Tag: Wildfires
Resilient redwood forest a beacon of hope for California
BIG BASIN REDWOODS STATE PARK, Calif. — Eight months after a lightning siege ignited more than 650 wildfires in Northern California, the state’s oldest...
As extreme weather increases, climate misinformation adapts
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Climate scientists have warned for years that a warming planet would cause more extreme storms, like the one that walloped...
Cape Town wildfire: About 90% of blaze now contained
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Fire crews worked for a third day to extinguish a wildfire on the slopes of Cape Town's Table Mountain...
Trails reopened after fire at Indiana Dunes National Park
GARY, Ind. — Trails have reopened following a wildfire at Indiana Dunes National Park in the northwestern part of the state.
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Wildfire in Theodore Roosevelt National Park triples in size
MEDORA, N.D. — Firefighters worked Monday to further contain a wildfire in Theodore Roosevelt National Park that tripled in size on Easter, according to...
Body firefighters found while dousing brush fire identified
HOBART, Ind. — A body discovered by firefighters as they were extinguishing a weekend brush fire in northwest Indiana has been identified as that...
Wildfire burns more than 300 acres burned at Indiana Dunes
GARY, Ind. — A wildfire has burned more than 300 acres at Indiana Dunes National Park in the northwestern part of the state.
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On tap in California: Another drought four years after last
LOS ANGELES — California’s hopes for a wet “March miracle” did not materialize and a dousing of April showers may as well be a...
Report: California wildfire sparked when tree hit power line
LOS ANGELES — A Northern California wildfire that killed four people and destroyed more than 200 buildings last year was caused when tree branches...
Judge mulls requiring PG&E to turn off power more frequently
SAN RAMON, Calif. — A federal judge overseeing Pacific Gas & Electric's criminal probation said Tuesday that he is considering requiring the utility to...