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After LA Wildfires, Clergy Crossed Denominational Lines to Help
May 8 2026 // Rabbi Amy Bernstein says the wind-whipped fire in January 2025 that scorched much of the Pacific Palisades, destroying her home and damaging her synagogue, “blew everything open” for the community’s faith...
A Quieter Hurricane Season This Year Could Still Pummel the US Power Grid
May 7 2026 // Meteorologists are forecasting about 13 named Atlantic storms this season, or a little less activity than average. That sounds like good news for the US power grid and everyone who relies on it. But a look back at recent...
States Across Wildfire-Prone West Are Using AI for Early Detection
May 7 2026 // On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona’s Coconino National Forest. Human analysts verified it wasn’t a cloud or dust, then alerted the...
Pacific Hurricane Season Brings Higher Risk of Impacts for Hawaii, SoCal, Mexico
May 6 2026 // Exceptionally warm waters and a developing El Niño will increase the risk of direct hurricane impacts in Hawaii, Southern California and parts of Mexico this year, according to an AccuWeather analysis out on...
California Taking Action Against State Farm Over LA Wildfire Claims
May 4 2026 // The California Department of Insurance is taking action against State Farm over an investigation that reportedly shows the carrier has been mishandling insurance claims from the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. A CDI...
GAO: Wind Risk Linked to Larger Insurance Premium Jumps Than Wildfire
May 4 2026 // A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds that average premium increases between risk levels are larger for wind than for wildfire. Between 2019 and 2024, homes in areas classified as severe or extreme...
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