-round fire season. [16]
The Mangum Fire burned more than 70,000 acres (280 km 2) of forest. A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. [1][2] Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a bushfire (in Australia), desert fire, grass ...
By November 29, the wildfires had claimed at least three lives. [22] An additional four people were later confirmed dead the next day. [23] The Chimney Tops 2 fire had burned 17,006 acres. [12] A total of 14 people died and 134 others were injured in the Smoky Mountains fires, while over 2,400 structures were burned.
It was smoke from wildfires, the odor of an increasingly hot and occasionally on-fire world. While many people exposed to bad air may be asking themselves if this is a “new normal,” several ...
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