Oregon Jury Awards $85 M to 9 Victims of Deadly 2020 Wildfires January 29, 2024 An Oregon jury awarded $85 million to nine victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020, the latest verdict...
Startup AiDash Raises $50M for Tech Using AI, Satellites to Spot Wildfire Risk January 26, 2024 By Peter Henderson A California startup using artificial intelligence (AI) and satellites to spot fire and weather risks on power lines, AiDash, reported...
911 Calls From Maui Capture Pleas for Stranded, and Those Caught in Fire’s Chaos January 23, 2024 By Rebecca Boone, Claudia Lauer and Lindsay Whitehurst The day after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century destroyed a seaside community on Maui, the barrage of 911...
Power Line Falls on Car During Oregon Ice Storm, Killing 3 January 22, 2024 By Claire Rush and Hallie Golden A power line fell on a parked car in northeast Portland, Oregon, killing three people and injuring a baby during...
Wildfire Prevention, Helping Maui Recover Top Agenda for Hawaii Lawmakers January 16, 2024 By Audrey McAvoy Hawaii lawmakers convened this week for the first time since the burning of historic Lahaina awakened the state to the...
The Avalanche Risk is High in Much of Western U.S. January 16, 2024 By Rebecca Boone As a massive winter storm dumped snow across much of the western U.S., some hardy winter sport enthusiasts headed to...
Two California Cities Among Most Likely to Experience Flood Damage January 12, 2024 Two California cities made the list of cities most likely to experience flood damage in a new study. Stockton and...
Guards to Monitor Businessman’s Sites Under California Freeway Where Arson Occurred January 9, 2024 By Christopher Weber and Julie Watson More than a month after an arson fire at a storage yard damaged a key Los Angeles freeway, the state...
Maui Needs Tourists. Can They Visit Without Compounding Wildfire Trauma? January 3, 2024 By Audrey McAvoy The restaurant where Katie Austin was a server burned in the wildfire that devastated Hawaii`s historic town of Lahaina this...
Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Extinguished on Ship off Alaska After Several Days of Burning January 2, 2024 After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship`s hold for a number of days, the U.S. Coast Guard said...