‘Our firefighters have not had much of a break, and these residents have not had much of a break’. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Northern California‘s wine country was on fire again Monday as strong winds fanned flames in the already scorched region, destroying homes and prompting orders for nearly 70,000 people to evacuated. Meanwhile, three people died…
Between Aug. 1 and Sept. 10, the historically bad concentrations of wildfire smoke were responsible for at least 1,200 and possibly up to 3,000 deaths in California that otherwise would not have occurred, according to an estimate by researchers at Stanford University. The San Francisco Bay Bridge and city skyline are obscured in orange smoke…
The quake struck 41 kilometres northwest of the municipality of Don Marcelino. A 6.1 magnitude earthquake jolted Surigao del Sur province in southern Philippines today morning. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that the strong temblor struck 66 kilometers northeast of Bayabas town at 6:13 am local time. It was tectonic in…
In September 2020, historic wildfires on the U.S. West Coast lofted plumes of smoke high into the atmosphere. Pushed by prevailing winds that sweep air from west to east, satellites tracked the smoke as it spread widely across much of the continental United States. A second hazard—tropical cyclones—also helped steer the high-flying smoke plumes as they streamed…
Aid package comes three years after Puerto Rico was hit by Hurricane Maria. The White House on Friday announced a $13 billion aid package for Puerto Rico, three years after the territory was hit by Hurricane Maria. “Under the leadership of President Trump, FEMA will award almost $13 billion to help rebuild Puerto Rico’s electrical grid system…
(CNN)Hurricane Sally is pummeling southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle as a Category 2 storm after it crossed land Wednesday morning, prompting water rescues, sapping power, dropping trees and threatening worse as it crawls at an agonizingly slow pace. LIVE UPDATES High-water rescues were underway Wednesday morning as homes flooded and trees toppled onto…
Hurricane Sally roared ashore the northern Gulf Coast early Wednesday morning, making landfall as the storm threatens to bring devastating flooding to the region. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) says Hurricane Sally made landfall at 4:45 a.m. CDT near Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. The hurricane has left thousands without power near coastal areas of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle region. “Catastrophic…
Last year, record-breaking fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest sparked international outrage. But the fallout from this year’s fire season, which lasts until October, could be even worse. This time around, the Pantanal region, in the west of the country, is being engulfed by flames – the majority of them caused by humans. The vast region is rapidly turning into a desert…