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Is rain forecasted for western North Carolina? Wildfire areas to see relief from rain

BlueRidgeNow 30 Mar 2025
Scattered rain showers are forecast for western North Carolina from Sunday, March 31 through Monday.An active air quality alert is in effect for the Asheville area.A burn ban is in place for all of ...
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Western NC wildfires live updates Sunday, March 30: See the latest from around the region

The Star - Shelby 30 Mar 2025
Sunday weather forecasts some rain for the areas impacted by the wildfires, but whether it will be enough to make a dent remains to be seen ... “The amount of rain does not remove the danger burning can pose to our community.”.
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What is the weather in Greenville, South Carolina? Relief headed for wildfire areas

GoUpstate 30 Mar 2025
Scattered rain showers and isolated storms are slated for South Carolina, which has been battling wildfires since early last week ... Table Rock largest mountain wildfire in SC history; rain in forecastSouth Carolina weather radar.
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Astronauts' safety at risk? NASA worried about anomaly in Earth's magnetic field

Hindustan Times 30 Mar 2025
Early Bantu communities living along the Limpopo River Valley—where the South Atlantic Anomaly lies today—performed a ritual to summon rain by burning their clay huts and grain bins in times of drought.
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LA fire contaminant levels could sicken the marine food chain, new tests show

The Spokesman-Review 29 Mar 2025
25 – before the rain that came the following week – Heal the Bay staff collected seawater samples from eight locations along the coastline in or near the Palisades burn scar, in addition to control ...
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Army helicopters assist fight against record-breaking wildfires in South Korea

Stars and Stripes 29 Mar 2025
Most of the fires were extinguished Saturday after a day of rain and cooler temperatures. The Korea Meteorological Administration that day forecast rain in Uiseong county, 100 miles southeast of Seoul, where the largest wildfires burned.
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S.C. Wildfires Cover 10,000 Acres; No Injuries Reported

Anderson Observer 29 Mar 2025
Together, the fires in Greenville and Pickens counties had burned more than 10,600 total acres as of Friday morning, officials said ... A statewide burn ban remains in effect ... “Pray for the men and women out here, and pray for rain,” Hiott said.
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That Smoke on Shelter Island? It Was a Controlled Burn

The East Hampton Star 28 Mar 2025
The Nature Conservancy conducted two controlled burns this week at the Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island, one on Sunday and a second on Thursday ... Until then controlled burns had been conducted regularly at the preserve beginning in 1980. .
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How a hurricane helped fuel a rash of wildfires months after landfall

Usatoday 28 Mar 2025
The fires will likely continue until the return of rain and higher humidity, which could be in the offing by the end of the weekend ... a backyard fire unattended, burning debris, an open-air BBQ, etc.
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Out of control fires ignite Union County burn ban

Creston News Advertiser 28 Mar 2025
A countywide burn ban has been put into effect after Union County firefighters were put to the test this past week, responding to a high volume of fire calls ... The Union County burn ban is in effect until further notice.
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Bell County TX lifts burn ban thanks to Thursday rain, lessened fire dangers

TDT News 28 Mar 2025
BELTON — The Bell County burn ban was lifted on Friday thanks to recent rain showers and diminishing fire dangers ....
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1 in 8 Californians live in the most dangerous wildfire zones

Grist 28 Mar 2025
Other factors priming California to burn include a phenomenon known as weather whiplash, in which years of plentiful rain are followed by drought, allowing vegetation to grow abundantly before drying out, providing more fuel for wildfires.
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Despite burn ban, fire departments respond to blazes across region over weekend

Statesville Record & Landmark 27 Mar 2025
Burn bans will continue throughout the region as morning rain showers did little to quell drought conditions on Monday ... .
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Wildfires burn in the Carolinas, and forecasts aren’t encouraging for firefighters

Penn Live 27 Mar 2025
A half-dozen large fires are burning in the Blue Ridge Mountains, putting a lot more gray into the landscape and spreading smoke into places like Greenville ... At least 15 square miles (39 square kilometers) have burned.
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More evacuations as wildfires burn in the Carolinas. Forecasts aren’t encouraging for firefighters

Wtop 27 Mar 2025
A half-dozen large fires are burning in the Blue Ridge Mountains, putting a lot more gray into the landscape and spreading smoke into places like Greenville ... At least 15 square miles (39 square kilometers) have burned.
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