10.42am EDT 10:42 Firefighters expect to see success in the coming days in tackling the CZU Lightning Complex, near Santa Cruz, officials said this morning. In a press conference IMT
11.10am EDT 11:10 The Ranch Fire, which burned some 410,000 acres in California in 2018, is the largest fire in state’s history. According to the latest statistics from the California
A calm overnight allowed firefighters to make progress against three massive wildfires in northern California but they were preparing for a weather system that will bring high winds and thunderstorms
A utility crewman died on Wednesday while on duty helping clear electrical hazards for first responders. Earlier, the pilot of a firefighting helicopter contracted by the state was killed in
The unusual lightning storm and a historic heatwave have led to an especially fierce fire season this year, officials said. The lack of backup from crews made up of prisoners
A home burns in Vacaville, California. As of the late hours of 18 August 2020 the Hennessey fire has merged with at least seven fires and is now called the
Rescue workers were combing through the wreckage of houses hit by flooding and landslides in Japan after extreme weather left more than 50 people dead or missing on the southern
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake has rattled large swaths of southern and central Mexico, killing at least one person, according to the country’s president. Mexico’s national seismological service said the quake struck
