May 04 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Alberta wildfire forces nearly 90,000 to flee By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a wildfire burning since Sunday in Canada’s main oil sands city forced nearly 90,000 people to flee their homes, the province’s largest evacuation ever. Also, President Obama made a long-awaited visit to Flint, Michigan, to… Continue watching
May 04 In Canada, wildfire forces entire town to evacuate By Larisa Epatko A wildfire engulfed the town of Fort McMurray in western Canada’s sprawling Alberta province on Wednesday, forcing residents to leave with basically the clothes on their backs, reported Chester Dawson of The Wall Street Journal. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 1:29 Wildfires in Russia scorch world's largest freshwater lake By PBS News Hour Raging wildfires this season in Russia have turned the shores of Lake Baikal, the world's largest and deepest freshwater lake in Siberia, into an inferno. NewsHour's Stephen Fee reports. Continue watching
Sep 30 3 things buried in the spending bill By Lisa Desjardins In nearly every “clean” temporary spending bill, especially in this era of permanently governing with temporary bills, there are at least a few changes attached. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 4:54 What made the West explode in flames By PBS News Hour The West’s potentially record-breaking wildfire season has burned more than 650,000 acres in California alone. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the science behind the flames. Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 8:37 News Wrap: Hungary arrests migrants under new laws By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Hungarian government declared a state of crisis as migrants continued to flood its borders but were met with a completed barrier fence. Also, the number of homes consumed by California's Valley fire increased to… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 5:31 News Wrap: Wildfires scorch hundreds of homes in Northern California By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, two wildfires swept across Northern California, destroying at least 400 homes and killing one. Also, in Afghanistan, Taliban fighters stormed a prison with a car bomb, allowing 355 prisoners to escape. Continue watching
Sep 13 Wildfires trigger emergency declaration and evacuations in California By Carey Reed California's Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in Lake and Napa counties Sunday, as a rapidly growing wildfire blazed a path of destruction. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 7:24 Intense wildfire season pushes crews to the limit By PBS News Hour Throughout the Western U.S., where big wildfires have become the norm, fire managers are having a tough time keeping up with all the demands for firefighters and other resources. Everything from camp supplies to helicopters have been in short supply,… Continue watching
Sep 04 Forest Service spent a record $243 million last week on wildfires By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. Forest Service spent a record $243 million last week battling forest fires around the country, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday. Continue reading