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High-tech fire lookouts are now helping spot wildfires in Washington. This fire season, the state has cameras geared up with artificial intelligence. And so far, we’re told it’s working.
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To help: send money to approved and vetted organizations, don’t drop off food, organizers say.
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The fire burned several hundred acres near the Tri-Cities, threatened shrub steppe habitat and homes.
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When a Tri-Cities family headed to Hawaii, they hoped it would be the vacation of a lifetime. Instead, they found something familiar: wildfires.
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The Northwest is dealing with several new, large fires. However, lightning has started fewer fires this season, according to the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
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A fire in south-central Washington has threatened renewable energy projects, livestock and wildlife, and a major landfill for the state.
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There’s red flag warnings and heat advisories in several areas of the Northwest this week, along with several growing wildfires.
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Artificial intelligence is helping scientists better understand wildfire emissions in the Northwest.
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As wildfires grow, so do the costs for fighting those fires. But many states are failing to adequately budget for wildfire costs, according to a new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts.
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Scientists are studying old wildfires to find what forest treatments slowed the flames – and what treatments didn’t work so well. Researchers are looking closely at the Schneider Springs fire, the largest wildfire in Washington in 2021.