A situation report posted by the BC Wildfire Service says the cold front in northern B.C. is expected to generate strong winds, thunderstorms and the potential for dry lightning in the region plagued by drought. The bulletin says the service is anticipating new fire starts in the re...
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Houses burn amid the spread of wildfires in Vina del Mar, Chile, on February 3, 2024. At least 46 people were killed after fires engulfed the Valparaiso region in central Chile, Chilean President Gabriel Boric said on Saturd...
This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2024 shows houses and vehicles damaged by fires in Vina Del Mar, Chile. Raging forest fires in central Chile's Valparaiso region have claimed at least 122 lives, the Chilean government said Monday. Fires sparked Friday in different locations have burned more than ...
In the original testing, at a modest overload (135% of rating) switches that had never been touched (never mechanically switched) were energized on both poles. These failed 25% of the time, followed by a lockup that meant the switch would never trip in the future at any overload. Once...
Mean emission ratios of BC and BrC were 0.014 g m-3 ppb-1 and 0.442 Mm-1 ppb-1 respectively. Ozone enhancements (ΔO3) were always observed in plumes detected in the afternoon. ΔPM2.5 mass/ΔCO was observed to increase with plume age in all ozone enhanced p...
Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2024-02-04 07:41:46SANTIAGO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chilean President Gabriel Boric said Saturday that at least 46 people were killed after forest fires in the Valparaiso region in the country's central area. ■...
BC Hydro says smart meters are safe and that inspections are carried out before the devices are set up. “In the vast majority of cases we actually find problems when we actually pull the old meter off. It’s extremely rare that there is any kind of incident after a meter is installed,...
Shanghai has launched targeted safety inspections toward e-bikes in the city's residential areas, according to a notice issued during last weekend. The notice is in response to a fire in a residential building in Nanjing on Fe...
Letter in response to this article People value a fair opportunity over equality / From Eric Protzer, Research Fellow, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, US and Paul Summerville, Victoria, BC, Canada, Former chief economist, RBC Securities...