The utilities Southern California Edison and PG&E have made progress in reducing fire risks by placing some transmission lines underground, Florez said, and as a result have reported significant declines in utility-sparked fires in high-risk areas. But he said...
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In 2018, a spinning tower of fire crossed a river, worsening the Carr fire in Northern California. This “tornado-strength fire-generated vortex,”—also called a firenado, fire whirl, fire devil, or a fire twister—was a combination of hot weather, unstable winds, and a cloud topped with...
In the 20th century forests were managed by Smokey the Bear —“only you can prevent forest fires” — in the mistaken belief that forest fires must be prevented. This made the western US forests into tinderboxes. The Left blames the resulting massive fires on climate change. The big picture...
I went to see Jan on a Friday night before I left for a week in California. I found her to be in excruciating pain and to have paraplegia. There were only a few hours left before I had to leave town and although I tried, I could not find any relief. When I returned from Californ...
when in contact with utility lines, especially in climates prone to wildfires, such as those of California, Canada and the Amazon rainforest. According to the California Public Utilities Commission, wildfires attributed to power lines make up around half of the state’s “most destructive fires....
Intense drought, a dry winter, and strong Santa Ana windswhose gusts have exceeded 100 mphcreated theideal conditionsfor the fires to spread rapidly in the Los Angeles area. Additionally, South California’s rapid cycling between very dry and very wet conditions—an increasingly common phenomenon ...
tropical storms that have turned into hurricanes has tripled over the past 30 years,reported the Guardian. Experts believe the warming atmosphere is heating the oceans, which makes the storms more intense. The added moisture in the air also means the storms will dump more rain that causes ...
The crisis means lots of people in Florida can't get homeowner's insurance at all. This also happens in other states, although in a more contained way.California fireshave been causing some companies to quit writing policies there, as well. ...