#Wildfire #SmokeDamage #InsuranceReform
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Testing for toxins in smoke-damaged homes could be mandatory. What to know
When the January 2025 firestorms swept through Altadena and Pacific Palisades they not only burned down homes but left thousands still standing riddled with smoke damage.
#CaliforniaInsurance #WildfireRisk #FAIRPlan
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Even low-risk homes are caught up in California's climate-driven insurance crisis
As another wildfire season looms, insurance companies have abandoned some California neighborhoods at lower risk of burning, forcing tens of thousands of homeowners to obtain bare-bones coverage from the state's insurer of last resort.
#Wildfire #ForestManagement #NaturalDisaster
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How Wildfires Transformed the Grand Canyon's Secluded North Rim
Charred aspen trees, which can typically withstand lower-intensity fires.
Twelve days after my return home, a bolt of lightning ignited a small fire in a patch of forest somewhere near the southern end of the plateau.
#Wildfires #Nebraska #EmergencyResponse
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Biggest wildfire in Nebraska history continues to burn out of control
Three major wildfires, including the largest one in Nebraska history, have burned around 600,000 acres of land in central and western Nebraska and remained 0% contained on Sunday after killing one person, officials said.
#WildfireInsurance #CaliforniaCrisis #ClimateChangeImpact
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Even Low-Risk Homes Are Caught Up in California's Climate Insurance Crisis
(Bloomberg) -- As another wildfire season looms, insurance companies have abandoned some California neighborhoods at lower risk of burning, forcing tens of thousands of homeowners to obtain bare-bones coverage from the state's insurer of last resort.
#WildfirePrevention #FederalFunding #Accountability
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Exclusive | Sen. Rick Scott calls for federal probe into California's wildfire...
A US senator is demanding answers about billions in taxpayer funds meant to prevent wildfires before the deadly January firestorm that devastated LA County.
#WildfirePreparedness #FireSafety #HomeMitigation
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I Shadowed LA's Volunteer Fire Brigade for a Day. Here's What They Taught Me About Wildfire Prep.
For years, wildfire researchers have been warning that there is no longer a wildfire season -- deadly and costly conflagrations can erupt, and have erupted, in the United States year-round, from the depths of winter to the height of summer.
#ClimateChange #WildfireSeason #SnowDrought
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With time running out, snow drought and warm weather raise wildfire risk in the West
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A combination of unusually balmy winter weather across much of the Western United States and one of the worst snow droughts in decades has experts bracing for what could be a particularly intense wildfire season.
#WildfireSeason #ClimateChange #SnowDrought
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With time running out, snow drought and warm weather raise wildfire risk in the West
A combination of unusually balmy winter weather across much of the Western United States and one of the worst snow droughts in decades has experts bracing for what could be a particularly intense wildfire season.
#ClimateChange #WildfireRisk #FloodRisk
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Undisclosed: Fire And Flood Risk In The United States : Short Wave
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Maddie Sofia here with climate reporters Rebecca Hersher and Lauren Sommer.
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Oregon jury orders PacifiCorp to pay $305M to wildfire victims in latest class-action verdict
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon jury has ordered PacifiCorp to pay $305 million to 16 victims of the state's devastating 2020 wildfires in the latest verdict in a class-action lawsuit against the utility that includes thousands of members.
#Wildfires #Oregon #ClassAction
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Oregon jury orders PacifiCorp to pay $305M to wildfire victims in latest class-action verdict
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon jury has ordered PacifiCorp to pay $305 million to 16 victims of the state's devastating 2020 wildfires in the latest verdict in a class-action lawsuit against the utility that includes thousands of members.
#FloridaFire #Wildfire #EnvironmentalNews
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Why is it so smoky in Florida? Massive National fire burns near I-75
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A massive fire continued burning in Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve near Alligator Alley, an 80-mile stretch of Interstate 75 between Naples and Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, Feb 25, and the U.
#Wildfires #ClimateChange #AirQuality
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Warming Raises the Risk That Multiple Wildfires Strike at Once
With more wildfires burning in different parts of the world at the same time, countries may struggle to lend out tools and personnel to help each other, leading to more years with multiple major blazes at the same time and making it harder to find clear air to breathe.
