Useless high-voltage power lines risk sparking California fires
No one knows how many miles of idled or abandoned power lines cross the state’s hillsides and forests. Read More Source link
Tag: Natural disasters
Major earthquake strikes Cayman Islands in Caribbean, triggers tsunami warning
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake was reported in the Caribbean Saturday night. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was reported ...
Climate change made California wildfires more likely and more intense, scientific study finds
The report, not yet peer-reviewed, found global warming boosted the likelihood of high fire weather conditions in this month's fires ...
Flawed emergency alert systems meant to warn residents lagged during Los Angeles wildfires
Several residents who lost homes in the Eaton Fire said they received no notifications about their neighborhoods. For others, the ...
Extreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year
"Children cannot concentrate in classrooms that offer no respite from sweltering heat, and they cannot get to school if the ...
Real estate vultures eye middle-class enclave of ravaged LA
The fires could push residents grappling with an existing affordability crisis to the brink, making the Los Angeles area accessible ...
Christina Applegate hits back at trolls who claim LA fires were ‘good’ for ‘stupid Hollywood people’
Christina Applegate hit back at internet trolls who had negative things to say about the devastating Los Angeles fires that ...
LA inferno could inflict a $150 billion economic wound, with a grueling 10-year recovery ahead
Higher material and labor costs as well as increased demand for contractors could slow the process, expert says. Read More ...
Powerful Santa Ana winds that fueled catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires expected to return in days
Gov. Gavin Newsom said California has deployed more than 1,400 firefighting personnel to battle the blazes. Oregon, Washington, Utah, New Mexico and ...
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