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Wildfire destroys 13 homes in Northern California as heat wave continues
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThe Thompson fire arrived Friday in lockstep with a heat wave that parked itself over the West,...
Wildfire smoke linked to thousands of premature deaths every year in California alone
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBreathing wildfire smoke can cut years off people’s lives. As fires become more frequent in a...
Lightning and wildfire risk prompts B.C.-wide campfire ban
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoLightning paired with hot weather has prompted a new evacuation order due to a wildfire in northeastern B.C., as well as a provincewide campfire ban.On Tuesday, the province ...
A ‘potentially historic’ heat wave intensifies along the West Coast, as dangerous wildfires spread
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCalifornia, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Arizona are bracing for potential wildfires, opening...
Group of 13 missing hikers rescued from huge California wildfire
The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoA group of hikers who went missing in the midst of a huge wildfire in Tahoe National Forest,...
Alberta firefighters facing challenging conditions as heat wave sweeps Western Canada
CBC via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoSweltering conditions from a heat wave gripping Western Canada are presenting challenging conditions...
Why air quality is worse when it's really hot
Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThe skyline of downtown Los Angeles obscured by hazy skies following a wildfire north of the city on a moderate air quality day on June 20. (Patrick T....
Heat wave bakes Texas amid power outages while Canada braces for wildfires
Reuters via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoScorching heat also baked much of the Western U.S. and Canada, raising the risk of wildfires. About...
Las Vegas hits record 48C as motorcyclist dies in Death Valley amid US heatwave
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoMore than 146 million people around the US were under heat alerts on Monday, especially in western...
13 Young Hikers Found After Disappearing Near California Wildfire
People via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoThe hikers were said to range in age from 16-20 and lost their way while in the fire zone and “set...