Tag: Wildfires
Maui ponders its future as leaders consider restricting vacation rentals loved by tourists
HONOLULU -- Alicia Humiston bought her condo in Lahaina after she visited Maui and fell for its rainforests, lava fields and the whales...
Extreme heat, wildfires and climate change are causing Canadians to feel heightened sense of eco anxiety: 'How are we going to live?'
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Heat forces Greek authorities to shut down Acropolis for a second day running
ATHENS, Greece -- Authorities in Greece are closing down the Acropolis in Athens during the afternoon on Thursday for a second day as...
PacifiCorp will pay $178M to Oregon wildfire victims in latest settlement over deadly 2020 blazes
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Pacific Power, part of PacifiCorp, said Monday it has agreed to a $178 settlement with over 400 Oregon plaintiffs in...
Improving energy resilience in Pakistan could avert 175,000 deaths by 2030, UNICEF says
ISLAMABAD -- Developing resilient energy systems to power health facilities in Pakistan could avert over 175,000 deaths in the country by 2030, a...
Maui sues cell carriers over wildfire warning alerts that were never received during service outages
HONOLULU -- Had emergency responders known about widespread cellphone outages during the height of last summer's deadly Maui wildfires, they would have used...