Oct 31 Southern California wildfire forces thousands to evacuate amid Santa Ana windstorm By Associated Press The so-called Highland Fire erupted at about 12:45 p.m. Monday in dry, brushy hills near the unincorporated Riverside County hamlet of Aguanga. Continue reading
Oct 24 West Maui to reopen to tourism on Nov. 1 after fire By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press The community has had an impassioned debate about when to welcome travelers back to the disaster-stricken region. Some residents drafted a petition opposing the return of tourists, saying the community wasn't ready. Continue reading
Sep 27 Investigators use these clues to solve mystery of how small fire grew into deadly Maui inferno By Michael Biesecker, Jennifer McDermott, Bernard Condon, Associated Press Melted remains of an old car tire. Two burned trees. A stump of an abandoned utility pole. These are among the pieces of evidence investigators are examining as they seek to solve the mystery of last month’s Maui wildfire. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 10:56 Some Lahaina residents return to find what's left of their homes after Maui wildfires By William Brangham, Maea Lenei Buhre, Mike Fritz, Sam Lane It’s been seven weeks since the deadliest American wildfires in more than a century swept through the Hawaiian island of Maui. Some residents in the hardest-hit neighborhoods of Lahaina are finally getting a chance to return home. William Brangham reports… Continue watching
Sep 24 As the threat of wildfires rises, groups tasked with fighting them turn to AI for help By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press With wildfires becoming larger and more intense as the world warms, firefighters, utilities and governments are scrambling to get ahead of the flames by tapping into the latest AI technology. Continue reading
Sep 22 What to know about California's new proposed rules for property insurance companies By Adam Beam, Associated Press California's insurance commissioner says he will write new rules for insurers in the nation's most populous state. Ricardo Lara's announcement on Thursday comes after state lawmakers failed to agree on a new law for insurance companies. Continue reading
Sep 12 European Union to rush more than $2 billion to disaster-hit Greece, using untapped aid funds By Associated Press EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said 2.25 billion euros could be made available in the short term, with much of the money coming from unclaimed aid funds. Continue reading
Sep 08 The number of missing persons following devastating Maui wildfires has dropped to 66, governor says By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press The tally of the missing is now significantly lower than a week earlier, when authorities said 385 remained unaccounted for. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 9:14 Amid grief and loss, Maui residents and businesses continue wildfire recovery By Amna Nawaz, Shoshana Dubnow Friday marks a month since the wildfires in Maui raged out of control, claiming too many victims and destroying a historic part of the island. Now, amid so much grief and loss, residents and businesses are trying to recover and… Continue watching
Sep 01 Biden wants an extra $4 billion for disaster relief funding, bringing the total request to $16 billion By Josh Boak, Associated Press The request is a sign wildfires, flooding and hurricanes intensifying during a period of climate change are imposing higher costs on U.S. taxpayers. Continue reading