Mar 17 At least 4 dead, hundreds of homes destroyed after wildfires sweep across Oklahoma and Texas By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said Sunday evening that over 400 homes were damaged statewide. Officials said Sunday that at least four people had died because of the severe weather in Oklahoma. Continue reading
Mar 16 Death toll rises to at least 37 after tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms ravage multiple U.S. states By Sara Cline, Rebecca Reynolds, Associated Press Unusually vicious and damaging weather across multiple U.S. states spawned violent tornadoes, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires this weekend, leaving at least 37 people dead. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Firefighters make gains in the Carolinas after wildfires caused evacuations In our news wrap Monday, lighter winds are helping crews fight blazes that caused evacuations in the Carolinas, a man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens during a 2022 Fourth of July parade in Illinois pleaded guilty, Pope… Continue watching
Mar 03 Crews fighting wildfires in South and North Carolina get help from lighter winds By Associated Press The area near Myrtle Beach is one of the most dangerous for wildfires in South Carolina as hundreds of years of decomposing vegetation creates peat, which when it dries out can burn for a long time. Continue reading
Mar 02 Crews battle multiple wildfires in the Carolinas amid gusty winds and dry conditions By Associated Press The National Weather Service warned of increased fire danger in the region due to a combination of critically dry fuels and very low relative humidity. Continue reading
Mar 02 Los Angeles County managed to cut homelessness, but wildfires threaten to erase those gains By Angela Hart, KFF Health News As Los Angeles recovers from historic wildfires, both previously unsheltered and chronically homeless people are facing even greater instability. Some lawmakers and providers argue now is the time to put in even more resources to maintain the progress the county… Continue reading
Feb 21 Los Angeles mayor dismisses city’s fire chief over response to devastating Palisades Fire By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Six weeks after the start of the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the fire chief Friday amid a public rift over preparations for a potential blaze and finger-pointing between the chief and City… Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 5:58 Examining the truth about fighting fires in California amid water management claims By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz Last month’s wildfires in California destroyed thousands of homes, killed at least 29 people and will likely cost hundreds of billions of dollars. President Trump has claimed that state officials made the disaster worse by how they managed the state’s… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 7:03 Students and teachers find ways to keep learning after wildfires destroy schools By William Brangham, Mike Fritz, Sam Lane Amid the devastation of the wildfires that tore through Southern California last month, thousands had their education disrupted. At least a dozen schools were burned or so badly damaged that students can’t return any time soon. William Brangham spent time… Continue watching
Feb 11 Hawaii court rules against insurance companies in Maui wildfire, allowing $4 billion settlement to proceed By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press The massive inferno that was the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century decimated the historic town of Lahaina, killing more than 100 people. Continue reading