Category: wildfire

Pelosi Visits Asia, Speculation Over Possible Taiwan Stop; NBA Great Bill Russell Passes Away at 88 | NTD Good Morning

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi begins a tour of four Asian countries on Monday. Starting in Singapore, many are wondering if she will visit Taiwan. We talk to an expert from Taiwan on what her trip could bring about. A Wildfire in Northern California is blazing out of control. The McKinney fire is now the largest…


Wildfires in West Explode in Size, California Governor Declares State of Emergency

SAN DIEGO—Wildfires in California and Montana exploded in size overnight amid windy, hot conditions and were quickly encroaching on neighborhoods, forcing evacuation orders for over 100 homes Saturday, while an Idaho blaze was spreading. In California’s Klamath National Forest, the fast-moving McKinney fire, which started Friday, went from charring just over 1 square mile to…


Wildfires in Germany, Czechia Threatening Tourist Region

BERLIN—A large wildfire on the German-Czech border is spreading and threatening to destroy a forested national park popular with tourists. The fire in the region, called Bohemian Switzerland on the Czech side and the Saxon Switzerland national park on the German side, started last weekend. It had seemed to be under control but spread again…


Growing Population of Californians Live in Wildfire Danger Zones: Report

A growing number of Californians now live near wildfire danger zones as the state builds more homes to combat its housing crisis, according to a July 28 report by Chapman University. Nearly 13 percent of the state’s population lives in areas “at-risk” for wildfires like those threatening structures and scorching thousands of acres in Northern…


California Forest Fire Burns Out of Control Near Yosemite

MIDPINES, Calif.—A destructive wildfire near Yosemite National Park burned out of control Sunday and has grown into one of California’s biggest blazes of the year, forcing thousands of residents to flee remote mountain communities. Some 2,000 firefighters were battling the Oak Fire, along with aircraft and bulldozers, facing tough conditions that included steep terrain and…


California Governor Declares Emergency Over Wildfire Near Yosemite; Thousands Ordered to Flee

WAWONA, Calif.—A fast-moving brush fire near Yosemite National Park exploded in size Saturday into one of California’s largest wildfires of the year, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of people and shutting off power to more than 2,000 homes and businesses. The Oak Fire started Friday afternoon southwest of the park near the town of Midpines…


Thousands Ordered to Flee California Wildfire Near Yosemite

WAWONA, Calif.—A fast-moving brush fire near Yosemite National Park exploded in size Saturday into one of California’s largest wildfires of the year, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of people and shutting off power to more than 2,000 homes and businesses. The Oak Fire started Friday afternoon southwest of the park near the town of Midpines…


Power Line Sparks Caused Laguna Beach Emerald Fire: Officials

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—Power line sparks have been identified this week as the cause of the Emerald fire that scorched over 150 acres and forced thousands to evacuate in February, city officials said recently. An investigation by the Orange County Fire Authority found the fire was caused by high winds blowing sparks from three exposed high…


Wildfire Threats Grow in Western Provinces, as Warmer and Drier Weather Forecast

Canada’s western provinces are dealing with a number of wildfires caused by warmer and drier weather. The B.C. Wildfire Service is keeping an eye on the Nohomin Creek Fire, which measures more than 20 square kilometres and is burning just west of the Village of Lytton. It says lower humidity will cause fuels to dry…


France, Spain Fight Spreading Wildfires as Europe Swelters

LA TESTE-DE-BUCH, France—France scrambled more water-bombing planes and hundreds more firefighters to combat spreading wildfires that were being fed Monday by hot swirling winds from a searing heat wave broiling much of Europe. In Spain, two people have been killed in blazes there. With winds changing direction, authorities in southwestern France announced plans to evacuate…