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A Million Hectares Burned in Bolivia By Elijah Mt. Castle Fire season has been devastating across the world. Bolivia has reported that 1.4 million hectares of land have been burned from forest fires this year. As of October 8th there are 57 active wildfires in the...

Creek Fire containment Date Pushed Back The California fire season is well underway. The Creek Fire has been burning since September 4th. The fire is now the largest single fire in California history. Over 900 structures have been damaged or destroyed and the fire has...

East Troublesome Fire Grows Over 100,000 Acres Overnight By Elijah Mt. Castle The East Troublesome Fire grew over 100,000 acres overnight October 21. The fire is threatening various towns and national parks in the area and is currently the fourth largest fire in...

Chinese Fishing Fleet Threatens Biodiversity in Galapagos by Elijah Mt. Castle A fishing fleet hailing from China has been forced away from the Galapagos Islands by Ecuador's navy. In recent years Chinese fishing vessels have begun fishing for giant squid during the...

Cameron Peak Fire in Colorado By Joseph Hall and Elijah Mt. Castle The team at Earth Observation Group gathered this image of the Cameron Peak Fire in Larimer County, Colorado just outside of Estes Park and about 60 miles from The Payne Institute for Public Policy...

Historical Lick Observatory Surrounded by Wild Fire By Elijah Mt. Castle and Mitch Burcham The Lick Observatory operated by the University of California is slowly being encroached upon by a surrounding wildfire in the Mt. Hamilton area of California. The images below...

Grizzly Creek and Pine Gulch Forest Fires By Elijah Mt. Castle and Mitch Burcham The team at Earth Observation Group had gathered this image of two extremely hazardous fires only 250 miles from The Payne Institute for Public Policy headquarters in Golden, Colorado....

Oil Well Explosion in India By William Helms An ongoing fire in India exploded on July 22, 2020, injuring three people. Over the last two months, Oil India Limited (OIL) has suspended operations at well number 5 of the Baghjan oil field, located in the Tinsukia...

Iraq Looking to Develop its Natural Gas Resource By William Helms Since 2018, the United States has been putting pressure on Iraq to move toward energy independence. Iraq currently imports the majority of its natural gas from Iran, which is then burned for...

Argentina’s Popular Exclusive Economic Zone By William Helms Argentina is a nation with rich, natural squid resources. Its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is one of the best places for squid fishing on Earth. The EEZ, spanning for 200 nautical miles from any point of...