Press Trust of India on MSN1d
Forest fires to be tackled using technology, community participation: Maharashtra minister
With Gadchiroli in eastern Maharashtra reporting the highest number of wildfires among districts in the country, the state ...
Hindustan Times19d
Injured leopard attacks seven forest officials, rescued, brought to Pune for treatment
PUNE: An injured leopard attacked a team of seven forest officials including a range forest officer who had gone to Songaon village in Satara district to rescue the animal. While they are ...
Yahoo21d
Photos show Hughes Fire burn LA's Castaic Lake area, smoke seen from Six Flags park
Gavin Newsom said state resources are assisting with the response to the Hughes Fire in the Angeles National Forest ... the Valencia amusement park that remains closed Wednesday.
Wall Street Journal21d
Forest Fires Won’t Throw Us off Track, Munich Re Says
Munich Re MUV20.11%increase; green up pointing triangle can’t yet put a figure on the burden it will face as a result of the wildfires in California. “We have to expect that it will be a major ...
KTLA21d
Equipment stolen from U.S. Forest Service strike team during Southern California windstorm
(KTLA) – Federal investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating two men who were seen on surveillance cameras breaking into a U.S. Forest Service vehicle and stealing critical fire ...
The Tuscaloosa News21d
How do we measure disaster from a forest fire? | ECOVIEWS
The Great Chicago Fire? Right date, wrong event. I am referring to the Peshtigo Fire, a forest fire that destroyed 1.2 million acres and more than a dozen towns in Wisconsin. A mass grave in the ...
CNN22d
New fire erupts in Southern California as thousands remain under evacuation from fast-moving Hughes Fire
Robert Garcia, Angeles National Forest fire chief, said Wednesday, “The conditions that we’re under aren’t as severe as what we’ve been facing over the last week or two, but what you saw ...
Reuters22d
New wildfire near Los Angeles explodes to 9,400 acres, forces evacuations
Hughes Fire burns more than 9,400 acres ... The Angeles National Forest said its entire 700,000-acre (2,800-sq-km) park in the San Gabriel Mountains was closed to visitors. As a result of the ...
Forbes22d
California Fires: Here's The Data Behind The Historic Blazes That Have Burned Through 40,000 Acres
Two weeks have passed since a destructive wave of wildfires first gripped southern California, burning tens of thousands of acres and killing more than two dozen people in what has become one of ...
The Desert Sun22d
San Diego County fires: Lilac Fire, one of several blazes that began Tuesday, at 80 acres
Several wildfires broke out in San Diego County early Tuesday, triggering evacuation orders and school closures as Southern California faced strong winds and regional red flag warnings.
kcra.com22d
Suspected arsonists complicate battle against LA wildfires
As devastating wildfires have destroyed huge swaths of Los Angeles County, incinerating homes and leaving at least 27 people dead, fire and law enforcement authorities have also had to contend ...