Fire Season Over for NorCal Since May 1st of this year, CAL FIRE (California’s state fire agency) has been in "fire season" mode. This designation denotes a state of higher alert…
Adam PrellNovember 26, 2016
Slow Burning Wildfires Grow Larger Many of the eastern Appalachian fires we wrote about last week continue to burn. The National Parks Service has imposed an outdoor fire ban as of Thursday,…
RedZoneNovember 19, 2016
New Zealand Earthquake Situation Residents in the North Canterbury region on the South Island of New Zealand were awakened by a major earthquake just after midnight on Monday morning (11/14).…
Adam PrellNovember 15, 2016
Wildfires and Drought Extreme drought has turned much of the southeastern United States into a potential tinderbox. Wildfire activity in the Southeast is normally rather tame this late in the season,…
Michael CoxNovember 13, 2016
Every year, fire season comes to an end in the Western US as winter weather creeps in. The northern high elevation forests soak in autumn rains and significantly lower temperatures, and…
Adam PrellNovember 8, 2016
Loop Fire Recap This week marks the anniversary of another infamous fire disaster. Two winters of below average rainfall, fuel moistures at critical levels, and multiple months of Santa Ana events lead to…
Adam PrellNovember 4, 2016
Newly-discovered Fault Connection It has been 27 years since the 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake on the San Andreas fault rattled the San Francisco Bay Area, killing 63, injuring over 3,700, and famously…
Adam PrellNovember 1, 2016
Following our blog post on how the story of the Esperanza Fire west of Palm Springs is being made into a feature film, we thought we’d point you to ten of our…
Adam PrellOctober 29, 2016
Esperanza Fire Recap This week marks ten years since the tragic Esperanza Fire in California’s Riverside County. The fire started at the base of Cabazon Hill west of Palm Springs…
Adam PrellOctober 26, 2016
