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Wildfire Forces Evacuations Across Top Canadian Wine Region
Aug 10 2026 // More than 20,000 people were ordered to evacuate one of Canada’s top wine-producing regions as an uncontrolled wildfire spread rapidly, forcing local authorities to declare a province-wide state of...
Body Found in California Home Burned by Wildfire Believed Started by Chain Saw
Aug 10 2026 // A dead body was found inside a central California home burned by a wildfire that investigators believe was accidentally started by sparks from a chain saw, authorities said last week. Herbert Wayne Smith, 65, was arrested...
Lower Wildfire Premiums Shouldn’t Distract from Ongoing Risk
Aug 6 2026 // The property market is finally offering some welcome relief, with rates softening across many segments – including areas where wildfire and severe weather risks remain. However, lower premiums shouldn’t distract...
As Wildfires Destroy and Displace, APCIA Says Congress Must Pass Fix Our Forests Act
Aug 6 2026 // Wildfires have again become a major headline as about 10% of the population of Spokane, Washington has been ordered to leave their homes, and hundreds of structures have been destroyed. As of Aug. 5, according to the...
Global Wildfire Surge Hits US, Propelled by Rising Temperatures
Aug 6 2026 // The US is enduring one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, with blazes scorching millions of acres. It’s part of a global pattern of hot, dry conditions that favor fires becoming more common with climate...
Wildfires Mean Portland Edges Out Kinshasa for World’s Worst Air
Aug 5 2026 // Wildfires burning across Washington and Oregon have left Portland with the worst air quality among major cities around the world, edging out Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The air in both cities is...
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