The Mackinac Bridge, closed earlier this morning due to falling ice, is now reopen, according to the Mackinac Bridge Authority. “Safe travels, everyone!,” a post at 1 p.m. said. Earlier …
LAKE TAHOE – Another avalanche was reported Thursday afternoon at Palisades Tahoe ski resort, a day after one person was killed and another was injured in a similar incident, officials …
One dead as Bahamas ferry sinks taking passengers to Blue Lagoon Island The accident took place Tuesday after a two-deck passenger boat departed Paradise Island, Nassau, while ferrying tourist to …
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Hot off a summer of record heat, a savage wildfire that destroyed Lahaina, and hurricanes that rapidly intensified into monsters, the United States today released its Fifth National Climate Assessment. …
Wappingers Falls house explosion causes building collapse An explosion on Brick Row in Wappingers Falls caused a building collapse and vast rescue effort Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. WAPPINGERS FALLS – …
By Seth Borenstein | Associated Press Far more people are in harm’s way as they move into high flood zones across the globe, adding to an increase in watery disasters …
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That’s why rapid intensification remains such a difficult thing to forecast. But scientists are using both decades-old data and new measurements to fix that. Last month, Wang published a paper …
Winds blowing at 60 miles an hour not only push the flames along, they also help start new fires. Wildland firefighters on the US mainland regularly struggle with embers blowing …
In a normal year, Rennick would expect a staff turnover of 20 percent, but next year will certainly be higher. To that end, Natural Resources Canada recently allocated CA$37.9 million …
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“Those fire-prone invasive species fill in any gaps anywhere else—roadsides, in between communities, in between people’s homes, all over the place,” Elizabeth Pickett, co-executive director of the Hawaii Wildfire Management …