Tag: Wildfires
Public utilities fall short on wildfire risk mitigation
Five years and 2,500 miles apart, fires devastated thriving communities — and major U.S. utility companies stood at the center of the infernos.It's a [...]
Those Hawaii Wildfires? Caused by U.S. Weather Weapon, China Says
When wildfires swept across Maui last month with destructive fury, China’s increasingly resourceful information warriors pounced.The disaster was not [...]
Oprah and The Rock collect crypto donations for Maui wildfires victims
The crypto community joins in to support the Maui community as a relief fund championed by A-list celebrities Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ John [...]
Biden Says He’ll Visit Hawaii After Deadly Wildfires
President Biden said on Tuesday that he would travel to Hawaii to inspect damage on Maui after the country’s deadliest wildfires in over a century rip [...]
Death toll rises to 80 in Maui wildfires as survivors begin returning to communities in ruins
Garcia and other residents were faced with widespread destruction as they took stock of their shattered homes and lives resulting from the wildfires [...]
Wildfires cause massive damage in Hawaii
Wildfires cause massive damage in Hawaii
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Canada wildfires smother East Coast with dangerous air quality levels
It’s also the latest manifestation of a trend that those regulators are effectively helpless to confront in the short term: bigger and longer-lasting [...]
Climate change is making some homes too costly to insure
Firefighters pull up to a burning house during the Kincade fire in Healdsburg, California, on Oct. 27, 2019.Josh Edelson | Afp | Getty ImagesAs climat [...]
Photos show Europe’s devastating wildfires as temperatures surge
Dubbed a "heat apocalypse" by one French meteorologist, many nations in Europe are sweltering under record temperatures, causing devastating wildfires [...]
Europe suffers from deadly heat wave as wildfires displace thousands
A deadly heat wave in Western Europe has triggered intense wildfires, disrupted transportation and displaced thousands of people as the continent grap [...]
Biden administration announces plan to confront worsening wildfires
US President Joe Biden (C) and First Lady Jill Biden (R) tour a neighborhood destroyed by the Marshall Fire alongside Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle [...]
Wildfires burn hundreds of homes in Colorado, thousands flee
“This is the kind of fire we can’t fight head-on,” Pelle said. “We actually had deputy sheriffs and firefighters in areas that had to pull out bec [...]
U.S. government is tackling impact of climate change on your finances
In this aerial photo taken with a drone, flood waters surround storm damaged homes, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Lafourche Parish, La., as residents [...]
The Secret War Over Pentagon Aid in Fighting Wildfires
In July, as wildfires tore through the American West, President Biden met with the region’s governors to find better ways to battle the flames. Gov [...]
Photos document the fight to save the world’s largest trees
Ed Christopher, deputy fire director at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, looks over the Four Guardsmen at the entrance to General Sherman at Seq [...]