In just a day’s time, Super Typhoon Goni transformed from an ordinary Pacific cyclone into the year’s most intense storm on the planet. The typhoon is on a beeline for the Philippines, where it is expected to roar ashore Sunday. A satellite view of Super Typhoon Goni in the western Pacific Ocean on Friday evening…
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest of Pangandaran district in Indonesia’s West Java province on October 25 morning. Jakarta (VNA) – A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest of Pangandaran district in Indonesia’s West Java province on October 25 morning. The epicenter of the quake was located about 90 km away from Pangandaran district, and at a depth of 10 km,…
Undated photo of the Cameron Peak Fire burning in Larimer County. BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) – The U.S. Forest Service has closed hundreds of thousands of acres in Colorado as wildfires continue to burn across the state. 2020 has become one of the worst fire years on record for Colorado. The year has seen two…
Facing major losses after the 2018 Camp Fire, insurance companies dropped Californians in wildfire-prone Sierra foothills communities at an accelerating rate last year. Carriers sent non-renewal notices to 42,088 homeowners in the foothill counties in 2019, compared to 23,925 the year before, Deputy Insurance Commissioner Bryant Henley announced Monday. Almost every one of these homeowners…
Two Colorado wildfires — one of which is the largest in the state’s history — grew by thousands of acres Friday. Image via Denver Fire Department/Twitter Oct. 17 (UPI) — Two Colorado wildfires — one of which is the largest in the state’s history — grew by thousands of acres Friday amid high winds and low…
Flames rise at the scene of a forest fire in Lebanon (AP) Wildfires around the Middle East triggered by a heatwave in the region have killed two people and forced thousands to leave their homes. The fires also detonated landmines along the Lebanon-Israel border, according to state media and officials. The areas hit by the…
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A Cathedral City firefighter hoses a burning structure at the Meadowood Napa Valley resort in St. Helena, California, on September 28, 2020.JANE TYSKA / DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA / EAST BAY TIMES VIA GETTY IMAGES Monday morning, Sept. 28, California woke up sweaty, devastated, even shocked to find the state burning again. But if we’re honest,…