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Jury awards $50M to 2020 Oregon wildfire survivors, adding to PacifiCorp’s growing tab
FILE - The charred remains of a home burned in the Santiam Fire near Gates, Ore., Sept. 9, 2020. Fires burned across Oregon that year, causing billions of dollars in damage. Bradley W. Parks / OPB ...
Newport Beach teen deploys AI-driven early wildfire detection system for the first time
Ryan Honary, founder of SensoRy AI, has been working on the project since fifth grade after seeing the devastation of the ...
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Gov. Kotek, Legislature want to pause action on wildfire hazard map to quell public frustration
Amid mounting criticism from the public and lawmakers from both parties, Gov. Tina Kotek has paused any further agency action ...
Estimated cost of fire damage balloons to more than $250 billion
As wildfires continue in Southern California, estimates of the total economic loss from the blazes have ballooned to more ...
Map shows rising wildfire threat across the U.S.: See if you're affected
A combination of hotter and drier weather and more people living in places that naturally burn are making things complicated.
Covering the Devastation of Water, and Then Fire
Isabelle Taft, a reporting fellow for The New York Times, writes of the parallels and differences in covering hurricanes and ...
‘Like a dream come true’: California teen deploys his AI-driven early wildfire detection system for the first time
Ryan Honary, founder of SensoRy AI, has been working on the project since fifth grade after seeing the devastation of the ...
A 2020 wildfire nearly destroyed this classic Napa Valley winery. Now it’s closing for good
An esteemed Napa Valley winery — which was mostly destroyed in the 2020 Glass Fire — is closing for good. In an email to wine club members on Thursday, which the Chronicle reviewed, Newton Vineyard ...
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Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
And in the aftermath of California’s devastating 2020 fire year, the state Legislature asked Cal Fire to complete its most recent round of updates, including the new “high” and “moderate ...
Blocked NYC fire hydrant complaints doubled since pandemic as bike lanes, lack of cops may be to blame
Complaints about parked cars blocking fire hydrants have more than doubled since the start of the pandemic — with critics ...
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What it takes to regrow a community after wildfire
As it recovers, Altadena finds inspiration in other wildfire-devastated communities that have replanted lawns, gardens and ...