Wildfires

As of last week, 11,000 lightning strikes sparked over 370 individuals fires throughout California, killing 5. With fire crews fighting these fires shorthanded due to COVID-19, these fires continue to burn through thousands of acres per day, putting more individuals at risk for evacuation. This has…

As San Francisco is filled with cloudy skies, thousands of homes in Northern California are in great danger as the wildfires continue. These wildfires are caused by lightning strikes and have burned thousands of acres. With about 2 dozen major blazes and more small fires, the people of dangerous…

California is no stranger to wildfires, seeing many in 2019 with some even leading to weeks of power outages. In response, Operation Sierra Storm at South Lake Tahoe called a meeting with leaders of Cal Fire’s new Wildfire Resilience Program, PG&E and the National Weather Service to discuss…

The fires continue to rage in Australia and consume a region larger than the size of Denmark. The New York Times asked residents in the affected areas to describe their experience fighting off and fleeing the fires. People detail their fear while packing a car with only the essentials to survive.…

The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory in Southern California on Thanksgiving Day, saying that the rain could cause mudflows in areas that were previously affected by the Getty Fire and Palisades Fire. For a mudslide to happen, all it takes is an intense amount of rain in a short…

Australia is experiencing the second driest January-October period in recorded history for over a century. With about 60 fires currently blazing in the southeastern state of New South Wales, at least 6 people have died and about 600 homes destroyed. For more information, click here. 

Survivornet: With wildfires raging across the state, people are bringing up the fact that ash from the smoke is a big risk for those with breathing issues, and is known to cause lung cancer. Thin paper masks are not helping much, so officials are advising everyone to stay indoors with the windows…

Pacific Gas and Electric Company plans to shut off electricity to 940,000 customers in Northern California. This decision was made to combat the risk of more wildfires in the upcoming windy season. Multiple counties have experienced fires in the past week such as the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County,…

In response to last year’s wildfires caused by PG&E equipment, the company has decided to cut power to over one million California residents as a preventative measure. However, some have noted that this planned blackout is looking more like a series of small disasters, with residents and…

State officials plan to mow down brush and forests at a rate of half a million acres per year in the next five years in response to numerous wildfires that devastated communities across California. However, scientists argue that the plan is not the prime solution, for most fires have been started…