Why wildfires started by human activities can be more destructive and harder to contain
The US has seen huge wildfires in recent years, and 2024 is no exception. The vast majority of those that affect communities are started by human activity.
Fire officials describe harrowing conditions as Southern California wildfire exploded
Authorities say favorable weather conditions have helped fire crews gain more control over a Southern California wildfire ...
Firefighters make headway on devastating Mountain Fire in Ventura County
Multiple homes in Camarillo and Moorpark have been destroyed and more than 14,000 acres burned as Ventura County's Mountain ...
Update: Frenchman Fire in Los Angeles County hits full containment by Sunday afternoon
Frenchman Fire initially started 12:41 p.m. Nov. 7 in Los Angeles County. After being active for three days, it has burned 94 ...
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Wind-whipped California brush fire explodes to nearly 20,000 acres
On Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued a rare red flag warning for Los Angeles and Ventura Counties alerting of "extreme fire risk." ...
Why wildfires started by humans, cars and power lines can be more destructive and harder to contain
The US has seen huge wildfires in recent years, and 2024 is no exception. The vast majority of those that affect communities are started by human activity.
Traumatized by war, hundreds of Lebanon’s children struggle with wounds both physical and emotional
Curled up in his father ’s lap, clinging to his chest, Hussein Mikdad cried his heart out. The 4-year-old kicked his doctor ...
Bill’s Blog: Anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Sunday marks 49 years since one of the most famous and deadly Great Lakes shipwrecks: the sinking of the ore-carrier SS ...
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Fire crews gain greater control over destructive Southern California wildfire
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A burned vehicle sits among a destroyed home in the Mountain Fire, ...