100-foot deep Andes lake disappears (News) 6 discussions A five-acre glacial lake in Chile's southern Andes has disappeared -- and scientists want to know why. Tags: Chile Forestry Timber Jose Romero Bernardo OHiggins Forest Service Andes Lake
	Police: Boy playing with matches started 38,000-acre fire (News) 5 discussions A boy playing with matches started a Southern California wildfire that scorched more than 38,000 acres, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday. Tags: Natural Disasters, Ford F-150, Accidents Disasters, Law Enforcement, Police, Los Angeles County Sheriff\s Department, Emergency Services, California Department Forestry Fire Protection, Agua Dulce, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wildfires, Tony Moore, Orang
	Elephant robs motorists in India (News) 2 discussions An elephant in eastern India has sparked complaints from motorists who accuse it of blocking traffic and refusing to allow vehicles to pass unless drivers give it food, a newspaper has reported. Tags: India Forestry Timber Environmental Issues
	KKK witness speaks from the grave (News) 1 discussions In life, FBI informant Earnest Gilbert so feared his fellow Ku Klux Klansmen that he never had the courage to testify about the 1964 killings of two black teenagers. In death, his voice is finally bei.. Tags: Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) Mississippi James Ford Forestry Timber Justice Rights Civil Rights Hate Crimes Trials Labor Legislation Charles Eddie Moore George Lucas Louisiana Henry Hezekiah Dee
	Firefighters make progress against Florida, Georgia blazes (News) 1 discussions Calmer wind and a sprinkling of rain helped firefighters make gains Thursday on the massive wildfires that have forced hundreds of people to evacuate homes in northeast Florida and Georgia. Tags: Florida Georgia Canada Los Angeles (California) Minnesota Panama Golf Fire Environmental Issues Drought Wildfire Antonio Villaraigosa Division Forestry CBS Savannah (Georgia) National Guard Charlie Crist Storm Road Tr
	Wildfire smoke closes interstates in Florida (News) 1 discussions Dense smoke that closed parts of two major interstate highways was expected to keep choking Floridians and traffic until at least midmorning Sunday. Tags: Fire Florida Georgia Minnesota California Cable News Network (CNN) Forecasts (Weather) Forestry Timber Division Forestry Canada Weather Storm Crime, Law Justice
	Wildfire smoke closes interstates in Florida (News) 1 discussions Dense smoke that closed parts of two major interstate highways was expected to keep choking Floridians and traffic until at least midmorning Sunday. Tags: Fire Florida Georgia Minnesota California Cable News Network (CNN) Forecasts (Weather) Forestry Timber Division Forestry Canada Weather Storm Crime, Law Justice
	Tahoe wildfire destroys 220 homes (News) 1 discussions Firefighters launched an aggressive attack Monday to corral a raging forest fire that had destroyed at least 220 homes and forced about 1,000 people to evacuate near the popular Lake Tahoe resort area.. Tags: Lake Tahoe (Nevada) Forest Service Forestry Timber Fire Reports (Weather) National Weather Service Anchorage (Alaska) Alaska Weather
	Blaze near Lake Tahoe 'spots' across fire line (News) 1 discussions Wind gusts on Tuesday breathed new life into a wildfire near Lake Tahoe, causing it to "spot" across a fire line and threaten new buildings, a fire official said. Tags: California Lake Tahoe (Nevada) National Weather Service Fire Nevada Forestry Timber Reports (Weather) Disasters Accidents Jordan Los Angeles (California) Wildfire Weather
	California fires kill one, shut down Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu (News) 1 discussions A series of wildfires Sunday in Southern California led to evacuations in some areas, and killed at least one person and injured eight others in San Diego County, according to officials. Tags: Olivia Newton-John, California Department Forestry Fire Protection, Mel Gibson, Emergency Services, Los Angeles County, California, Susan Nuttall, Stanton Florea, San Diego County, Angeles National Forest, P. Michael Freeman, Rick Dominguez, Serra Ret
	Fire wipes out mobile home park (News) 1 discussions Flames and smoke drove hundreds of people from a Southern California mobile home park, and it might not reopen for months -- if ever, a routed resident said. Tags: California, Brandy Clark, Scott McLean, Mclean, Steele Canyon High School, California Department Forestry Fire Protection, Carmen Hidalgo, Howard Wolford, Immigration, San Diego, United States, International Federation Red Cross Red Crescent Societi
	Police: Boy playing with matches started 38,000-acre fire (News) 1 discussions A boy playing with matches started a Southern California wildfire that scorched more than 38,000 acres, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday. Tags: Natural Disasters, Ford F-150, Accidents Disasters, Law Enforcement, Police, Los Angeles County Sheriff\s Department, Emergency Services, California Department Forestry Fire Protection, Agua Dulce, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wildfires, Tony Moore, Orang
	California firefighters get break as winds fade (News) 1 discussions A fast-burning wildfire in Northern California's Santa Cruz Mountains grew to 3,100 acres Friday, prompting rescues and evacuations in two counties, officials said. Tags: Ian McClelland, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Clara County, Chris Morgan, Santa Cruz, Wildfires, iReport.com, California, Rebecca Henson, Salinas, Kenneth Kim, San Francisco Bay Area, Natural Disasters, California Department Forestry Fire Protection, Co
	Schwarzenegger urges new fees to boost firefighting (News) 1 discussions California firefighters need more equipment and staff to handle wildfires that are increasingly a year-round problem, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday. Tags: Natural Disasters, Accidents Disasters, Santa Cruz Mountains, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wildfires, Emergency Services, California, Chris Morgan, California Department Forestry Fire Protection
	Schwarzenegger urges new fees to boost firefighting (News) 1 discussions California firefighters need more equipment and staff to handle wildfires that are increasingly a year-round problem, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday. Tags: Natural Disasters, Accidents Disasters, Santa Cruz Mountains, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wildfires, Emergency Services, California, Chris Morgan, California Department Forestry Fire Protection