wildfires
-
PublishedJuly 25, 2021
Officials urge residents to flee as California’s biggest fire this year grows
The blaze had burned over 190,000 acres in areas of Butte and Plumas counties as of Sunday morning.
-
PublishedJuly 24, 2021
Wildfires blasting through West draw states to lend support
In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday proclaimed a state of emergency for four northern counties because of wildfires.
-
PublishedJuly 23, 2021
Technology plays growing role in predicting, corralling Western wildfires
When 'critical weather' is forecast – hot, dry winds or lightning storms – the technology allows California planners to pre-position fire engines, bulldozers, aircraft and hand crews in areas where they can respond quickly.
-
PublishedJuly 23, 2021
Crews make progress on huge Oregon wildfire
The Bootleg Fire, which has destroyed an area half the size of Rhode Island, is 40% surrounded, fire officials say.
-
PublishedJuly 22, 2021
Western wildfires grow, but better weather helps crews
Oregon’s Bootleg Fire grew to 624 square miles — over half the size of Rhode Island.
-
PublishedJuly 14, 2021
Wildfires encroach on Indigenous lands in parched Northwest
Even when the flames don't enter densely populated areas, the impact of the increasingly intense fires around the U.S. West is felt directly by Native American tribes, which have managed the land for millennia.
-
PublishedMay 29, 2021
Another View: Congress must act on wildfire prevention funding
It’s inconceivable that federal lawmakers have largely failed to act on one of the West’s most pressing issues.
-
PublishedDecember 3, 2020
Wind fans wildfire in California canyons; residents flee
The biggest blaze began late Wednesday as a house fire in Orange County's Silverado Canyon, where gusts topped 70 mph.
-
PublishedOctober 27, 2020
Raging California fires keep tens of thousands from homes
A utility company may be to blame for a blaze in Irvine.
-
PublishedOctober 26, 2020
70,000 in Southern California to evacuate after blaze grows
Powerful winds across the state prompted power cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes.
- ← Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- Next Page →