California fire crews make progress against ferocious Oak fire near Yosemite
Fire burning near famous national park exploded in size over weekend but crews achieved 10% containment Monday morning
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wildfire exploded on Friday:
California Oak fire remains uncontained as Al Gore warns ‘civilization at stake’
The US climate envoy, John Kerry, told the BBC the White House was still considering announcing a climate emergency, adding that Joe Biden was prepared to use “every tool available to him” to tackle climate change, including executive orders.
The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, declared a state of emergency for an area close to Yosemite national park, mobilizing thousands to tackle a wildfire that exploded on Friday, quickly grew to more than 14,000 acres and on Sunday remained entirely uncontained.
Discussing the ferocity and fast-growing nature of the blaze, the former vice-president Al Gore, long a campaigner for action on the climate crisis, warned: “The survival of our civilization is at stake.”
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California's fast-moving Oak Fire burns 14,000 acres and forces thousands to evacuate outside Yosemite National Park www.google.com/…
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2 hours ago — Fueled by extreme heat and tinder dry forests and underbrush, a wildfire just west of Yosemite National Park spread overnight
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A definite maybe: climate emergency
15 hours ago — The US climate envoy, John Kerry, says President Joe Biden is considering announcing a climate emergency. The move would give him additional ...
15 hours ago — The US climate envoy, John Kerry, says President Joe Biden is considering announcing a climate emergency. The move would give him additional...