Thousands Flee From Uncontrolled Wildfires Burning Near Los Angeles January 8, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Millions of people in California face at least two more days of dry, hot winds that have fanned fires across...
Rescuers Describe Scene at a Hawaii Home After Deadly Fireworks Blast January 3, 2025 By Mead Gruver Emergency crews arrived to a chaotic and gruesome scene in a Honolulu neighborhood after a large New Year’s firework tipped...
Firefighters Getting Handle on California Blaze That Threatened Malibu December 13, 2024 Firefighters are getting a better handle on a California wildfire that was threatening the city of Malibu as the winds...
Malibu Firefighters Make Gains on Blaze as Wind Warnings Persist December 11, 2024 By Lauren Rosenthal and John Gittelsohn Firefighters made some gains containing a raging wildfire that threatens Malibu, California, even as the burn area doubled in size...
Malibu Fire Explodes in Size, Forces Thousands to Evacuate December 10, 2024 A Southern California wildfire whipped by “particularly dangerous” winds destroyed homes, shut schools and spurred the evacuation of thousands of...
Swarm of Moderate to Strong Quakes Hit Alaska’s Aleutian Islands December 10, 2024 A series of moderate to strong earthquakes that struck Alaska’s western Aleutian Islands and offshore areas Sunday comprised what scientists...
Earthquakes Under a Volcano Near Alaska’s Largest City Raise Concerns December 9, 2024 By Mark Thiessen An increase in the number of earthquakes under a volcano near Alaska’s largest city this year has geologists paying attention....
Quake Prompted Tsunami Warning West Coast. Here’s What to Know About Tsunamis December 9, 2024 By Mark Thiessen The powerful earthquake that struck in Northern California on Thursday prompted a brief tsunami warning affecting about 5 million people...
Strong Northern California Quake Triggered Brief Tsunami Warning December 5, 2024 By Lauren Rosenthal and Mark Chediak A magnitude-7.0 earthquake off the coast of Northern California triggered a brief tsunami warning across a swath of the U.S....
Safer Buildings Vs More Housing: How New Building Codes May Impact Hawaii November 22, 2024 By Thomas Heaton A month after wildfires ravaged Maui in August 2023, Gov. Josh Green issued an emergency proclamation to postpone the adoption...