Photo: State Route 138 winds through snow-covered trees near Hesperia, Calif., Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Tremendous rains and snowfall since late last year have freed half of California from drought, but low groundwater levels remain a persistent problem, U.S. Drought Monitor data showed Thursday. The latest survey found that moderate or severe drought covers about
Photo: A rack of hygroscopic flares is loaded onto a turboprop Piper PA31T Cheyenne II airplane. These flares are used to create rain in summer months. (Photo courtesy of Gary Walker/SOAR) Arizona has been looking to a myriad of solutions to stem its worsening drought, including cloud seeding. The Salt River Project, which delivers water
Crooks Fire Current as of 4/22/2022, 6:00:48 PM Incident Type: Wildfire Cause: Undetermined Date of Origin: Monday April 18th, 2022 approx. 10:00 AM Location: 11 miles south of Prescott Arizona Incident Commander: Rocky Opliger, CIIMT 4 Coordinates: 34.403 latitude, -112.426 longitude Current Situation Total Personnel: 535 Size: 2,804 Acres Percent of Perimeter Contained: 5% Fuels
While many wildfires cause minimal damage to the land and pose few threats to the land or people downstream, some fires result in damage that requires special efforts to reduce impacts afterwards. Loss of vegetation exposes soil to erosion; water run-off may increase and cause flooding, soil and rock may move downstream. The BAER (Burned
Location: Pine Mountain Wilderness-Verde Ranger District (T11N, R5E, SEC 35) Start Date: 07-12-20 Size: 2170 Percent Contained: 0% Cause: Lighting Vegetation: Grass, Brush, and Ponderosa Pine Summary: The Pine Fire received significant moisture Thursday diminishing fire activity. Fire managers may have Air Attack fly over the fire to monitor and gather information within the fire
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