The West's historic snow drought could bring water shortages, wildfires
The western United States experienced a severe snow drought this year, threatening the region's water supply and potentially setting the stage for its wildfire season.
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The western United States experienced a severe snow drought this year, threatening the region's water supply and potentially setting the stage for its wildfire season.
"Our message is: Wildfire smoke is very dangerous. It is an increasing threat to human health," said a study author.
A University of California, Berkeley study of the state's recent major wildfires shows that taking steps to mitigate fire risk can double the number of homes saved in a wildfire.
Firefighters in Central California have been working to protect a grove of giant sequoia trees from a massive wildfire.
The TCU Lightning Complex fires have burned nearly 14,000 acres in Central California, but in a Saturday update, Cal Fire said containment was at 42%.
A wildfire known as the 6-5 Fire has scorched homes in a historic California Gold Rush town that was settled around 1850 by Chinese miners.
More than a week after the Pickett Fire started in California's Napa County, firefighters are making progress on the largest wildfire to burn in the Bay Area so far this year.
A wildfire burning in Lake County near Kelseyville has prompted evacuation orders and warnings on Friday afternoon.
Even if Pickett Fire flames don't reach the orchards, smoke will impact the economic lifeblood of Napa Valley.
More than 2,000 fire personnel were working the Pickett Fire in California's Napa County, burning for a sixth day as weather conditions turned favorable overnight Tuesday.
The Pickett Fire in California's Napa County has burned 6,803 acres as of Sunday morning, making it the largest fire in the Bay Area since last year.
Crews with Cal Fire are responding to a vegetation fire that broke out in northern Yuba County on Saturday afternoon.
A large fire burning in Napa County on Thursday afternoon near Calistoga has prompted evacuation orders, authorities said.
Cal Fire officials say the fire was sparked by someone who was working on their vehicle.
The Los Angeles wildfires took 30 lives at the beginning of this year, but a new study estimates there were hundreds more deaths that are attributable to the disaster.
The blaze ignited Friday in the Los Padres National Forest, around 15 miles east of Santa Maria.
Several roads were evacuated in the Sierra Nevada foothills due to the Boneyard Fire in Tuolumne County Saturday afternoon.
Forward progress has been stopped in a grass fire that was threatening homes in the Rio Linda area Wednesday afternoon, firefighters said.
The Dragon Bravo Fire in Arizona has destroyed dozens of structures and a water treatment facility on the Grand Canyon's North Rim.
The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County about 100 miles north of Los Angeles.
The fire is located on Marysville Road, west of New Bullards Bar Reservoir.
A grass fire forced mandatory evacuations and damaged a home in Modesto on Thursday, officials said.
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Wildfire smoke from Canada is expected to move over the U.S., and maps and satellite imagery show the large-scale impact of the blazes.
The snowpack in California and other western states is melting at a record-breaking pace, threatening an early start to the wildfire season and the persistence of drought conditions, authorities announced.
