What is Dead Fuel Moisture? A recent lack of significant rainfall has kept Southern California in extreme drought, which means there is increased potential for significant wildfire due to dangerous levels of…
Adam PrellDecember 19, 2016
Warmest Autumn on Record Fuels Abnormal Weather and Wildfires Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed that this Autumn was the warmest ever measured, surpassing the record-setting…
Michael CoxDecember 9, 2016
While the community of Gatlinburg, Tennessee grieves their losses and starts planning how to recover and rebuild, a new threat confronts the area. An inch and a half of winter…
John MeadDecember 7, 2016
Chimney Tops 2 Fire Update Tough questions were abundant at this morning’s press conference as word fell that a thirteenth victim has been identified in the aftermath of this week’s…
Adam PrellDecember 2, 2016
Sevier County Fires Summary High winds, prolonged drought, and multiple fire starts have Sevier County, Tennessee as the latest victim in this fall’s wildfire barrage on the Southern Appalachians. Two…
Adam PrellNovember 29, 2016
Fire Season Over for NorCal Since May 1st of this year, CAL FIRE (California’s state fire agency) has been in "fire season" mode. This designation denotes a state of higher alert…
Adam PrellNovember 26, 2016
On November 19, NASA celebrated the successful launch of its latest weather satellite, the revolutionary GOES-R (named GOES-16 once it is operational). This next generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)…
John MeadNovember 22, 2016
Slow Burning Wildfires Grow Larger Many of the eastern Appalachian fires we wrote about last week continue to burn. The National Parks Service has imposed an outdoor fire ban as of Thursday,…
RedZoneNovember 19, 2016
New Zealand Earthquake Situation Residents in the North Canterbury region on the South Island of New Zealand were awakened by a major earthquake just after midnight on Monday morning (11/14).…
Adam PrellNovember 15, 2016
