Wildfires are becoming worse and more frequent. Massive plumes of smoke—more dangerous than urban pollution—disperse across entire continents, spreading inhalable particles that can cause smoke-related fatalities and exacerbate a range of medical conditions far from the actual burn site. In a new st...
How to fight California's wildfires? It's an "all of the above" respond. There might, indeed, be a need to make it easier to thin dying or dead trees out of thickly forested areas, reducing the fuel for wildfires. But the problem is actually more complicated. Even if dead trees are...
A number of agencies were called to respond to wildfires on Maui as the blazes spread rapidly over the island on Tuesday, Aug. 8, although weather conditions linked to Hurricane Dora hindered some of those efforts. National Guard helicopters activated as part of the state's emergency response t...
By the evening, Newsom updates that more than 7,500 firefighting personnel are on the ground to respond to "California's ongoing historic wildfires." Jan. 9 The Palisades Fire has now burned more than 17,000 acres, while the Eaton Fire has grown to more than 10,000 acres, as both are ...
How to respond For muni investors concerned about the potential impact of weather-related disasters, we suggest: Diversifying geographically: If you invest in individual muni bonds, we recommend holding those from at least 10 issuers with different risks, including geographic. As a reminder, we su...
Working on-site and offline cuts communication barriers, and allows first responders to respond faster. Cutting the costs of wildfires One of the many issues with wildfires is how much they cost. 2018’s Camp Fire burned more than 150,000 acres, killed 85 people, and was at the time the ...
It’s an “all of the above” respond. There might, indeed, be a need to make it easier to thin dying or dead trees out of thickly forested areas, reducing the fuel for wildfires. But the problem is actually more complicated. Even if dead trees are removed, the dry bushes act like ...
"We have to do the front-end work so that if this happens, we know what we’re doing." Viramontez's team trains school and district staff around the Bay Area and the state on how to respond to emergencies like fires, earthquakes and a school-shooters. "[We] help them ...
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The Defense Department is finalizing policies that will determine what the military can do in the event of a cyberattack as the government figures out who should have the power to shut down computer networks seized by an enemy nation, terrorist group or