Newsroom@DominionPost.com Fall forest fire season begins Friday in West Virginia. Outdoor burning is prohibited between the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., unless a burning permit is issued by the West Virginia Forestry Department. The Morgantown Fire Department ...
by Doyle McManus GORDON BAY, Ontario — Two weeks ago, one of America’s best-known climate scientists set off onto Ontario’s Lake Joseph for an evening of stargazing, as she had almost every summer of her life. From her boat, the night sky, which should have been brilliant, ...
by Molly Culton When people used to ask me where I’m from, they would smile and shake their heads in disbelief when I said Paradise. “Paradise?” they would ask. “Where is that?” Now, when I tell them I’m from Paradise, I’m met with a heaviness that serves as a solemn ...
As of Wednesday, there were 78 large wildfires actively burning in 13 states, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Natural Resources Canada shows more than 600 active fires as of July 14. West Virginians and others living in the mid-Atlantic region who happen to go outside ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL If you total the acreage burned in all of this year’s mega-fires in the western United States it would be over one-third the size of West Virginia. Seventy-five large fires have ravaged 11 states. Several fires cover thousands of acres. For example, the ...