BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The 2023 wildfire season in the Europe was among the worst this century, according to a European Commission report published on Wednesday. Last year, more than half …
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By Jake Spring, Mircely Guanipa and Maria Ramirez SAO PAULO/MARACAY, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuela is battling a record number of wildfires, according to data released on Monday, as a climate …
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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – The atmospheric river that has inundated California is a mixed blessing, at once easing drought conditions and promoting threatened fish species while also nourishing the …
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By Clark Mindock (Reuters) -PacifiCorp, an Oregon electric utility owned by billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, has agreed to pay $250 million to logging companies whose commercial timber burned during …
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By Bruno Kelly MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) – Clouds of dense gray smoke from dozens of wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon, many of them illegally started, have hung over the region’s …
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(Reuters) -The death toll from last month’s wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui has dropped to 97 and the number of people missing is now 31, Hawaii Governor Josh …
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(Reuters) -The S&P Global Ratings on Thursday downgraded Hawaiian Electric Industries and all of its rated subsidiaries to ‘B-‘ from ‘BB-‘, citing the company’s likely inconsistent access to the capital …
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Maui County Files Lawsuit Against Hawaiian Electric Alleging Utility Was Negligent Prior To Wildfires Harold Hutchison on August 24, 2023 Maui County filed a lawsuit against four electric companies, claiming …
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(Reuters) – Property and casualty insurer RLI Corp said on Wednesday it expects to record pretax net catastrophe losses of between $65 million and $75 million from Hawaiian wildfires in …
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Hawaiian Authorities’ Barriers Blocked Residents From Escaping Deadly Wildfires: REPORT Lillian Tweten on August 23, 2023 Residents in West Maui faced a barricade that blocked the only paved exit out …
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By Nia Williams (Reuters) – The government of British Columbia said it would largely lift travel restrictions to the province’s wildfire-hit interior on Tuesday, as rain and cooler weather helped …
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Blue State Gov Seizes On Devastating Wildfires To Say America Should ‘Decarbonize Our Economy’ Harold Hutchison on August 21, 2023 Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington called for the United …
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Hawaii’s Green Agenda — And Questionable Decisions — Primed The State For One Of The Deadliest Wildfires In History Nick Pope on August 18, 2023 While climate hawks were quick …
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‘We Are Suffering’: Maui Residents Slam Biden Admin Response To Deadly Wildfires Lillian Tweten on August 17, 2023 Residents are angry over the Biden administration’s response to the Maui wildfires, according …
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(Reuters) -Shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries extended recent losses on Thursday, briefly hitting their lowest since 1985, as the utility faced questions about the role its equipment might have played …
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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe is once again battling scorching temperatures this summer, with wildfires blazing across the continent from the Mediterranean to Spain. Here’s how climate change drives …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Moody’s Investors’ Service said on Tuesday that estimated insured losses from wildfires on Maui in Hawaii will be at least $1 billion. More than 2,000 structures were …
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By Marco Garcia KAHULUI, Hawaii (Reuters) -At least 36 people have died after wildfires, fanned by winds from a faraway hurricane, devastated much of the resort city Lahaina on Hawaii’s …
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ATHENS (Reuters) – Following are some facts about the Greek island of Rhodes, facing wildfires that caused thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate this weekend. With a population of …
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Despite White House Rhetoric, US Wildfires Are Burning Less Land This Year John Hugh DeMastri on July 21, 2023 U.S. wildfires have burned nearly 75% less land so far this …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense began sending real-time satellite and sensor data to Canadian authorities on Friday, technology it said would help more quickly identify new fires as …
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(Reuters) – TC Energy said it completed the shutdown of two compressor stations on the NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) System and a gas storage facility on Saturday that were …
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By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – The number of wildfires raging out of control across Quebec dropped on Sunday as firefighters in the Canadian province gained the upper hand …
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Dems Seize On Wildfires To Demand Biden Declare A ‘Climate Emergency’ Harold Hutchison on June 8, 2023 Congressional Democrats have called on President Joe Biden to declare a “climate emergency,” …
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OTTAWA (Reuters) -Alberta officials on Thursday warned more wildfires could spread in next few hot and dry days, even as firefighters make progress in tackling widespread blazes that have slowed …