Death Toll Grows From New Round Of California Wildfires
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Northern California wildfire: 3 dead, thousands flee
‘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…
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More Than 1,000 Californians May Have Died from Wildfire Smoke
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…
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A Meeting of Smoke and Storms
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…
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Up in smoke: Brazil’s Pantanal region engulfed by flames
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…
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Pelosi on wildfires in California and West: ‘Mother Earth is angry’
“The climate crisis is real and has an impact,” the San Francisco Democrat says. There’s a message in the raging wildfires that have scorched her home state of California as well as neighboring states, according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “Mother Earth is angry,” the San Francisco Democrat said during an appearance Thursday on MSNBC. “She’s telling us — whether…
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At least 10 people confirmed dead, 16 remain missing amid North California wildfires
GRIDLEY, Calif. — A Northern California wildfire that destroyed a foothill hamlet has become the state’s deadliest blaze of the year with 10 people confirmed dead — and the toll could climb as searchers look for 16 missing people. The North Complex fire that exploded in wind-driven flames earlier in the week was advancing more…
