Robots Are Starting (Good) Fires in California August 28, 2024 By Coco Liu Cody Chiverton has spent the past decade lighting fires. As a former firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service, he participated...
Wildfire Risk Harms California Home Values, San Francisco Fed Study Finds August 27, 2024 By Laura Curtis California’s wildfires are weighing on home prices more than in the past, and insurance availability does little to help in...
Hundreds Able to Return Home After Fleeing Wildfire Along California-Nevada Line August 15, 2024 Hundreds of people were allowed to return home this week after being forced to flee a wildfire west of Reno...
Judge Bars Insurers From Going After Defendants Who Agreed to $4B Maui Wildfire Settlement August 15, 2024 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher A Maui judge’s ruling resolves a critical roadblock to finalizing a $4 billion wildfire settlement: Insurance companies who have paid...
An Estimated 290 Residences Damaged by Flooding From Lake Dammed by Alaska Glacier August 14, 2024 Roughly 290 residences in Alaska’s capital city were damaged last week by flooding from a lake dammed by the Mendenhall...
Record-Breaking Wildfires Scorched 1.4M Acres in Oregon, Authorities Say August 14, 2024 By Claire Rush Wildfires in Oregon have burned more acres of land in 2024 than in any year since reliable records began, authorities...
Report: 10 of Top U.S. Metros at Moderate to Very High Risk of Wildfire Are in California August 13, 2024 Ten of the top 15 metropolitan areas for wildfire risk concentration are in California, while more than 2.6 million homes...
Residents in Alaska Capital Clean up Swamped Homes After Ice Dam Burst and Unleashed a Flood August 13, 2024 By Becky Bohrer In her yard under the blazing sun, Debbie Penrose Fischer leafed through a water-logged cookbook with sentimental value that she...
Residents in Alaska Capital Clean up Swamped Homes After Ice Dam Burst and Unleashed a Flood August 13, 2024 By Becky Bohrer In her yard under the blazing sun, Debbie Penrose Fischer leafed through a water-logged cookbook with sentimental value that she...
Hawaiian Electric Pegs Loss at $1.7 Billion From Maui Fire August 12, 2024 By Mark Chediak Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. pegged losses from estimated accrual of liabilities stemming from one of the worst wildfires in US...