4 homes reported destroyed in Aguanga
At least four homes have now been reported as lost in the Highland fire that burned for a third day Wednesday, Nov. 1, in the rural southwest Riverside County community …
Wildfires
Thousands flee Highland Fire in Southern California as hot and dry Santa Ana winds stoke the flames
A vegetation fire in California’s Riverside County exploded in size as it was stoked by hot and dry Santa Ana winds, scorching multiple structures and forcing thousands of people to …
Southern California wildfire forces 4,000 residents to evacuate homes
A structure is engulfed in flames as a wildfire called the Highland Fire burns in Aguanga, California, on Oct. 30, 2023. Ethan Swope | AP Roughly 4,000 residents in Southern …
Santa Clara County Supervisor seeks broader use of AI to help prevent wildfires
As local officials work to install sensors along the Los Gatos Creek watershed that use artificial intelligence to detect wildfires, Santa Clara County Supervisor Otto Lee is a recommending that …
Fire, other ravages jeopardize California’s prized forests
By Brian Melley | Associated Press KYBURZ — On a mountainside where walls of flames torched the forest on their way toward Lake Tahoe in 2021, blackened trees stand against …
Wildfires, other ravages jeopardize California’s prized forests
By BRIAN MELLEY | Associated Press KYBURZ, Calif. — On a steep mountainside where walls of flames torched the forest on their way toward Lake Tahoe in 2021, blackened trees …
Burying power lines for wildfire prevention is effective but expensive
As deadly wildfires have destroyed communities from California to Maui, the nation’s largest utility, Pacific Gas and Electric, is making headway on its ambitious goal to move 10,000 miles of …
US announces nearly $2 billion for climate resilience programs
RICHMOND: The US federal government is to announce on Thursday the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will make nearly $2 billion of new money available through two programs intended to …
Tourism resuming in West Maui near Lahaina as hotels and timeshare properties welcome visitors
HONOLULU — The area around the Maui town largely destroyed by wildfire two months ago was scheduled to welcome back travelers on Sunday as the mayor and Hawaii’s governor pushed …
Indonesia denies its fires are causing blankets of haze in neighboring Malaysia
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia denied Friday that forest and peat fires on Sumatra and Borneo islands were causing the haze in Malaysia, after the neighboring government sent a letter complaining …