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U.S. / NEWS Tue May 13, 2008 @ 8:15am neoform

SF Gate -- Relentless wildfires burned into the early morning Tuesday across Florida's Atlantic coast, taxing firefighters and overwhelming residents trying to save their homes with garden hoses. Firefighters in the Brevard County town of Palm Bay have spent more.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Dec 7, 2007 @ 8:29am neoform

MSNBC -- Rain began pelting parts of Southern California early Friday as a fierce winter storm from the Pacific Northwest moved in ahead of schedule, triggering fears that recent wildfires may gave left the region susceptible to flash flooding. Southern Califor.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Dec 7, 2007 @ 8:25am neoform

CNN -- Rain began pelting parts of Southern California early Friday, triggering fears that recent wildfires may have left the region susceptible to flash flooding. The rain is part of a fierce winter storm from the Pacific Northwest that moved in sooner than exp.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Oct 26, 2007 @ 8:25am neoform

BBC News -- Thousands of evacuees have returned to parts of California devastated by wildfires - some finding their homes no more than smouldering heaps. Fire crews have been gradually bringing many of the blazes under control. But more than a million people we.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Oct 26, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

CNN -- As wildfires were charging across Southern California, nearly two dozen water-dropping helicopters and two massive cargo planes sat idly by, grounded by government rules and bureaucracy. How much the aircraft would have helped will never be known, but the.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Oct 24, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

BBC News -- More than 500,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes to escape wildfires in California in the biggest US evacuation since Hurricane Katrina. Fierce winds are fanning fast-moving fires that have ravaged land from Santa Barbara to the Mexican.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Oct 22, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

BBC News -- At least one person has been killed and thousands evacuated as at least 12 wildfires rage across the US state of California, fanned by fierce winds. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in seven counties, with 35,000 acres (14,0.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Aug 30, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

USA Today -- Cheatgrass, a wispy Eurasian weed accidentally brought to the USA in the late 19th century, has become a 21st century headache across the West, fueling some of this summer's most destructive wildfires. The largest blaze in Utah history, the 567-square-.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Aug 5, 2007 @ 4:51pm neoform

FOX News -- A state of emergency was declared in Montana on Sunday because of wildfires, including one northeast of Missoula that had forced the evacuation of 200 homes. Lighter wind and higher humidity were expected Sunday, although wind-blown embers were still a.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed May 9, 2007 @ 8:23am neoform

CNN -- While firefighters in Los Angeles struggled to control a fire in Griffith Park Wednesday, other wildfires raged in the Midwest and the Southeast. One massive blaze in southeastern Georgia was being called the largest in state history. In Los Angeles.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Apr 27, 2007 @ 8:48pm neoform

FOX News -- Wildfires flared up in drought-stricken southeast Georgia, destroying several buildings and forcing hundreds of fire-weary residents to leave their homes for the second time in two days. Deputies on Thursday visited about 100 homes in and near Astoria,.. Read More