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Extinction of unique US animals and plants at risk in wildfire on California’s ‘Galapagos of North America’
Extinction has always been a risk on Santa Rosa Island. Researchers have hailed the California island as having the most prolific aleontological record of extinct species such as pygmy mammoth, flightless sea duck, vampire bat and giant deer mouse. The environment is now home to animals and plants found nowhere else on Earth, earning its nickname “Galapagos of North America.” A human-caused wildfire now threatens those unique animals and plants with extinction, according to on-site fire officials. Over a third of the island has burned since a wildfire started on May 15, which burned 18,379 acres and was at 87% containment as of Sunday morning, according to Channel Islands National Park officials.
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Historic Morrill Fire triggers Nebraska disaster request
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Friday requested President Donald Trump to issue a major disaster declaration related to the state’s historic Morrill Fire and other wildfires that burned 821,000 acres across the state between March and April. Acceptance of the request would unlock federal funding for Nebraska to help repair
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Aero Union 1960 – 1997
Aero Union’s Past Demonstrated Ability ~ contributed by cbk We received this lovely little piece of historical documentation of the tanker operations — for 37 years — of Aero Union’s fleet, including its P-3 Orions flying out of Chico in northern California. The much-missed red/white P-3 ships were the last
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Boreal forests’ wildfire recovery significantly stunted from high-intense flames and post-fire logging, study finds
More carbon is stored in boreal forests than any other type of forest, but that’s changing with increasingly frequent and severe wildfires. More than four years after a wildfire burned more than ten times the annual mean of land in Sweden, a burnt boreal forest’s soil has yet to recover,
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