Kaleb Roedel
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Mountain West News Bureau
Wildfire risk is rising across the West after a dry winter and ongoing drought left vegetation more vulnerable to fire. Now, researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno are putting about $3.5 million in federal funding to work on a project aimed at reducing that risk in the eastern Sierra Nevada.
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En este episodio de Al Aire con KUNR, la reportera Maria Palma informa acerca de las noticias de la semana. -
En las primeras horas de la mañana en el lago Tahoe, los residentes escuchan las olas romper y el canto de los pájaros mientras el agua cristalina refleja los primeros rayos del sol. La pureza del lago incluso atrae la atención internacional. -
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