Air Quality on High Alert: Explaining the Dangers of Red Flag Warnings Americans Breathing More Toxic Air Than Ever Before: Report Americans are breathing more toxic air now than at any point in the past 25 years, according to a recent report from the American Lung Association (ALA). The report, titled “State of the Air,” … Read more
Massive Wildfire in Texas Panhandle Prompts Disaster Declaration and Nuclear Facility Shutdown A rapidly expanding wildfire in the Texas Panhandle has grown exponentially, causing widespread destruction and prompting a state disaster declaration. High winds and dry conditions have fueled the massive blaze that has quickly quadrupled in size, forcing evacuations in small towns and leading … Read more
AFP President Biden visited Maui this week NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 08:27 The Hawaii City Council of Maui is suing Hawaii Electric for the wildfires that started there this month. The company would have failed to remove the power from the cables when very strong winds were expected there, while nature was bone dry. Testimonies and video … Read more
23 Aug 2023 at 14:58 An 80-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in Tenerife for downing a firefighting helicopter. He threw a stone at the helicopter, damaging a rotor blade. The pilot had to make an emergency landing. The helicopter was deployed to fight the wildfires on the Spanish island. Tenerife has been ravaged by … Read more
ReutersCars on the only highway to and from the city in the sparsely populated Canadian territory NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 05:53 The Canadian provincial capital of Yellowknife is being evacuated because of the huge wildfires that have moved further and further towards the city in recent days. This was announced by Secretary of Environment and Climate Change … Read more
Aug 16, 2023 at 12:51 PM Update: 19 minutes ago Four villages on the Spanish island of Tenerife have been evacuated due to a major wildfire. The fire broke out on Tuesday evening in the national park around the volcano El Teide. The wooded terrain with steep ravines is difficult to access, which makes extinguishing … Read more
ed outside to try and put it out, but the flames quickly grew out of control. By 6 p.m., the fire had engulfed Front Street, trapping hundreds of people between the flames and the ocean. Some tried to escape by swimming out to sea, while others sought refuge in buildings or hid behind walls. The … Read more
Samaritan’s Purse is working with local partner churches and the office of emergency management to bring relief after catastrophic losses. US Disaster Relief 013622 To give Our North American Ministries teams are on the ground in Hawaii, spearheading the Samaritan’s Purse relief response following the deadly wildfires that raged across Maui this week. Chaplains from … Read more
BerlinGerard Butler initially headed for a career as a lawyer before he decided to act at the age of 25. The focus of his work is on action films, from “300” to “Geostorm” and “Hunter Killer” to the “Olympus Has Fallen” series. His new film “Greenland”, which he produced himself and which is currently showing … Read more
About 60,000 residents of the city of Irvine, in the southwest of the US state of California, are being evacuated due to a wildfire that broke out on Monday. More than 800 hectares have already gone up in flames, local authorities report. The fire threatens parts of the city of Irvine, which is home to … Read more