U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore cited extreme fire danger and unfavorable weather conditions Friday in announcing a suspension of all planned fire burning operations to clear brush and small trees on all national forest lands while his agency conducts a review of protocols and practices.
it s wireless so good, it keeps one upping itself. we re continuing to monitor that catastrophic earthquake that struck haiti. but there are weather related disasters. in southern italy fires have burned thousands of acres. sicily may have set an all-time record for europe, 120 degrees. they will verify that temperature officially. siberia may make you think of snow, but wild fires there covered towns in thick smoke. the smoke reached as far as the north pole. today russian president vladimir putin urged authorities to strengthen their fire fighting efforts. heavy rains in japan caused floods and blood slides.
and floods. in southern italy, fires have burned thousands of acres. the island of sicily may have set a heat record for europe, 1 are 120 degrees. the world meteorological organization will verify that temperature officially. siberia may make you think of snow, but wildfires there covered towns in thick smoke. the smoke reached as far as the north pole. today russian president vladimir putin urged authorities to strengthen their firefighting efforts. meanwhile, heavy rains in japan caused floods and mudslides. in nagasaki prefecture, a mudslide buried several people. at least one died. another was seriously injured. in turkey, at least 40 people have died from floods along the coast of the black sea. here in the u.s., the dixie fire has burned more than 500,000 acres in northern california. at last report it was only about 31% contained. as it relates to the fire, some