Recent aviation disasters cause fears about the safety of flying
The spate of recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying.
The LA fires were man-made, but not like they say
Now entirely contained, the Los Angeles County fires should not be allowed to fade into the history books, chalked up to yet ...
New Republic3d
The L.A. Fires Were the First Tragedy. The Second Is Just Beginning.
A pattern that began almost half a century ago is about to play out in the Pacific Palisades. Big houses will get bigger, the ...
This Is The Most Common Way Grease Fires Start In The Kitchen
As someone who’s stood in front of a grease fire in my apartment kitchen, I can confirm it’s not a situation you want to ...
The way L.A. thinks about fires is all wrong, two experts say. They explain how to do better
Two wildfire experts argue that the L.A. destruction didn't have to be as bad as it was. The question isn't whether we can ...
Crushed by boulders, drowned in mud: How debris flows endanger LA’s fire-ravaged communities
As a principal engineer for the county’s Public Works Department, Klippel’s job is to try to stop catastrophic flows of mud, ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel on MSN5h
Should builders permit their own projects? Post-fire LA considers a radical idea
The speedy processing of building permit applications is not typically considered a popular political cause. The recent Los ...
Natural Disasters Have Caused A Global Home Insurance Crisis—How Other Countries Cope
Countries around the world have experienced an uptick in natural disasters and home insurance costs, but each country has ...
Covering the Devastation of Water, and Then Fire
Isabelle Taft, a reporting fellow for The New York Times, writes of the parallels and differences in covering hurricanes and ...
Human-caused fires growing faster than lightning fires in Western US, study suggests
A study published in PNAS Nexus shows that there are almost twice as many risky days for large human-caused fires in the ...
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Fewer forest fires happen today than in the past, ironically causes bigger issues
Modern forests burn less, but fuel buildup increases wildfire risk, making fires more intense and dangerous for forests and ...
The Daytona Beach News-Journal1d
Fire breaks out at Daytona International Speedway during practice ahead of Rolex 24
A fire broke out Wednesday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway just three days prior to the Rolex 24. During the Michelin Pilot Challenge practice session, flames went up in the Yellow ...