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Extreme heat, elevated fire risk prompt power shutoffs in Northern California
LA Times via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoHot weather coincides with extreme fire conditions across Northern California, prompting Pacific Gas...
Pilot who died fighting wildfire near Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., was 'a beacon of light'
CBC via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoThe chief coroner of the Northwest Territories has confirmed the death of the pilot in the helicopter that crashed at Fort Good Hope's airport on Friday. The pilot, Tom Frith, was the only person ...
$21M wildfire equipment depot to be built in Prince George, B.C.
CBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe province says it is building a $21-million equipment depot in Prince George to support wildfire fighting across northern B.C.The facility will operate alongside an existing ...
Politicians told more funding needed to prevent wildfires as temperatures rise
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFirefighters are urging the next government to prepare the country for the impact of rising...
Opinion: Did Hawaii just pave the way for court enforcement of California's climate promises?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA roadside memorial for victims of last year's Maui wildfire. Thirteen young Hawaiians sued the...
Couple grateful as rebuild begins on home destroyed by wildfire last year
CBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhen Phil Fizzard and his partner Sue Reid returned to the ruins of their home in Hammonds Plains,...
The toll of extreme heat rises in California as OSHA advances worker protections
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOSHA is weighing national workplace heat rules that could save lives. Meanwhile, California has...
Lytton was a 'magical' place. Then it burned to the ground.
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt's been three years since Lytton, B.C., residents were given just minutes to flee their homes as a...
Biden admin to roll out first federal safety standard for workers in excessive heat
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Biden administration on Tuesday will announce the nation’s first-ever federal safety standard...
N.W.T. Highway 7 reopens, but wildfire could cause more closures
CBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHighway 7 that connects the N.W.T. to B.C. reopened on Monday, one day after an active wildfire led to its closure.The N.W.T. department of infrastructure announced the reopening ...