Junkins Fire Summary The Junkins fire started early Monday morning (10/17) in the Junkins Park area of Custer County Colorado during Red Flag Warning conditions. The fire exhibited extreme fire…
John MeadOctober 18, 2016
In the United States, effective systems are in place to help us plan for, respond to, evacuate from, and cope with dangerous and difficult emergency events. Traditionally in the late twentieth century,…
Adam PrellOctober 12, 2016
Hurricane Matthew Update: October 7, 2016. Hurricane Matthew continues to push north paralleling the east coast of Florida. The storm has yet to make landfall, but powerful wind gusts of…
Michael CoxOctober 7, 2016
As of 8am EDT on October 5th, models for Hurricane Matthew predict a path following the east coast of Florida and up into the Carolinas. The storm initially made made…
Adam PrellOctober 5, 2016
Over 100 years ago, the National Parks Service did not exist in the U.S. No lands were federally protected, and logging companies were increasing their efforts in response to huge…
RedZoneOctober 3, 2016
The Loma fire started Monday afternoon (9/26) along Loma Chiquita Road in Los Gatos, CA and quickly spread along the ridgeline to the north and east. As the fire began…
Adam PrellSeptember 27, 2016
Santa Ana Winds Annually, the onset of the fall and winter seasons brings the highest chance for Southern California’s famed Santa Ana winds. Santa Ana air mass conditions can exist…
Adam PrellSeptember 23, 2016
The idea of sharing information for the common public good, or what we now call open data, goes back centuries. Possibly the earliest example of open data is the public…
John MeadSeptember 20, 2016
Soberanes Fire Summary The Soberanes Fire is eight weeks old today, starting way back on July 22nd. We have been closely monitoring the blaze as it has burned most of…
Adam PrellSeptember 16, 2016
