Dry, hot weather also breeds more lightning. In a normal season, half of Canada's wildfires are started by lightning, but those fires account for more than 85% of wildfire destruction. The other half are human-caused. What might seem like slight increases in average temperatures have major c...
Canada’s wildfire season put its tourism industry at a crucial time.Except some days of poor air quality, major Canadian cities remain unaffected by wildfires. The fires are in the country’s northern areas that have drawn travelers interested in outdoor experiences in years past.In a recent ...
Edelson said they took "immediate action" andsubmitted an emergency filingin efforts to prevent SCE from destroying any crucial evidence as authorities continue to investigate what started the fire. {{#rendered}}{{/rendered}} LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES: SECOND CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE AGENT CHARGED WITH...
The federal government recentlyset asideup to $285 million over five years to help communities better handle wildfires, and is also aiming to hire1,000 more firefighters. New research on an unprecedented year The warnings about the upcoming...
There are lots of possiblebushfire causes. They can startnaturally, whenlightning strikesand ignites dry plants and trees, like the golden wattle tree. But they can also be caused by people, for example, by someonenot extinguishing their campfireproperly. Sadly, sometimes fires are started by so...
While some fires are started by humans, lightning is the most common trigger for wildfires. Earlier in the season, the majority of fires were thought to have been caused by human activity, but since June 1 almost three in four fires are confirmed to have been started by lightning, the gove...
The world's forests are getting drier and people are living closer to them, ushering in a dangerous new era—unless we can find a way to coexist with the flames.
Nearly two weeks after the blazes first spread, more than 800 people were still missing, and many of them could be children, Lahaina's mayor said. How to help those affected by the Maui wildfires While Maui grapples with the devastating losses and officials work to implement relief and recov...
The most immediate issue is how the brutal incursion and Israeli reprisals will affect diplomatic efforts between the U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia to improve relations between Israel and the Saudis. Oil prices started the week of Oct. 9 off with a surge as the war between Israel and Pales...
Here's what experts say is turning Southern California's speedy wildfires into a deadly urban conflagration that is defying the calendar.