Aug 11 Watch 3:07 In some areas, controlled fires can prevent runaway blazes By PBS News Hour As massive fires continue to rage in California, firefighters are setting backfires, dropping flame-retardant from planes and hoping for a break in hot, dry conditions. Another method is to intentionally set fires to tamp down the prospect of larger blazes. Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: Fire emergencies declared in Southern California In our news wrap Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown declared emergencies late Thursday in Orange and Riverside Counties, where some 20,000 people have been evacuated and more than 1,000 firefighters are on the scene. Also, Senate confirmation hearings will begin Sept. Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 7:39 Massive California wildfires take a toll on residents and air quality By Cat Wise The Mendocino Complex is a fire of unprecedented size, but the scenes are strikingly familiar: thick haze, homes charred, evacuees at shelters. At its peak, the fire displaced almost 20,000 people, and there are more than a dozen more blazes… Continue watching
Aug 08 Battling 18 blazes, California may face worst fire season By Associated Press The largest wildfire ever recorded in California needed just 11 days to blacken an area nearly the size of Los Angeles — and it's only one of many enormous blazes that could make this the worst fire season in state… Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 2:50 Weary California crews fighting unpredictable fires prepare for worst yet to come Across California, 17 major wildfires are burning, the most devastating in the north. Overnight, the Mendocino Complex Fire grew into the largest in state history, breaking a record set just eight months ago. As Nick Schifrin reports, officials admit the… Continue watching
Aug 07 AP fact check: Wildfire, water experts rebut Trump's claims By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press For one thing, the wildfires are in the hills, far from the Pacific Ocean and from the man-made storage and distribution system that carries water from California's wetter north to the drier, more populated south. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 6:27 Climate change is making wildfires more extreme. Here's how High winds, high temperatures, pervasive drought. These extreme conditions are driving two enormous fires in California, and many more throughout the American West and much of Northern and Western Europe. William Brangham talks with Michael Mann of Pennsylvania State University… Continue watching
Aug 03 Greek public order minister resigns after deadly forest fire By Costas Kantouris, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — Greece's public order minister resigned Friday over the deadly forest fire that killed at least 87 people in a seaside area near Athens last week, after spending days defending the way authorities under his supervision handled the… Continue reading
Aug 03 Returning to rubble, some 'lost everything' in California wildfire By Olga R. Rodriguez, Brian Skoloff, Associated Press "I'm waiting to probably break down any minute here. Pretty overwhelming," one woman said as her family stood on the sidewalk staring in disbelief at what's left of their house in the city of Redding. Continue reading
Aug 01 Cómo ayudar a las víctimas de los incendios forestales en California By Michael Rios Incendios forestales en California han cobrado la vida de al menos ocho personas y han destruido más de 1,000 casas y edificios. Aquí hay algunas organizaciones que buscan ayuda para sus esfuerzos de recuperación. Continue reading