Nov 09 Pleas flood social media for loved ones missing after fire By Phuong Le, Daisy Nguyen, Don Thompson, Associated Press Many of the missing are seniors without cellphones or social media accounts who had moved to the Northern California area that's known as a refuge for retirees. Continue reading
Nov 08 'Camp Fire' in California still growing, kills 5 people By Joshua Barajas, Nsikan Akpan On Friday, officials announced that five bodies were recovered from vehicles in Paradise, California, a town overcome and destroyed by the fire. The fire, as of now, has swelled to 70,000 acres. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 9:12 Urban wildfires bring lingering worries about what's in the ash and air By Cat Wise For weeks, smoky, unhealthy air from large wildfires has plagued much of the West Coast and beyond. What's the public health impact of an increase of urban wildfires, in which homes and other structures burn? Special correspondent Cat Wise meets… Continue watching
Sep 06 Terrified motorists flee as trees burst into flames along California interstate By Noah Berger, Paul Elias, Associated Press Truckers abandoned big-rigs and motorists screamed in fear as they came dangerously close to an explosive wildfire that shut down about 45 miles of a major California interstate near the Oregon border that authorities were desperately trying to reopen. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 25:02 September 2, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, September 2, Sen. John McCain is laid to rest at the U.S. Naval Academy, and big businesses, including Walmart, are reporting an increased use of renewable energy. Also, in western states, wildfire season is impacting… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 5:29 Wildfires in western states are disrupting efforts to curb air pollution By PBS News Hour Smoke from this year’s wildfires in western states has been observed across the country as the jet stream sweeps it east. Climate Central reports that smoke pollution from the wildfires are negatively impacting air quality, leading to impacts on public… Continue watching
Sep 01 California approves measure to pass on wildfire costs By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press The California Legislature voted Friday to allow power companies to raise electric bills to cover the cost of lawsuits from last year's deadly wildfires. Continue reading
Aug 18 This scientist chases wildfires to better predict fire behavior By Andrea Thompson, Scientific American To know what a wildfire might do next, researchers need to know how an inferno interacts with the atmosphere. Continue reading
Aug 14 Yosemite park reopens, but the wildfire's toll on tourism is still felt By Amanda Lee Myers, Associated Press Yosemite National Park closed for 20 days after a wildfire peaked during its busiest month for tourism. As a result, visitor bureaus in the area and the park estimate roughly $50 million in losses. Continue reading
Aug 13 AP fact check: Trump's claims on 'record' GDP, jobs and the Russia investigation By Hope Yen, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Donald Trump is distorting the truth on U.S. economic growth and jobs, pointing to record-breaking figures that don't exist and not telling the full story on black unemployment. Here's a closer look at his claims. Continue reading