Wildfire Burns N.C. Wildlife Refuge

30,000 Acres Charred At Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

(AP)  Fire officials are warning people living near a massive wildfire at a federal wildlife refuge in eastern North Carolina that the blaze could smolder for months in the peat-filled soil.

The fire had burned about 30,000 acres in and around the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in eastern North Carolina, about 70 miles south of Norfolk, Va., as of this morning.

The state forest service says while the fire spread rapidly earlier this week, it's now burning new land much more slowly.

It says high temperatures near the fire this weekend are expected to be near 100 degrees, creating ripe conditions for the blaze to keep burning.

Winds have shifted from the west today, blowing smoke toward the Outer Banks.

No injuries or structure damage has been reported.

[aak895]

Have the U.S. Forestry Service allowed this to burn as nature does? Do they not want it to burn, for lack the resources?

[al2008-2009]

I*m appalled at the administration*s lack of response to the global warming heat waves, fires, and droughts. We have no comprehensive strategy in place whatsoever, let alone a detailed plan of action to mitigate the effects of these droughts, and mother earth continues to suffer while the administration refuses to go forward and do what*s right for mother earth.
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How long must we sit idly by while our mother continues to suffer from the warming taking place at a feverish pace? How long must our mother suffer before we have proper c02 taxes put into place? How long must the destruction of mother earth take place before we finally put responsible regulations into effect? How long must we wait until we beef up our corn ethanol production? At least Obama wants to cut c02 pollution by 80%; he is definitely our best hope. As Obama has recently stated on Earth Day, we will save the planet. We will change our economy to a green economy, eliminate our current anti-progressive economy, and eliminate c02 pollution by 80% in our generation. This is a change we all definitely need, a much needed change for the better.
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We the people call upon our leaders to implement a comprehensive antiglobal warming strategy at once and work in coordination with state and federal officials; these heatwaves and droughts continue to worsen and the quicker we stop the warming the sooner we will see these heatwaves and droughts cease. We need action now.