Heat-related deaths spiked 117% in the US since 1999
By Jen Christensen | CNN As temperatures reach record levels in many parts of the US this week, emergency rooms are bracing for a new normal: More patients are becoming …
California weather
Rain possible in the Bay Area this week in rare August storm system
You won’t need to clean out the gutters. Or put new wiper blades on the car. Or even dig your umbrella from the back of the closet. But rain is …
Air Quality advisory effective through Sunday
Officials again extended an air quality advisory through Sunday in the Bay Area due to ongoing wildfires, according to a press release. According a press release from the Bay Area …
July was California’s hottest month on record
July’s searing temperatures made it California’s hottest month on record, according to national weather data. The average temperature statewide was 81.7°, almost two degrees warmer than the previous record set in …
Five tips to help keep your utility bill somewhat manageable this summer
California is fast approaching the hottest part of summer and with temperatures rising, utility customers crank up their air conditioners and consume a lot more electricity than in other times …
From far and wide, crews across the US band together fighting Park Fire
MILCA ELVIRA CHACON | Chico Enterprise-Record CHICO – William Schimb came straight from fighting the Gold Complex Fire in the Plumas National Forest to battle the Park Fire. The Napa …
Park Fire reaches 34% containment but activity expected to increase
Firefighters got a jump on fighting the massive Park Fire over the weekend, increasing containment to 34% by Monday morning, but the blaze’s activity is expected to increase this week …
Many evacuation orders/warnings lifted, 361 structures destroyed, 389,791 acres burned, 18% containment
In the latest sign that fire crews are gaining an upper hand on many areas of the Park Fire, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said Wednesday afternoon that several evacuation …
Man defends his home as Park Fire pushes devastation and spreads smoke across US West
By EUGENE GARCIA and JAIMIE DING | Associated Press COHASSET — In the small forest community of Cohasset, Ron Ward watched as flames hundreds of feet high from California’s deadly …
Northern California Park Fire triples in size in a day
By JOHN ANTCZAK and HOLLY RAMER | Associated Press A wildfire that has tripled in size in one day, becoming California’s largest of the year even as other blazes scorched …