Wildfires Taint West Coast Vineyards With Taste of Smoke September 25, 2020 By Andrew Selsky TURNER, Ore. — Smoke from the West Coast wildfires has tainted grapes in some of the nation’s most celebrated wine...
As Wildfires Approach Silicon Valley, Tech Firms Struggle to Find the Backing to Fight Them September 24, 2020 By Jane Lanhee Lee and Nathan Frandino Silicon Valley’s innovation engine has been slow to produce useful new tools to help firefighters like Dave Winnacker extinguish the...
Few Resources, Old-Growth Forest Allowed For Fire’s Growth September 24, 2020 By Christopher Weber LOS ANGELES — A lack of firefighting resources in the hours after it was sparked allowed a fast-moving wildfire to...
Huge California Wildfire Threatening More Than 1,000 Homes September 23, 2020 By Christopher Weber LOS ANGELES — A wildfire scorching its way through brush and timber from the mountains to the desert northeast of...
Oregon Grieves For Natural Places Wiped Out By Wildfires September 23, 2020 By Gillian Flaccus DETROIT LAKE, Ore. — Oregonians are grieving the loss of some of their most treasured natural places after wildfires wiped...
Extreme Wildfires Turn Smoke Apps Into the New Weather Apps September 22, 2020 By Ann Marie Gardner For weeks, smoke has blanketed the west coast. The Bay Area has seen a vast improvement in the past few...
Fierce, Frequent, Climate-Fueled Wildfires May Decimate Forests Worldwide September 22, 2020 By Matthew Green LONDON — Wildfires among ponderosa pines and Douglas firs of the U.S. West have long been part of nature’s cycle...
Seeping Under Doors, Bad Air From West’s Fires Won’t Ease Up September 17, 2020 By Sara Cline and Gillian Flaccus PORTLAND, Ore. — Dangerously dirty air spewing from the West Coast wildfires is seeping into homes and businesses, sneaking into...
Nothing Left in The Bucket’: Wildfire Resources Run Thin September 17, 2020 By James Anderson And Matthew Brown Justin Silvera came off the fire lines in Northern California after a grueling 36 straight days battling wildfires and evacuating...
Moody’s Says Wildfire Losses May Hit $8B in a Year Marked by Catastrophes September 17, 2020 By Jim Sams Moody’s Investor Service said Wednesday that wildfires in the U.S. West have caused $5 billion to $8 billion in insured...