The Trump administration is trying to fire the ‘backbone’ of wildland firefighting
Federal firefighting on public lands in the U.S. works like this: Resources rotate as the fire season progresses regionally.
NASA uses advanced radar to track groundwater in California
Where California's towering Sierra Nevada surrenders to the sprawling San Joaquin Valley, a high-stakes detective story is ...
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US Ag secretary says 'mistakes made' in some fed firings; may review local Forest Service fires
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited Asheville ... worked on wildfire response and Helene recovery efforts in Western North Carolina, the Citizen Times reported.
Map Shows Impacted Counties as Over 130 Fires Blaze Across Oklahoma
Oklahoma's Department of Emergency Management (OEM) has reported more than 130 wildfires across more than three dozen ...
Chilling maps show how the UK, US & others would look with 20% of territory SEIZED by Putin – just like wartorn Ukraine
UKRAINE may be forced to hand over 20 per cent of their land to Russia as part of a peace deal – but what would this look ...
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‘It’s bad’: How drought, lack of snowpack and federal cuts could spell wildfire disaster in NM
A new national forecast warns that above-normal wildfire risk will exist through most of New Mexico by April. Meanwhile, ...
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A trade war could hit these communities hardest
The tariffs, which tax selected goods exported by the United States, are aimed at the agricultural ... like in southern West Virginia, are also vulnerable to fallout from the trade war.
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Map Reveals How America's Forests Have Changed Over Time
Over the past four centuries, the United States has ... urbanization, agriculture, and conservation initiatives. Once covering over a billion acres, the nation's forested land has declined ...
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New machine learning model improves corn yield forecasts in drought-affected areas
Accurate crop yield prediction is critical for global food security, economic planning, and insurance modeling. Traditional ...
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Officials share map of persistent threat throughout the US — and one state in particular stands out
A local radio station shared the news, noting that this could impact farming in the state. Officials share map of persistent ...
It’s a red-eyed false alarm. The newest influx of cicadas will bypass MD this year
Talk about killing the buzz. Despite some news reports to the contrary, the newest influx of periodic cicadas — the red-eyed, at times comically clumsy aggravation with wings — will not descend upon ...
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Sarasota senator pitches plan to rename U.S. 41, Tamiami Trail, to Gulf of America Trail
US officially ... Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson also recently directed the Florida Department of Agriculture and ...