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The death toll in the wildfires raging across South Korea’s southeastern region rose to 24, and the pilot of a firefighting helicopter was killed when the aircraft crashed on Wednesday, as the country battles some of its worst forest fires in decades. The deadly wildfires have spread rapidly and forced …
Read More »US states tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms 37 dead | अमेरिका में तूफान और बवंडर से 37 की मौत: 8 राज्यों में 2 दिन में आए 40 बवंडर, 2 लाख घरों की बिजली गुल रही
वॉशिंगटन DC1 घंटे पहले कॉपी लिंक तूफान से मिसौरी राज्य में सबसे ज्यादा 12 लोगों की मौत हुई। अमेरिका के कई राज्यों में भयंकर तूफान और बवंडर (टॉरनेडो) से 37 लोगों की मौत हो गई। रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक अमेरिका के अलबामा, मिसीसिपी, लुसियाना, इंडियाना, अरकंसास, मिसौरी, इलिनॉय और टेनेसी राज्य …
Read More »Monster storm across parts of U.S. sparks threat of tornadoes and wildfires
The threat of violent tornadoes in parts of the U.S. proved deadly as well as destructive as whipping winds moved east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South on Saturday, killing at least 17 people and decimating scores of homes. The most fatalities as of Saturday morning were in Missouri, authorities …
Read More »Meant to protect the land from wildfires, fire retardant could be doing damage of its own
Throughout the summer months, airtankers and fire-crews spray fire retardant across the territory for protection. It’s a substance that makes fuel less flammable and slows a fire’s progress. But some N.W.T. residents worry that same tool that helps protect the land may also be harming it. Fred Andrew, president of the …
Read More »Trump wants states to pay more after disasters like L.A. wildfires. Here’s how FEMA works now
U.S. President Donald Trump headed to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday, after having showered disdain on California leaders for water policies that he falsely claimed worsened the recent blazes. Trump told Fox News earlier in the week he was considering overhauling the Federal Emergency Management …
Read More »Why those in L.A. whose homes were spared in wildfires could still face serious health risks
When Kate Gammon and her family fled their Santa Monica, Calif., home during the recent wildfires, she wasn’t sure what they would find when they returned. Though they weren’t under an evacuation order, Gammon, who has asthma, told CBC News that the air quality was quickly worsening and the fires were volatile, so …
Read More »What some Canadians saved from the L.A. wildfires — ice skates, a guitar and grandma’s quilt
Raymond Francis can hold the all items he saved from his home in Altadena, Calif., which was gutted by wildfire, in his hands. One is a blue metal tin containing his most treasured mementos — such as NASA and military medals and souvenir rocks from geological digs in Canada, clues …
Read More »Los Angeles wind forecasts this week trigger red flag warning for wildfires
Dangerously high winds were expected to resume on Monday in Los Angeles, potentially hampering efforts to extinguish two stubborn wildfires that have levelled whole neighbourhoods and claimed the lives of at least two dozen people. Dry Santa Ana winds of up to 80 to 112 kilometres per hour were forecast to …
Read More »NBA postpones game between Lakers, Hornets due to L.A. wildfires
The NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers’ home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday with several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area. It is the second straight day a game slated to be played in downtown Los Angeles has been postponed. The NHL’s Los Angeles Kings …
Read More »Nearly 2,000 L.A. structures burned by out-of-control wildfires
Firefighters battled early Thursday to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes. The latest flames broke out Wednesday evening in the Hollywood Hills, striking closer to the heart of the …
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