Rain Forest News

Rain, snow drench wildfires (Casper Star-Tribune)
LANDER -- Mother Nature has doused Wyoming's two major wildfires with rain and snow, reducing both to smolder through the underbrush, forest officials said Tuesday.

Still at Risk for Forest Fires (WYMT Mountain News)
Forest fire season does not start for another few weeks, but forestry officials say despite the recent rain. There is still a risk for forest fires in the Eastern Kentucky Mountains.

Four fires burning in Dixie National Forest (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Posted: 1:47 PM- Four lightning-sparked fires in the Dixie National Forest will be allowed to burn out as part of a forest-management plan.

Hanna leads to closure of state forest (The Capital)
Elk Neck State Forest in Cecil County will be closed as a precaution. Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman Kara Turner says some of the roads in the forest are not safe during extreme weather, and the forest has Virginia pines that are susceptible to blowing over during high winds.

Forest Fire Burning In Pike County (WYMT Mountain News)
At least 20 acres are burning after forest rangers say someone set a debris fire during a burning ban.

Part of scenic route shut as rain undermines road (NWAnews.com)
A section of scenic Arkansas 7 in northern Pope County that was reduced to one lane because the ground supporting the pavement became unstable earlier this year will now be closed indefinitely after rain this week threatened the integrity of the remaining lane, state highway officials said Thursday. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)

'We just needed some water, and when it came, it came!' (The Vicksburg Post)
Lake Forest lives again — courtesy of a two-year community effort capped off this week by Hurricane Gustav’s steady rain. While most people don’t enjoy flash floods, homeowner association president Bobby Anderson said it was a sight worth watching when the neighborhood’s pond refilled.

County getting hit with more rain over the years (North Adams Transcript)
WILLIAMSTOWN -- In 1998, the town was soaked by 37.74 inches of rain and snow. Since then annual precipitation totals have been on the rise, excceeding 63 inches on two occassions.

British storm kills at least 3 (UPI)
LONDON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Inches of rain fell on southwest England and Wales Friday as an autumn storm roared in from the Atlantic Ocean.

Fortnight's rain expected in one day (Guardian Unlimited)
Parts of the UK deluged as miserable summer is followed by first big storm of autumn

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