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Wildfires Burn 150,000+ Acres Across Oklahoma and Kansas, Triggering Emergency Declarations
disaster9 days ago

Wildfires Burn 150,000+ Acres Across Oklahoma and Kansas, Triggering Emergency Declarations

Wildfires in eastern Oklahoma and parts of Kansas have scorched more than 150,000 acres, injuring four firefighters in Beaver County and destroying eight structures in Texas and Woodward Counties. Gov. Kevin Stitt declared a state of emergency for three counties as crews battle wind-driven fires under Red Flag conditions; evacuations occurred in Woodward, and FEMA aid is being sought while authorities warn of rapid spread due to gusty winds and low humidity.

via KOSU|
#disaster#fema#oklahoma
Extreme weather slam: Plains wildfires, dust storms, and a Midwest blizzard collide across the U.S.
science11 days ago

Extreme weather slam: Plains wildfires, dust storms, and a Midwest blizzard collide across the U.S.

A multi-state weather outbreak unleashes dangerous wildfires driven by 60–70 mph winds and dry fuels across the Central and Southern Plains, with blowing dust causing crashes and PSPS power shutoffs, while the Upper Midwest braces for a major blizzard and heavy snow, prompting evacuations, road closures, and widespread travel disruptions.

via FOX Weather|
#blizzard#extreme-weather#plains
Patagonia fires reveal austerity’s toll on park firefighting
world23 days ago

Patagonia fires reveal austerity’s toll on park firefighting

Patagonia’s Los Alerces National Park is battling devastating wildfires driven by drought and climate change, worsened by austerity that slashed funding for Argentina’s fire management and park services, leaving rangers understaffed and underpaid while volunteers and exhausted crews try to hold back the blazes before a belated state-of-emergency declaration.

via Euronews.com|
#argentina#austerity#climate-change
LDS Church Mobilizes Relief Across Southern Chile After Wildfires
world25 days ago

LDS Church Mobilizes Relief Across Southern Chile After Wildfires

After January 2026 wildfires in southern Chile killed at least 20 and displaced tens of thousands, hundreds of volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints turned church buildings in Concepción, Providencia, Los Ángeles and Buin into donation centers to collect and distribute food, hygiene kits and other essentials, coordinating with government authorities and other faith groups. The effort, praised by interfaith partners, reflected resilience and service as church leadership expressed sorrow and solidarity with affected communities.

via Church News|
#chile#interfaith#lds-church
Trump Seizes Permit Power Over California Rebuilds After LA Wildfires
politics1 month ago

Trump Seizes Permit Power Over California Rebuilds After LA Wildfires

President Trump says he will appoint EPA chief Lee Zeldin to take over California’s home-construction permitting, effectively overruling local authorities to speed rebuilding after the Los Angeles-area wildfires. He also ordered FEMA to audit federal funding, setting up a clash with California Democrats who argue the move is an overreach and that federal aid, not permitting control, is needed. LA and state leaders have criticized the effort while thousands of permits remain pending as reconstruction proceeds amid a costly, deadly disaster.

via Al Jazeera|
#california#fema#permitting
Patagonia’s fires reveal climate strain, budget cuts, and pine monoculture
environment1 month ago

Patagonia’s fires reveal climate strain, budget cuts, and pine monoculture

Patagonia and southern Chile are being ravaged by wildfires fueled by hotter, drier conditions and a shift to highly flammable foreign pine monocultures; Argentina’s Milei government has slashed the National Fire Management Service, reducing prevention, aerial support, and firefighters’ pay, prompting communities to form their own brigades. While investigators note accelerants in some blazes, conspiracy theories blaming Mapuche or other actors have circulated; the fires threaten biodiversity and local livelihoods, with long-term damage likely even if some trees survive.

via The Guardian|
#climate-change#environment#fire-service-budget-cuts
Chile hit by deadly wildfires as heat wave sparks mass evacuations
world1 month ago

Chile hit by deadly wildfires as heat wave sparks mass evacuations

Wildfires sweeping central and southern Chile have killed at least 18 people, destroyed hundreds of homes (about 300) and burned some 8,500 hectares, forcing roughly 50,000 people to evacuate. President Boric declared a state of catastrophe in Biobio and Ñuble, authorities battled blazes amid extreme heat and strong winds, and a nighttime curfew was imposed as firefighters fought to contain the fires.

via AP News|
#catastrophe#chile#evacuations
Patagonia Wildfires Blaze Across 15,000 Hectares as Rain Arrives
americas1 month ago

Patagonia Wildfires Blaze Across 15,000 Hectares as Rain Arrives

Wildfires in southern Argentina have scorched more than 15,000 hectares this week, led by a blaze near Epuyen in Chubut Province that has burned about 11,980 hectares; rain began to fall in parts of Patagonia, and more than 500 responders are battling multiple fires, with roughly 3,000 tourists evacuated and at least 10 homes destroyed as officials cite the worst drought since 1965.

via France 24|
#americas#argentina#drought