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02.09.2022 / 00:11

With Artemis I, NASA plans to plant seeds of inspiration – literally

An American sycamore grown from a seed that flew aboard Apollo 14, one of the original moon trees, stands at the Cradle of Forestry, situated on the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. (USDA Forest Service & NASA photo) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA’s Artemis program has deep figurative roots that go back to the Apollo moon missions of the 1960s and 1970s.

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New Mexico wildfires, enraged residents prompt Biden visit

MORA, NM- MAY 13: A firefighter works on putting out a hotspot from a wildfire on Friday May 13, 2022 in Mora, NM. The Calf Canyon and Hermits Peak fires have been burning in the region.

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Largest fire in New Mexico history caused by planned burns, federal review finds

SANTA FE, N.M. - The largest fire in New Mexico history was caused by a federal pile burn holdover, fire investigators with the U.S. Forest Service said.A 90-day pause on all prescribed burns on National Forest System lands is now in effect, a decision the agency announced on Friday.The Calf Canyon Fire on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest was caused by a sleeper fire from January that remained dormant under the surface through three winter snow events before reemerging in April. EXPERTS BELIEVE THE WESTERN FIRE SEASON WILL BE MORE ACTIVE THAN NORMAL BUT WILL FALL SHORT OF RECORDSThe fire then merged with the Hermits Peak Fire which was also caused by an escaped prescribed burn.

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Biden issuing Earth Day order to protect old-growth forests from wildfire

SEATTLE - President Joe Biden is taking steps to restore national forests that have been devastated by wildfires, drought and blight, using an Earth Day visit to Seattle to sign an executive order protecting some of the nation’s largest and oldest trees.Old-growth trees are key buffers against climate change and provide crucial carbon sinks that absorb significant amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.Biden's order directs federal land managers to define and inventory mature and old-growth forests nationwide within a year. The order requires the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service to identify threats to older trees, such as wildfire and climate change, and develop policies to safeguard them.The order does not ban logging of mature or old-growth trees, the White House said.FILE IMAGE - Burned-out equipment sits by a river on Nov.

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Jim Fire: Crews finish containment after Cleveland National Forest near Corona caught massive blaze

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. - Firefighters with the U.S. Forest Service and Orange County Fire Authority are continuing to knock down a 530-acre blaze that sparked in the morning of March 2 in the Cleveland National Forest in the Holy Jim trail area near Corona.As of Wednesday, March 30, the fire has been 100% contained.The blaze was reported at 11:20 a.m.

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Biden to survey wildfire damage in Idaho and California

WILMINGTON, Del. - President Joe Biden will promote his administration’s use of the Defense Production Act to aid in wildfire preparedness during a western swing in which he’ll survey wildfire damage in Idaho and California.The administration activated the wartime provision in early August to boost the supply of fire hoses for the U.S. Forest Service, by helping to ease supply chain issues affecting the agency’s primary firehose supplier.

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Florida Forest Service battling wildfire in Tiger Bay State Forest

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Forest Service’s wildland firefighters are battling a wildfire in Volusia County within the Tiger Bay State Forest.

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Mexico sends 100 firefighters to help battle California wildfires

Angeles National Forest, CA, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - Blue Ridge Hot Shots crew members from Arizona join forces with California firefighters from Northern and Southern California on a backfire operation North of Mt.

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Firefighter who died in blaze was on elite Hotshot crew

KTLA he had worked with Morton.“He always had my back,” Herrera said. “I mean, to lose such a good man, not just a firefighter, but he was a good person, and I'm going to miss him terribly.” The U.S.

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Desert communities told to evacuate as winds stoke flames

JUNIPER HILLS, Calif. – Strong winds stoked a wildfire burning for nearly two weeks in mountains northeast of Los Angeles, prompting authorities to issue new evacuation orders for desert communities that lost some homes a day earlier. Meanwhile, officials were investigating the death of a firefighter on the lines of another Southern California wildfire that erupted earlier this month from a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device used by a couple to reveal their baby’s gender.

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Firefighter dies in California fire started by gender reveal gathering

MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, CALIFORNIA - September 9: A group of inmate firefighter watch as the El Dorado Fire burns a hillside near homes in Mountain Home Village, California, inside the San Bernardino National Forest, September 9, 2020. (Photo by Kyle SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - A firefighter has died battling a wildfire in California that was sparked by a smoke-emitting device used to reveal a baby’s gender, a factor that will surely affect the couple who hosted the gathering to determine the sex of their unborn child. The death occurred Thursday in the San Bernardino National Forest as crews battled the El Dorado Fire, the U.S.

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Firefighter dies battling wildfire sparked by gender reveal

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – A firefighter died battling a wildfire in California that officials said was sparked by a device used to reveal a baby’s gender.The death occurred Thursday in the San Bernardino National Forest as crews battled the El Dorado Fire, the U.S. Forest Service said in a news release.The El Dorado Fire erupted earlier this month from a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device was used by a couple to reveal their baby’s gender, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, said.The name of the firefighter was being withheld until family members are notified.

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Wildfires rage in Florida Panhandle; 500 evacuated

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Wildfires raging in the Florida Panhandle have forced nearly 500 to evacuate from their homes, authorities said.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0