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Colorado wildfires update: *The federal government has declared the area a federal disaster, meaning they can help out some more. *There are actually three separate blazes. *About 500 homes have already been destroyed and tens of thousands of people have been evacuated. More people are on stand-by to evacuate. *One person was found dead and there are still about 10 missing. *Some of the side effects of dealing with such large fires (other than the obvious) are drastically increased temperatures and storms created from large amounts of smoke. *President Obama has planned to visit Colorado and some of the fire-stricken areas today. View high resolution

Colorado wildfires update:

*The federal government has declared the area a federal disaster, meaning they can help out some more.

*There are actually three separate blazes.

*About 500 homes have already been destroyed and tens of thousands of people have been evacuated. More people are on stand-by to evacuate.

*One person was found dead and there are still about 10 missing.

*Some of the side effects of dealing with such large fires (other than the obvious) are drastically increased temperatures and storms created from large amounts of smoke.

*President Obama has planned to visit Colorado and some of the fire-stricken areas today.

Moritz said: “In the long run, we found what most fear - increasing fire activity across large parts of the planet. But the speed and extent to which some of these changes may happen is surprising.” climateadaptation: Decent, but sparse, article connecting wildfire to climate change. scinerds: Climate Change Will Spread Wildfires Like Wildfire It’s a simple concept - the triangle of fire. Oxygen, fuel and heat are the corners: remove one, I was taught in school, and you stop the fire. So, it follows that if you increase these essential ingredients there will be more fires - and with climate change models predicting hotter, drier weather for some regions, the models are also predicting more wildfires. In this photo, a Sikorsky S-64 Aircrane firefighting helicopter drops water on a hotspot burning close to homes near Horsetooth Reservoir in northern Colorado. Residents near the fire in High Park have been evacuated from their homes as fire services attempt to bring a wildfire under control. Lightning sparked the blaze, says the US Forest Service who also report that this is the one of the largest fires in Colorado history burning 17,500 hectares so far. View high resolution

Moritz said: “In the long run, we found what most fear - increasing fire activity across large parts of the planet. But the speed and extent to which some of these changes may happen is surprising.”

climateadaptation:

Decent, but sparse, article connecting wildfire to climate change.

scinerds:

Climate Change Will Spread Wildfires Like Wildfire

It’s a simple concept - the triangle of fire. Oxygen, fuel and heat are the corners: remove one, I was taught in school, and you stop the fire. So, it follows that if you increase these essential ingredients there will be more fires - and with climate change models predicting hotter, drier weather for some regions, the models are also predicting more wildfires.

In this photo, a Sikorsky S-64 Aircrane firefighting helicopter drops water on a hotspot burning close to homes near Horsetooth Reservoir in northern Colorado. Residents near the fire in High Park have been evacuated from their homes as fire services attempt to bring a wildfire under control. Lightning sparked the blaze, says the US Forest Service who also report that this is the one of the largest fires in Colorado history burning 17,500 hectares so far.

(Reblogged from good)
Wildfires are spreading throughout the Western United States. Today, a wildfire in Colorado has claimed its first casualty. Hundreds of people are having to evacuate their homes. Make sure to keep those in mind who are on the unfortunate side of these wildfires.  Click through for more photos. View high resolution

Wildfires are spreading throughout the Western United States. Today, a wildfire in Colorado has claimed its first casualty. Hundreds of people are having to evacuate their homes. Make sure to keep those in mind who are on the unfortunate side of these wildfires. 

Click through for more photos.

buzzfeed:

thedailyfeed:

Devastating scenes from the massive wildfire burning its way across Colorado.

In just two days, the fire — some 15 miles west of Fort Colllins — has torn up more than 37,000 acres, destroyed at least 118 buildings and forced hundreds from their homes. One death has been reported, but authorities refused to confirm whether the victim was a person reported missing from a house that burned.

Yeesh.

(Reblogged from buzzfeed)

Colorado wildfire remains uncontained