Science Daily5d
Wildfire smoke can carry toxins hundreds of kilometers, depositing grime on urban structures, surfaces
Wildfire smoke can carry toxins hundreds of kilometers, depositing grime on urban structures, surfaces Date: January 30, 2025 Source: McMaster University Summary: Researchers have shown that ...
CBS News4d
2nd wildfire breaks out in Helene-ravaged North Carolina county as "significant progress" made in Crooked Creek Fire, officials say
A second wildfire has erupted in western North Carolina's McDowell County, an area that was ravaged by Hurricane Helene just four months ago, nearly to the day, officials said. The fire ...
People5d
Chris Stapleton and Wife Morgane Donate $1 Million to Los Angeles Wildfire Relief
The couple's foundation, Outlaw State of Kind, is donating to 20 different organizations to help Los Angeles with wildfire relief Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working ...
Asheville Citizen-Times4d
Old Fort wildfire now burns 220 acres; new North Creek fire breaks out in McDowell County
The Crooked Creek fire in Old Fort burned 220 acres through the evening of Jan. 29, but is currently at 55% containment, according to an update the morning of Jan. 30 from McDowell County's Office ...
Fox News4d
Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries
Highly combustible lithium-ion batteries used in electric and hybrid vehicles are complicating cleanup efforts in the Los Angeles neighborhoods ravaged by wildfire damage. Phase 1 of the federal ...
Wall Street Journal5d
California Wildfire Damage Control
Journal Editorial Report: Congress may demand changes in California. Photo: Allison Dinner/Shutterstock Damage from the Los Angeles wildfires could topple California’s insurer of last resort and ...
CBS News4d
L.A. area school destroyed in wildfire helps students thrive amid devastation: "We still have each other"
After the Eaton Fire, which killed 17 people, destroyed the school, Brown and her staff quickly came up with a plan. "So the first week after all of this, we scheduled field trips," she said.
46 Best Valentine’s Day Gifts For Him (That Aren’t Whiskey)
Our gifting experts curated the 46 best Valentine's Day gifts for him—including cool tech and last-minute picks—in case ...
The Washington Post6d
For years, these artists painted L.A. on fire. Now life is a charred canvas.
He has covered a globe in red, making it into a ball of fire. He has set thermal blankets ablaze and used their burned remnants to create landscape paintings for a 2017 solo exhibition called ...
Forbes2d
California Wildfire Updates: Palisades, Eaton Fires Reach Full Containment
Altadena was one of several communities scorched by the fires. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) Saturday, 11:00 a.m. PSTCal Fire data reported the Palisades and Eaton fires at full containment ...
Los Angeles Times4d
What — or who— started the Palisades fire? Two leading theories emerge as investigation intensifies
It’s here, near a popular hiking trail, where officials believe the Palisades fire began around 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7. The remnants of thousands of burned-out homes line the path the flames took ...
CNN6d
Passenger plane catches fire in South Korea prompting mass evacuation, three injured
The fire service was alerted to the fire which began inside the plane just before 10:30 p.m., it said. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said it began in the plane’s tail.