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Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk Los incendios forestales están aumentando en todo el mundo, y la amenaza va más allá de la destrucción causada por las llamas. La NASA advierte de que «el calentamiento climático de la Tierra está intensificando la actividad de los incendios forestales», y señala...
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Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk Wildfires are escalating globally, and the threat extends beyond destruction by flames. NASA warns that “Earth’s warming climate is amplifying wildland fire activity,” citing that “extreme wildfire activity has more than doubled worldwide.” The severity of these fires degrades water quality in the...
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One of the agencies left without resources due to the budget battle in Congress is the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which has no approved funding for fiscal year 2026. FEMA coordinates federal aid after wildfires, hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and other major events. The lack of an agreement can...
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A medida que el cambio climático calienta el planeta, los incendios forestales se han vuelto tan impredecibles y extremos que se inventaron nuevas palabras: firenado, gigafire, fire siege e incluso fire pandemia. California tiene 78 “días de incendio” anuales más (cuando las condiciones son propicias para que se produzcan...
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As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. California has 78 more annual “fire days” — when conditions are ripe for fires to spark — than 50 years ago. When is California’s wildfire...
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Uno de los estudios académicos más grandes de los trabajadores agrícolas de California es cuantificar sus difíciles condiciones laborales y de vivienda en un momento en que la atención sobre esos problemas no podría ser más visible. El Centro Comunitario y Laboral de Merced de la Universidad de California...
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One of the largest academic studies of California farmworkers is quantifying their difficult workplace and housing conditions at a time when the spotlight on those issues couldn’t be brighter. The University of California Merced Community and Labor Center released results of its first California Farmworker Health Study in January. The 110-page...
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Julie Cart CalMatters As California emerges from its “peak” wildfire season, the state has managed to avoid its recent plague of catastrophic wildfires. So far in 2022, the fewest acres have burned since 2019. State Emergency Services Director Mark Ghilarducci said California had “a bit of luck” with weather this...
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In hard-hit Napa Valley, which has burned multiple times this last decade, successful winemakers and longtime residents are weighing their options to rebuild or move out entirely simply by looking at their property insurance policies. “They just can’t get insurance,” said Democratic state Sen. Bill Dodd, whose district spans...
Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk Los incendios forestales están aumentando en todo el mundo, y la amenaza va más allá de la destrucción causada por las llamas. La NASA advierte de que «el calentamiento climático de la Tierra está intensificando la actividad de los incendios forestales», y señala...
Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk Wildfires are escalating globally, and the threat extends beyond destruction by flames. NASA warns that “Earth’s warming climate is amplifying wildland fire activity,” citing that “extreme wildfire activity has more than doubled worldwide.” The severity of these fires degrades water quality in the...
One of the agencies left without resources due to the budget battle in Congress is the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which has no approved funding for fiscal year 2026. FEMA coordinates federal aid after wildfires, hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and other major events. The lack of an agreement can...
A medida que el cambio climático calienta el planeta, los incendios forestales se han vuelto tan impredecibles y extremos que se inventaron nuevas palabras: firenado, gigafire, fire siege e incluso fire pandemia. California tiene 78 “días de incendio” anuales más (cuando las condiciones son propicias para que se produzcan...
As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. California has 78 more annual “fire days” — when conditions are ripe for fires to spark — than 50 years ago. When is California’s wildfire...
Uno de los estudios académicos más grandes de los trabajadores agrícolas de California es cuantificar sus difíciles condiciones laborales y de vivienda en un momento en que la atención sobre esos problemas no podría ser más visible. El Centro Comunitario y Laboral de Merced de la Universidad de California...
One of the largest academic studies of California farmworkers is quantifying their difficult workplace and housing conditions at a time when the spotlight on those issues couldn’t be brighter. The University of California Merced Community and Labor Center released results of its first California Farmworker Health Study in January. The 110-page...
Julie Cart CalMatters As California emerges from its “peak” wildfire season, the state has managed to avoid its recent plague of catastrophic wildfires. So far in 2022, the fewest acres have burned since 2019. State Emergency Services Director Mark Ghilarducci said California had “a bit of luck” with weather this...
In hard-hit Napa Valley, which has burned multiple times this last decade, successful winemakers and longtime residents are weighing their options to rebuild or move out entirely simply by looking at their property insurance policies. “They just can’t get insurance,” said Democratic state Sen. Bill Dodd, whose district spans...