Hot weather, heavy risk: Unseasonably high temps pose wildfire danger in days ahead
This week has brought record-breaking warm temperatures around the state, and meteorologists said the unseasonable weather comes with a heightened risk for wildfires later this week. Strong winds and ...
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Iowa fire danger: Burn bans in effect for 14 counties
PROGRAMS. WE’D LOVE TO SEE THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME GOLF COURSES IN THE METRO AND IN CENTRAL IOWA, AND THAT ARE OPEN TODAY. TEMPERATURES ARE MILD ENOUGH FOR IT, I GUESS. YEAH, WE DO HAVE SOME ...
Study finds wildfires can raise rates of heart attacks, deaths
With Los Angeles still reeling from the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires, a new report on California blazes from earlier ...
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Cape Town blaze under control as community rallies after wildfire threatens Bo-Kaap neighbourhood
As Cape Town prepared for President Cyril Ramaphosa to deliver the State of the Nation Address on Thursday night, an alarming ...
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Why do arsonists set fires? The reasons are sometimes dark and surprising
Ed Nordskog never wanted to work on arson; his heart was set on becoming a homicide detective. But when an arson ...
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A Paradigm Shift for the Middle East
ELLIOTT ABRAMS is Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served in senior positions ...
Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
Texas is at much greater risk of wildfires than you might think. An expert tells us why.
And according to Moorehead, that’s the biggest problem facing Texas right now: the state’s “wildland urban interface” (WUI) ...
Cal Fire’s predictions didn’t foresee the Altadena inferno. Now it’s changing its fire-hazard maps
The vast majority of homes destroyed in the Eaton fire were outside of Cal Fire's "very high" fire hazard severity zones, yet ...
Los Angeles wildfires spark concerns for high-risk areas in Orange County
The recent fires in Los Angeles have sparked concerns for residents living in Orange County's high-risk areas, which have ...
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The Los Angeles wildfires are finally contained, but Californians still aren’t safe
The smoke may be temporary, but toxic air pollution is an ever-present danger with effects that linger for generations.