Blast of Hot Air from Sahara Triggers Record Heatwave Across Europe June 28, 2019 By William Wilkes Europeans fought to stay cool as a blast of hot air from the Sahara desert sent temperatures to records in...
Wyoming Expecting Average Wildfire Conditions June 13, 2019 Average conditions are predicted for the Wyoming wildfire season this year, but officials say they expect the season to be...
Wood-Panel Producer Norbord Halts Mill Production Following Alberta Wildfires May 22, 2019 Norbord Inc said on Tuesday it suspended production at its oriented strand board (OSB) mill in High Level, Alberta, to...
Washington Official Wants to Raise Insurance Tax to Help Fight Wildfires April 15, 2019 With an increasing number of forest fires scorching portions of Washington each year, the Legislature is considering a proposal to...
Firefighters Gain Upper Hand over New Zealand Wildfires; Evacuees Return Home February 12, 2019 By Nick Perry About 3,000 people who fled as a wildfire threatened a New Zealand town were allowed to return home Monday [Feb....
Australia Sweltered in January Through Hottest Month on Record February 4, 2019 By Rod McGuirk Australia sweltered through its hottest month on record in January and the summer of extremes continued with wildfires razing the...
California Governor Proposes $150M in Wildfire Investments, 911 Fee January 10, 2019 By Kathleen Ronayne California Gov. Gavin Newsom has pledged fresh investments to prevent, fight and escape wildfires, including millions to help local governments...
California Wildfires, Hurricane Michael Top List of 2018’s Costliest Natural Disasters: Munich Re January 8, 2019 By L.S. Howard The costliest natural catastrophes occurred in the United States in 2018 with one of California’s devastating wildfires and Hurricane Michael...
Allstate, State Farm, USAA Sue California Utility Over Wildfires January 8, 2019 By Jonathan J. Cooper Several insurance companies have filed lawsuits blaming Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for a deadly California wildfire that destroyed 14,000...
Sweden’s Wildfires Highlight Cost of Rapidly Changing Climate in Europe December 12, 2018 By William Wilkes Hannele Arvonen, the owner of one of Sweden’s largest lumber yards, is spending the winter months planning for a new...