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Wet Spring Spared Much Of The Mountain West, Wildfire Expert Says

September 25, 2020
The Mountain West has seen plenty of wildfires this year, but nothing like the catastrophic large fires still burning along the West Coast. That's largely thanks to a relatively wet spring. For a fire to start you need basic ingredients: something to burn, like trees, ignition, weather, and...

Californians eye moving to escape ‘new normal’ of deadly wildfires

September 25, 2020
Dozens of wildfires had forced more than 23,000 Californians out of their homes by Tuesday — with many planning to flee to the likes of New York to escape what one resident described as a terrifying “new normal.” Nearly 19,000 firefighters are still battling 27 major blazes...

The Price of Saving Paradise

September 24, 2020
Every time that Sue Barch has returned to Paradise, California, she has found the town almost completely unrecognizable. Her home was obliterated in November 2018, when a firestorm throttled up and over the edge of the Feather River Canyon and forced her to escape what she describes as a...

California Wildfires, Solutions, Connection To Climate Change / Sound Advice

September 24, 2020
Extreme weather is sweeping across California. Record-breaking temperatures have baked residents and wildfires are raging throughout the state, leading to power outages and poor air quality from smoke and raining ash. Today on Insight, extreme weather, its connection to climate change, and how...

The Current for Aug. 26, 2020

September 24, 2020
Catherine Cullen hosts Wednesday's edition of The Current.

California wildfires: Little relief on horizon as fire siege pummels the Golden State

September 24, 2020
California still has weeks or months to go before its peak fire season as crews battle hundreds of blazes sparked by extreme heat and intense lightning. A massive heat wave baked the Golden State on top of a record dry winter in the north and unusually warm spring...

California's wildfires explained: how did they start – and is this normal?

September 24, 2020
Wildfires have been raging across California, ripping through wildlands as well as cities, towns and rural neighborhoods, forcing thousands of residents to flee amid a heatwave and the coronavirus pandemic. The blazes have blackened skies, spewing smoke across the Bay Area and sprinkling ash across...

Past Wildfires Offer Future Roadmap for Forest Management’s Effects on Water

September 15, 2020
Forest restoration is often associated with mitigating wildfire risk and improving ecosystem health throughout the Sierra Nevada. But restoration also dramatically affects water use within forests and the amount of runoff that flows downstream. The Sierra Nevada provides more than 60 percent of...

Fire experts: Western fires are ‘unreal’

September 14, 2020
Wildfire experts and meteorologists are aghast at the explosion in Western wildfires. Massive, rapidly moving fires have come alive in California, Washington, and Oregon as potent winds fanned flames over a region parched by heat and dryness. The big picture out West, particularly in...

Extreme End To The 2020 Northwest Fire Season Reminds Of The 1910 ‘Big Burn’

September 14, 2020
Usually, fire season starts to tamp down in September. This year has been anything but normal. In an unprecedented fire event, at least 80 fires started in Washington over Labor Day weekend. Strong winds and extremely dry vegetation made for extreme fire danger throughout the Northwest....

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