#California fires bring more chopper rescues, power shutoffs

“#California fires bring more chopper rescues, power shutoffs” Pacific Gas and Electric workers stand along Highway 168 as the Creek Fire advances Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, near Alder Springs, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Helicopters rescued more people from wildfires Tuesday as flames chewed through bone-dry California after a scorching Labor Day weekend that saw…

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#Trees living fast die young

“#Trees living fast die young” Nothofagus pumilio (southern beeches) forests around Lago Argentino, in the Andes of southern Patagonia, Argentina, showing groups of dead trees in relation to the severe drought during the austral summer 2011-2012. Increment cores from dead trees provide ages ranging from 150 to 300 years for these individuals. Credit: Ricardo Villalba,…

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#California fires burn record 2 million acres

“#California fires burn record 2 million acres” A firefighter douses flames as they push towards homes during the Creek Fire in the Cascadel Woods area of unincorporated Madera County, California on September 7, 2020 Wildfires in California have torched a record more than two million acres, the state fire department said Monday, as an uncontrolled…

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#In EU, 1 in 8 deaths linked to pollution: report

“#In EU, 1 in 8 deaths linked to pollution: report” Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In the EU, 13 percent of deaths are linked to pollution, said a new report published on Tuesday by the European Environment Agency (EEA), which stressed the current pandemic put environmental health factors in the spotlight. Europeans are constantly exposed to…

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