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Wildfires across Georgia and Florida have destroyed nearly 50 homes and are forcing evacuations

Wednesday, April 22 by SRN News

NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) - Wildfires burning across the southeastern U.S. forced more people to flee Wednesday after destroying nearly 50 homes in Georgia and causing some schools closings as drought and winds fueled flames. Some of the biggest blazes were near Georgia's coast while others... Read More.

As the planet warms, scientists burn homes to figure out how to best protect them in wildfires

Tuesday, April 21 by SRN News

RICHBURG, S.C. (AP) - It took less than three minutes for wind-whipped flames to go from licking the side of the house to shattering a window and working under the eaves to burn everything inside. Weeks later, another house in the exact same spot... Read More.

Wildfires used to ‘go to sleep’ at night. Climate change has them burning overtime

Friday, April 17 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier in the morning because human-caused climate change is extending the hotter and drier conditions that feed fires, a new study found. Fires... Read More.

S&P may cut Berkshire-owned PacifiCorp utility to junk because of wildfires

Tuesday, March 3 by SRN News

By Jonathan Stempel March 2 (Reuters) - S&P Global said on Monday it may downgrade PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway, to junk status as liabilities mount from class action litigation over a series of Oregon wildfires in 2020. The warning came after an Oregon... Read More.

PacifiCorp to pay $575M to resolve federal government’s claims over wildfires in Oregon, California

Saturday, February 21 by SRN News

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - PacifiCorp has agreed to pay $575 million to resolve the federal government's claims for damages stemming from six wildfires in Oregon and California in 2020 and 2022, federal officials announced Friday, in the utility's latest multimillion-dollar payout related to the... Read More.

Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires

Tuesday, February 10 by SRN News

A record snow drought with unprecedented heat is hitting most of the American West, depleting future water supplies, making it more vulnerable to wildfires and hurting winter tourism and recreation. Scientists say snow cover and snow depth are both at the lowest levels they've seen... Read More.

A year after LA-area wildfires destroyed thousands of homes, fewer than a dozen have been rebuilt

Tuesday, January 6 by SRN News

LOS ANGELES (AP) - On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out among the still mostly flattened landscapes. Fewer than a dozen homes have been rebuilt in Los Angeles County since Jan. 7,... Read More.

These numbers tell the story of the Los Angeles wildfires, one year later

Tuesday, January 6 by SRN News

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A year after twin infernos tore across opposite ends of Los Angeles County, the scars are still visible. Thousands of homes were reduced to rubble, with rebuilding slow, and the death toll showed how a wildfire under extreme weather conditions... Read More.

What life looks like a year after the deadly Los Angeles wildfires in photos

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

LOS ANGELES (AP) - In an empty lot in Altadena, California, the ground is covered by a soft blanket of small white wildflowers. But before the blooms, there was toxic ash and melted metal, as well as the remnants of family heirlooms and a... Read More.

LA residents are still battling toxic hazards a year after historic wildfires

Sunday, January 4 by SRN News

ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) - "DANGER: Lead Work Area" reads a sign on a front door of an Altadena home. "May damage fertility or the unborn child. Causes damage to the central nervous system." Block after block there are reminders that contaminants still linger. House cleaners, hazardous... Read More.

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Stories tagged with: wildfires

Wildfires across Georgia and Florida have destroyed nearly 50 homes and are forcing evacuations

As the planet warms, scientists burn homes to figure out how to best protect them in wildfires

Wildfires used to ‘go to sleep’ at night. Climate change has them burning overtime

S&P may cut Berkshire-owned PacifiCorp utility to junk because of wildfires

PacifiCorp to pay $575M to resolve federal government’s claims over wildfires in Oregon, California

Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires

A year after LA-area wildfires destroyed thousands of homes, fewer than a dozen have been rebuilt

These numbers tell the story of the Los Angeles wildfires, one year later

What life looks like a year after the deadly Los Angeles wildfires in photos

LA residents are still battling toxic hazards a year after historic wildfires

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