wildfires
California wine country wildfire forces evacuation of hospital, hundreds of homes
World
September 28, 2020
California wine country wildfire forces evacuation of hospital, hundreds of homes
ST. HELENA, Calif. (Reuters) – A wind-driven wildfire erupted on Sunday in the heart of northern California’s Napa Valley wine…
Few resources, old-growth forest allowed for fire’s growth
World
September 23, 2020
Few resources, old-growth forest allowed for fire’s growth
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lack of firefighting resources in the hours after it was sparked allowed a fast-moving wildfire…
Enormous California wildfire threatens desert homes near LA
World
September 22, 2020
Enormous California wildfire threatens desert homes near LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An enormous wildfire that churned through mountains northeast of Los Angeles and into the Mojave Desert…
California wildfire likely to grow from wind, low humidity
World
September 21, 2020
California wildfire likely to grow from wind, low humidity
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The destruction wrought by a wind-driven wildfire in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles approached 156…
Desert communities told to evacuate as winds stoke flames
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September 20, 2020
Desert communities told to evacuate as winds stoke flames
JUNIPER HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds stoked a wildfire burning for nearly two weeks in mountains northeast of Los…
Lightning storm, easterly wind: How the wildfires got so bad
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September 19, 2020
Lightning storm, easterly wind: How the wildfires got so bad
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — It began as a stunning light show on a mid-August weekend — lightning bolts crackling in…
Homes destroyed after winds push California fire into desert
World
September 19, 2020
Homes destroyed after winds push California fire into desert
JUNIPER HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Homes were destroyed Friday by an unrelenting wildfire that reached a Mojave Desert community and…
‘Nothing left in the bucket’: Wildfire resources run thin
World
September 16, 2020
‘Nothing left in the bucket’: Wildfire resources run thin
Justin Silvera came off the fire lines in Northern California after a grueling 36 straight days battling wildfires and evacuating…
Seeping under doors, bad air from West’s fires won’t ease up
World
September 16, 2020
Seeping under doors, bad air from West’s fires won’t ease up
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dangerously dirty air spewing from the West Coast wildfires is seeping into homes and businesses, sneaking…
Choking air from Western fires just won’t ease up
World
September 15, 2020
Choking air from Western fires just won’t ease up
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Relief from putrid, dangerous air spewing from massive wildfires across the West won’t come until later…