‘It will not be survivable’: Lake Tahoe could be a deathtrap during major wildfires
Evacuating the Tahoe basin in summer could take 14 hours, and 99% of properties are at risk — yet new developments are built in high-danger fire areas.
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Southwest Flight 3077 Lands Safely in Reno After Laptop Battery Ignites, Prompting Aviation Safety Discussion
A laptop battery fire occurred on Southwest Flight 3077 after landing in Reno, but all passengers were safely evacuated.
Keeping the Tahoe blues: The many problems of CA’s treasured lake
Between environmental dilemmas and wildfire concerns, the health of Lake Tahoe — and its visitors and inhabitants — is at ...
Back-to-back L.A. storms force evacuation warnings, raise threat of brief tornados and mudslides
Southern California is about to get drenched by new storms this week, with a powerful atmospheric river expected to arrive ...
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Winter storm warning issued for Tahoe, I-80; up to 3 feet could fall in the Sierra
A winter storm warning goes into effect late Tuesday for the Tahoe area and the I-80 corridor between Nevada and California. Up to 3 feet of snow is expected along I-80, with winds up to 70 mph ...
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Keeping the Tahoe blues: The many problems of CA’s treasured lake
Fire officials told CalMatters that thousands of people could be trapped because of inadequate evacuation routes. Yet developers keep building resorts. Evacuating the entire Tahoe basin in the ...
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‘It will not be survivable’: Lake Tahoe could be a deathtrap during major wildfires
Planned in a high-hazard area of Placer County, a proposed condo and hotel development in Olympic Valley is especially problematic when it comes to evacuations. The Village at Palisades Tahoe ...