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Slower winds aid firefighters battling destructive blaze in Southern California

2:01am November 10, 2024

Firefighters gained ground Saturday on a wildfire that has ravaged more than 100 structures as gusty winds subsided with favorable weather conditions expected through the weekend.

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Slower winds aid firefighters battling destructive blaze in Southern California

11:17pm November 08, 2024

Southern California firefighters were gaining ground on a wildfire that ravaged more than 130 structures as gusty winds subsided with favorable weather conditions expected through the weekend.

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Do you rent? You may be more vulnerable to climate-driven disasters

5:02am July 31, 2024

by Rebecca Hersher

The financial cards are stacked against many renters who survive hurricanes, floods, wildfires and other major weather disasters. The long-term effects can be devastating.

Firefighters battle the Smokehouse Creek Fire north of Canadian, Texas, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.

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Gov. Abbott says Texas wildfires may have destroyed up to 500 structures

12:07am March 02, 2024

by The Associated Press

Texas officials warned that the threat was not yet over. Higher temperatures and stronger winds forecast for Saturday elevated worries that fires in the Panhandle could continue spreading.

A flooded parking lot on the campus of Rice University after it was inundated with water from Hurricane Harvey in August 2017.

Debt, missed classes and anxiety: How climate-driven disasters hurt college students

4:28pm February 28, 2024

by Rebecca Hersher

Floods, wildfires and hurricanes can have long-term financial consequences for college-age people. As climate change makes disasters more common, more and more students are struggling.

Health & Safety

Sauratown Mountain wildfire has consumed more than 800 acres but is mostly contained

5:07pm November 27, 2023

by Paul Garber

The wildfire on Sauratown Mountain in Stokes County is almost fully contained, according to state fire officials. The North Carolina Forest Service says the fire was almost 90 percent contained as of Sunday night.

Health & Safety

Sauratown Mountain blaze grows to cover nearly 350 acres

11:39am November 20, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

Guilford County Ranger Jimmy Holt says that in addition to regional fire departments, crews from Oregon, Utah, Washington State, and Montana are assisting in suppressing the blaze, which he estimates has grown to almost 350 acres.

Health & Safety

Wildfire in Stokes County leads to evacuations

4:58pm November 19, 2023

by Eddie Garcia

In Stokes County, a wildfire has led to evacuation plans for some residents. As of Sunday afternoon, no injuries have been reported.

Mojave National Preserve technician Ryan McRae observes the remnants of the Dome Fire.

In a charred moonscape, a band of hopeful workers try to save the Joshua tree

11:12am September 07, 2023

by Christopher Intagliata

After flames destroyed 1.3 million Joshua trees in Mojave National Preserve, biologists began replanting seedlings. But many have died, and now another fire has torched more of the iconic succulents.

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Volunteers helping those who lost homes in Lahaina stop to pray on a hillside. The town is surrounded by dry, invasive grasses which are highly flammable.

3 strategies Maui can adopt from other states to help prevent dangerous wildfires

11:08am August 18, 2023

by Lauren Sommer

In preparing for future fires, Maui doesn't have to look far. States like California have passed wildfire policies to reduce the risk that a community will be destroyed.