New Mexico Wildfires: The Biggest Fires in State History – Up to Date Info

2022-05-18 07:00:00 New Mexico wildfire burns area the size of Los Angeles The fire has burned more than 468 square miles, becoming the largest fire in the arid state’s recorded history. Anastasia Riddle, USA TODAY NEW MEXICO – Wildfires are nothing new to New Mexicoespecially with the five national forests located in the state. Fires … Read more

Record-Shattering Heat Wave Ravages Over 20 States: More Than 100 Evacuated, Nearly 2 Dozen Cattle Dead, Ice Cream Shop Forced to Close

2023-08-23 07:00:00 CNN  — Nearly two dozen cattle died in Nebraska, more than 100 Missouri nursing home residents were evacuated and an ice cream shop in Iowa was forced to close as record-shattering heat engulfs more than 20 states. Excessive heat warnings, the most severe form of heat alert, spanned more than 1,100 miles Wednesday, … Read more

Wildfires in New Mexico: A Ranking of the Largest Fires Since 1990

2023-07-05 10:56:23 According to the U.S. Forest Service, the 2012 Whitewater-Baldy Fire in the Gila was previously the largest wildfire to burn in the state. The 2011 Las Conchas Fire in the Santa Fe National Forest was the second largest, followed by the Silver Fire that burned in the Gila in 2013. As of June … Read more

EU certification requirements pose major challenges for operators of biomass heating plants and forestry operations

2023-09-25 17:00:14 In addition to photovoltaic, wind and hydroelectric power plants, energy production from biomass plays a crucial role in Austria on the path to a renewable and independent energy future. Since biomass is also imported into Europe and not all member states have as strict forestry laws as Austria, the European Union provided evidence … Read more

State Parliament calls for commitment to biomass | Farmers’ Association of Lower Austria (BBN), September 21, 2023

2023-09-21 19:55:41 Lower Austrian Farmers Association Director Nemecek: “Protect the climate and use domestic energy potential” St.Pölten (OTS) – In the state parliament session on September 21, 2023, the Lower Austrian state parliament called for a clear commitment from the federal government to biomass. For Lower Austrian Farmers’ Association director Paul Nemecek, this is an … Read more

Nature in a glass: Waldbier 2023 from the heart of Austria

2023-09-13 08:21:20 Federal Forestry and master brewer Axel Kiesbye present Waldbier 2023 “Ausseer Mischwald” – refined with fir tops and rowan berries – limited edition available now Purkersdorf/Altaussee (OTS) – The mixed forest of the Ausseerland in the Styrian Salzkammergut is the focus of the 2023 forest beer vintage. The special main ingredients come from … Read more

Code Red: Harmful Air Quality in Washington and New York Due to Canadian Wildfires

2023-06-08 07:00:00 The notice came early this Wednesday. In the middle of a sunny spring day, but with an unprecedented haze that drew a strange grayish veil over the city, the meteorological service warned that air quality in and around Washington was “harmful”. What is called “Code Red”. Later the official notice came: the schools … Read more

In Austria and Europe: use the forest, protect the climate?

2023-07-01 06:30:10 COMÚN Foundation, Innovation Salzburg and Bioeconomy Austria invited to a fireside chat with committee chairmen and MEPs at “Consumer Dialogues: Textiles”. Hallein/Vienna (OTS) – The forest plays a central role in climate protection and the question of use or non-use is increasingly becoming the focus of a broader public. Can the raw material … Read more