Sep 09 Watch 3:35 Devastating fire is the latest crisis to befall residents of Lesbos refugee camp By Malcolm Brabant On the Greek island of Lesbos, a fire ripped through the Moria refugee camp Tuesday night and reignited Wednesday. The camp was overcrowded and unsanitary, but it was the only place its thousands of inhabitants called home. Special correspondent Malcolm… Continue watching
May 08 Firefighters battle to contain fire in Florida’s Panhandle By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Florida firefighters are hoping to hold containment lines around a 2,000-acre fire in the state’s Panhandle that has been burning since Monday. Residents were allowed back to the most heavily devastated areas on Friday, but officials say they should be… Continue reading
Apr 15 A year after the devastating fire, Notre Dame restoration halted by virus By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press A year after a devastating fire, the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral has been halted by a lockdown in Paris to battle the coronavirus. Continue reading
Dec 08 Devastating factory fire kills at least 43 in Indian capital By Sheikh Saaliq, Ashok Sharma, Associated Press A fire believed to be caused by an electrical short circuit engulfed a building in India’s capital on Sunday where handbags and other items were made by workers earning as little as 2 dollars per day, killing at least 43… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 1:48 Windy conditions keep California burning — and its power out By Stephanie Sy California utility company Pacific Gas & Electric is cutting power to customers for the fourth time this month, as wildfires rage and high winds persist. The measure aims to keep downed power lines from sparking new blazes. Many residents have… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 7:56 Why California residents are ‘frustrated’ with PG&E over planned power outage The power is still out across a wide swath of Northern California. Officials from utility company PG&E are conducting a planned blackout to reduce the risk of wildfire from high winds mixing with dry weather. But anger is building among… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 9:54 How Amazon deforestation could push the climate to a ‘tipping point’ By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz The Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest and a critical line of defense against climate change. But it’s been steadily deforested since the 1970s, with nearly 20 percent of its land area wiped out. This year, pervasive forest fires destroyed… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: UK’s Johnson to call for new election after Brexit showdown In our news wrap Tuesday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call for a new general election after losing a showdown vote to opponents of leaving the European Union without a formal deal. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn lashed out at… Continue watching
Aug 26 9 numbers you need to know to understand the Amazon fires By Vicky Stein Here’s a look at some of the numbers that define the fires burning in the Amazon. Continue reading
Aug 26 No, the Amazon fires won’t deplete the Earth’s oxygen supply. Here’s why. By Scott Denning, The Conversation There are many reasons to be appalled by this year’s Amazon fires, but depleting Earth’s oxygen supply is not one of them. Continue reading