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Maui's mayor prioritizes housing and vows to hire more firefighters after Lahaina wildfire
Maui’s mayor says he is prioritizing housing, evaluating evacuation routes and hiring more firefighters as his Hawaii community recovers from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.
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Menacing Texas Panhandle wildfire burns an estimated 850k acres, could become state's largest
A fast-moving wildfire burning through the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history Wednesday, forcing evacuations and triggering power outages as firefighters struggled to contain the widening flames.
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Wildfires in Texas Panhandle continues to grow
Multiple wind-driven wildfires continued to push through the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday.
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A US pine species thrives when burnt. Southerners are rekindling a ‘fire culture' to boost its range
As the U.S. tries to restore a key forest ecosystem in the Southeast, landowners must light more fires on private property.
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Wildfires are altering life in our waterways as much as on land: UCSD study
Increasingly severe and numerous wildfires are changing the face of land across the globe, but new research by UC San Diego and others reveals that aquatic ecosystems are also being transformed, the school said Wednesday.
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Brush fire sparks east of Otay Mesa near US—Mexico border
The blaze started in the Otay Open Space Preserve and was heading toward the border, Cal Fire said. No structures were threatened.
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Brush fire east of Otay Mesa near US-Mexico border stopped at 60 acres
A brush fire sparked and quickly grew to 10 to 15 acres near the U.S.-Mexico border east of Otay Mesa Friday afternoon, Cal Fire San Diego said.
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Scripps Ranch to reflect on 2003 Cedar Fire that tore through community
In recognition of the 20-year anniversary since the devastating Cedar Fire occurred throughout San Diego County, the Scripps Ranch Civic Association and the Scripps Ranch Fire Safe Council will Thursday host a presentation and discussion about what happened in October 2003 and what has been learned since.
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This wildfire detection AI created by UC San Diego was ranked in Time's Best Inventions of 2023
Hundreds of cameras across California have alerted firefighters to dozens of wildfires before a human can even call 911, which is why Time Magazine ranked UC San Diego’s artificial intelligence wildfire detection system one of the best inventions of 2023.
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San Diego's firestorm: A look at the devastating 2003 wildfires, 20 years later
The Cedar Fire, the Paradise Fire and the Otay Fire devastated San Diego in October 2003, tearing through 13% of the county and leaving the rest of the region in a dark haze of ash and smoke.
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Sydney blanketed by smoke for 4th day due to hazard reduction burning
Sydney is blanketed under thick wood smoke for a fourth consecutive day due to hazard reduction burns in preparation for the wildfire season.
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A month after the Maui wildfires began, officials are still working their way through a list of the missing
The wildfires killed at least 115 people and displaced thousands more.
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Hawaii utility takes responsibility for first Maui fire, but faults firefighters for declaring blaze contained and leaving scene
Maui County has brought a lawsuit against the utility company claiming that it did not shut off its power lines despite the high winds and dry conditions.
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To stop wildfires, residents in some Greek suburbs put their own money toward early warning drones
Residents in a leafy suburb of the Greek capital have united this summer to prevent deadly wildfires from reaching their homes. They’ve turned to drones.
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Release of 388 names of missing after Maui wildfires helps find some alive, but frustrates others
Within hours of Maui County releasing 388 names of people unaccounted for following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, some cases were already being resolved Friday as relatives or the people themselves reported they were safe.
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Two weeks after Maui fire, officials continue search for over 1,000 missing people
The FBI said Wednesday that officials are working to locate approximately 1,100 people who remain missing two weeks after a devastating fire razed Lahaina, Hawaii.
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WATCH: Firenado spotted over fire in Canada
Firefighters in Canada captured video of a fire whirl over Gun Lake, Canada, on Aug. 17 in the Downton Lake fire.
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At least 18 bodies found in Greece as firefighters battle wildfires across the country
Firefighters scouring the area of a major wildfire in northeastern Greece have found the bodies of 18 people thought to have been migrants who entered the country from Turkey.
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Two dead, hundreds of structures burned in Washington state wildfires
Authorities say a second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that have burned hundreds of structures and briefly closed a section of an interstate.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Facebook of putting profits over people’s safety during Canada’s wildfire emergencies.