By Heidi Harley

science / science - 6 years ago

As wildfires grow deadlier, officials search for solutions

BILLINGS, Montana (AP) — Creating fire buffers between housing and dry brush, burying spark-prone power lines and lighting more controlled burns to keep vegetation in check could give people a better chance of surviving wildfires, according to experts searching for ways to reduce growing death tolls...

science / science - 6 years ago

Archaeologists discover 15th century indigenous tombs in Bolivia

A team of archaeologists in Bolivia said they have discovered tombs containing over a hundred bundles of artefacts and human remains dating more than 500 years old that belonged to an indigenous civilization that once inhabited the region. Bolivia's Ministry of Cultures and Tourism authorized the d...

science / science - 6 years ago

The many ways climate change worsens California wildfires

This is& the first entry in a& Dana's new monthly column with Yale Climate Connections Now designated as California’s deadliest fire, the still-raging Camp Fire by November 13 had led to 42 deaths, with many residents still unaccounted for and more than 7,000 structures destroyed. (Image credi...

science / science - 6 years ago

Firefighters battle blazes on two fronts in California, 44 dead

Thousands of firefighters battled blazes in northern and southern California on Tuesday as body recovery teams searched the remains of houses and charred cars for victims of the deadliest wildfires in the history of the US state. Most of the fatalities have been reported from the town of Paradise,...