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| 01.02.2025 | The Battle Against Nature: Sled Dogs and Private Firefighters in America’s Crisis | In the heart of Alaska, a century ago, a race against time unfolded. A small community faced a deadly diphtheria outbreak. Nome, a town of 1,400 souls, stood on the brink of despair. The last supply ship had come and gone, leaving behind a ... |
| 31.01.2025 | Private firefighters are increasingly popular with insurers. But do they pose a risk? | One of Capstone’s clients is Pure Insurance, a boutique firm that advertises its services to high-net-worth individuals with luxury homes and art collections. But mainstream insurers are also offering wildfire defense services to their cust... |
| 30.01.2025 | Southern California's Firestorm: A Battle Against Nature and Communication Failures | Southern California is a land of contrasts. Sun-soaked beaches and sprawling cities meet rugged mountains and dry canyons. But when fire meets drought, the landscape transforms into a battleground. Recent wildfires have exposed not just the... |
| 29.01.2025 | Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires | It could take months to know why some evacuation orders lagged in the Los Angeles fires.
Several residents who lost homes in the Eaton Fire told The Associated Press they received no notifications about their neighborhoods. For others, the ... |
| 24.01.2025 | Inferno in the Hills: The Battle Against California's Wildfires | The Hughes Fire rages on, a beast unleashed in the hills north of Los Angeles. It began with a spark, but now it consumes everything in its path. As of Wednesday night, containment stands at a mere 14%. This fire is a relentless adversary, ... |
| 23.01.2025 | Massive new Los Angeles-area fire balloons as winds pick up | CASTAIC, California: Powerful winds and bone-dry conditions were expected to pose a challenge to firefighters battling new wildfires in southern California on Thursday (Jan 23), including a new blaze that swelled over the past day, forcing ... |
| 23.01.2025 | Fast-growing wildfire breaks out north of Los Angeles, forces evacuations | CASTAIC, California: A rapidly growing wildfire broke out some 80 km north of Los Angeles on Wednesday (Jan 22), burning 20 sq km, while two major fires burning in the metropolitan area for more than two weeks were getting under control, fi... |
| 22.01.2025 | Southern California Faces Firestorm: A Battle Against Nature's Fury | Southern California is once again in the grip of a firestorm. The winds howl like a pack of wolves, threatening to unleash chaos. The Palisades and Eaton fires have already claimed lives and homes, leaving devastation in their wake. As fire... |
| 21.01.2025 | Dangerous winds return to Southern California as new wildfires break out | On Monday, Los Angeles firefighters quickly extinguished a small brush fire near the iconic triple-domed Griffith Observatory in a park overlooking the city. A man suspected of starting the fire was taken into custody, said David Cuellar, a... |
| 20.01.2025 | Fire crews in Southern California quickly extinguish brush fires amid extreme fire weather | Rorke said a small amount of rain for the Los Angeles area in the weekend forecast was a hopeful sign, though he pointed out more gusty winds would return Thursday.
Authorities urged people not to mow their lawns to prevent sparking a fire,... |
| 17.01.2025 | Scammers exploit LA wildfires with QR code phishing | - |
| 16.01.2025 | Weather conditions in Los Angeles improve, giving firefighters respite | LOS ANGELES: Wind gusts and dry conditions will linger throughout the day on Thursday (Jan 16) in Los Angeles where firefighters hope to gain on their momentum against two major wildfires that have ravaged everything in their path.
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| 15.01.2025 | Feeding residents, caring for pets: How Californians are chipping in to help amid deadly wildfires | Listen
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| 14.01.2025 | Winds pick up in California, threatening to stoke LA wildfires anew | LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles firefighters braced on Tuesday (Jan 14) for intense winds that could fuel two monstrous wildfires that have already killed two dozen people, levelled entire neighbourhoods and scorched an area the size of Washington... |
| 13.01.2025 | Inferno in the Hills: The Devastation of the Palisades Fire | The Palisades Fire has become a nightmare for Los Angeles. A wildfire that began as a flicker has turned into a raging inferno, consuming everything in its path. The flames have devoured homes, memories, and lives, leaving behind a trail of... |
| 13.01.2025 | Los Angeles races to contain wildfires before severe winds return | LOS ANGELES: Firefighters raced to contain the frontiers of two Los Angeles wildfires that burned for the sixth straight day on Sunday (Jan 12), taking advantage of a brief respite in hazardous conditions before high winds were expected to ... |
| 12.01.2025 | Vast Los Angeles fire spreads into new areas near Palisades | LOS ANGELES: The largest of the raging wildfires that have devastated parts of Los Angeles this week was reported to have shifted direction on Saturday (Jan 11), triggering more evacuation orders and posing a new challenge to exhausted fire... |
| 12.01.2025 | 24 dead as fire crews try to corral Los Angeles blazes before winds return this week | Twelve people were missing within the Eaton Fire zone and four were missing from the Palisades Fire, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said. Luna added that “dozens” more reports might have come in Sunday morning and investigators were... |
| 12.01.2025 | Aerial assault aims to stem LA Palisades fire eastward spread | LOS ANGELES: Aircraft dropped water and fire retardant on steep hills to stem the eastward spread of the Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles on Saturday (Jan 11) as on-the-ground firefighting efforts also intensified amid warnings of wind gus... |
| 11.01.2025 | Battle against Los Angeles fires gains ground as intense winds ease | LOS ANGELES: Firefighters finally started gaining control over two major wildfires on the eastern and western flanks of Los Angeles on Friday (Jan 10) as fierce winds that supercharged the fires for days finally eased.
Six simultaneous wild... |
| 11.01.2025 | Fire Agencies to Probe Possible Edison Link to LA Hurst Fire | (Bloomberg) -- Edison International’s Southern California utility said fire agencies are investigating whether the company’s equipment was involved in the ignition of the Hurst Fire near San Fernando.
A downed conductor was discovered at a ... |
| 11.01.2025 | Los Angeles investigates fire blame as curfew enforced | LOS ANGELES: Californians on Friday (Jan 10) demanded to know who is at fault for the vast devastation caused by the raging Los Angeles wildfires, as a strict curfew went into force to prevent looting and lawlessness.
At least 11 people die... |
| 10.01.2025 | USPA Deploys Emergency Fire Watch Amid Los Angeles Wildfires | Los Angeles Wildfire - Emergency Fire Watch Deployed
USPA Nationwide Security deploys emergency fire watch teams across Los Angeles to assist communities amid devastating wildfires and evacuation chaos.
If you’re in need of emergency fire w... |
| 09.01.2025 | Extreme weather, suburban sprawl fuel Los Angeles wildfires | WASHINGTON: A prolonged dry spell combined with strong winds has created the "perfect conditions" for Los Angeles wildfires to rage out of control, even though experts say it's too soon to pinpoint exactly how much climate change ... |
| 09.01.2025 | National Politics | Biden cancels trip to Italy, meant as final foreign visit of presidency, as fires rage in California | Related Articles
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| 09.01.2025 | It’s not really the typical time for nasty California fires. What are the factors that changed that? | Summer fires are bigger usually, but they don’t burn nearly as fast. Winter fires “are much more destructive because they happen much more quickly” said U.S. Geological Survey fire scientist Jon Keeley.
AccuWeather estimated damage from the... |
| 31.12.2024 | California Allows Reinsurance Cost in Rates as Fire Worry Grows | (Bloomberg) -- California approved new rules that let insurers account for reinsurance costs when they set rates, the last major step in a regulatory overhaul designed to halt an exodus of carriers amid rising concern over wildfires.
All ot... |
| 21.09.2024 | SHK Law Investigates Legal Implications of Negligence in Connection with the Airport Fire | SHK Law is investigating potential negligence claims related to the ongoing Airport Fire, which has devastated over 23,000 acres in Orange and Riverside counties.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- SHK Law, a leading firm spe... |
| 04.08.2024 | California wildfire now fourth-largest in state history, hot weather offers no relief | More than 6,000 firefighters in California's Central Valley continued to battle the largest blaze in the US on Saturday (Aug 3), which burned its way into the history books as the state's fourth largest conflagration on record.
There was ba... |
| 31.07.2024 | Raging California wildfire grows bigger than city of Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA: The largest wildfire in the US swelled to nearly 1534 sq km on Tuesday (Jul 30) morning, bigger than the city of Los Angeles, fire officials in California said, as thousands of firefighters battled the blaze in a remote wilderne... |
| 05.07.2024 | Dangerous heat expected to spread up West Coast, break records, according to forecasters | Temperatures are expected to soar along the U.S. West Coast on Friday and Saturday, the National Weather Service said, warning that "dangerous heat" will likely spread up the West Coast as it intensifies.
Forecasters said temperat... |
| 03.07.2024 | Thompson Fire in Butte County grows to over 3,000 acres near Oroville; 28,000 people under evacuation orders | Thompson Fire grows to over 3,000 acres
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BUTTE COUNTY – Evacuation orders and warnings went out in part of Butte County near Oroville, California, due to a wildfire on Tuesday.
Cal Fire has named... |
| 17.06.2024 | Post Fire swells to 14,625 acres near Gorman, California as wind fuels spread | Firefighters continue battling the Post Fire in Gorman as winds add to the dangers
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Strong winds are expected to continue fueling a brushfire that promp... |
| 03.06.2024 | Corral Fire in California has firefighters worried as climate change threatens to make fire season worse | The Corral Fire exploded in Northern California over the weekend, scorching more than 14,000 acres, jumping major roadways and prompting evacuations as it bore down on nearby homes.
Local resident Daniel Perez stayed behind to help first re... |
| 03.05.2024 | 5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed In April: Firefighting Robots And Animal-Free Eggs | 0 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting deals every month that may have flown under the radar. Check out our March entry here.
Spring is here, baseball’s back and days are longer, so... |
| 30.03.2024 | Kalanianaole Highway reopens after vehicle crash injures woman | Honolulu police closed a portion of Kalanianaole Highway in Waimanalo for about an hour late this afternoon after a vehicle collision.
Police, fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the crash between a cargo van and a small SUV ab... |
| 06.12.2023 | Air quality had gotten better in parts of the U.S. — but wildfire smoke is reversing those improvements, researchers say | Wildfires in the U.S. have caused a decline in air quality and an increase of deaths in parts of the U.S. – even though air quality had been improving, researchers say. The study used data on air pollution and related deaths in the U.S. bet... |
| 26.09.2023 |
California looks to change rules for homeowners insurance carriers | Homebuyers and homeowners in California have a reason to celebrate. The state’s top insurance regulator announced last Thursday that new rules are in the works to persuade insurers to remain in the state.
Over the past 12 months, seven of t... |
| 24.08.2023 | California deploys AI-powered wildfire detection systems | Enlarge
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California's main firefighting agency, Cal Fire, is training AI models to detect visual signs of wildfires using a network of 1,039 high-definition cameras, reports The New York Times and the Los... |
| 11.08.2023 | Hawaii wildfires kill at least 53 people and raze over 1,700 buildings | Editor's note: Follow the latest updates on Hawaii's wildfires.
Wildfires in Hawaii have killed at least 53 people, wounded dozens of others displaced hundreds of families, and destroyed an estimated 1,700 buildings.
The big picture: Search... |
| 25.07.2023 |
Insurance carrier exodus rattles California and Florida housing markets | In late June, Susan Gregory received an estimate for a new homeowner’s insurance policy on her 120-year-old St. Augustine, Florida property, after her previous insurer, United Property and Casualty, went insolvent earlier in the year. Grego... |
| 14.07.2023 | California Schools to Get More Shade and Nature to Protect Kids From Extreme Heat | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: California is protecting kids from extreme heat by helping schools tear out pavement in favor of trees and plants that provide safer outdoor spaces.
SACRAMENTO – More shade is coming to California schools. Governor Ga... |
| 13.07.2023 | California Schools to Get More Shade and Nature to Protect Kids From Extreme Heat | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: California is protecting kids from extreme heat by helping schools tear out pavement in favor of trees and plants that provide safer outdoor spaces.
SACRAMENTO – More shade is coming to California schools. Governor Ga... |
| 24.03.2023 | I make up to $13,000 a month from my digital-marketing business and still have the flexibility to travel and snowboard — here's how I built it | Elizabeth Nelson and her partner, Jesse Hall. Courtesy of Elizabeth Nelson
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Elizabeth Nelson launched her digital agency during the pandemic after being a wildland firefighter. She and her partner made $180,000 in 2022 while maint... |
| 10.02.2023 | Wildfires: A Crucible For Pentagon’s New Way Of Warfighting | |
| 13.01.2023 | Oceans are absorbing heat equal to 5 Hiroshima bombs every second and that's helping power massive storms | A road damaged by storms in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Neal Waters/Anadolu Agency
California's extreme weather has the fingerprints of the climate crisis all over it, scientists say.
Record-breaking ocean temperatures in 2022 caused the air ... |
| 06.01.2023 | Atascadero weed abatement company announces effective ways to eliminate weeds near structures | The first step is to get rid of the weeds so that they don’t return.
PASO ROBLES, Calif. (PRWEB) January 06, 2023
Weeds are unsightly and they are fire hazards. Removing weeds that are growing within five feet of structures is an important ... |
| 04.01.2023 | The next phase of California housing reforms? Climate-safe homeownership | In summary
With one-quarter of Californians living in areas considered high-risk for wildfire, state leaders need to emphasize policies that generate more middle-income housing inside cities and create pathways to homeownership.
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| 21.11.2022 | California announces end of ‘peak fire season’ after subdued year | Los Angeles, California – After years of record-setting blazes in the US state of California, the 2022 wildfire season was notable for a different reason: It was relatively subdued.
Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of For... |
| 09.11.2022 | California election drama may be yet to come | After months of anticipation and buildup, California’s general election came and went — and so far, things don’t look very different than they did before polls closed Tuesday night.
But some of the races that could be among the most consequ... |
| 27.10.2022 | Prop. 30 explained: The numbers you need to know | A prescribed burn in 2019. Photo courtesy of Lenya Quinn-Davidson, University of California Cooperative Extension/Humboldt County Prescribed Burn Association $1 billion
Efforts to address wildfires would receive only 20% of the funds raised... |
| 05.10.2022 | San Luis Obispo weed abatement service releases ‘Understanding California fire season’ | Because of the variety in weather and temperatures across the state, California can be subject to wildfires year around, but certain times are more susceptible than others.
PASO ROBLES, Calif. (PRWEB) October 05, 2022
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| 19.09.2022 | Meet California’s “red flag” law evangelist | This is CalMatters political reporter Ben Christopher, filling in for Emily and hoping she isn’t reading this and is instead enjoying her hard-earned vacation.
It happens almost every time there’s a new mass shooting.
After Buffalo, New Yor... |
| 19.09.2022 | Tesla's gigafactory is reportedly warning employees about smoke exposure amid the Mosquito Fire and changing air filters, but work continues | Firefighter Davis Sommer lights a backfire to burn off vegetation while battling the Mosquito Fire in the Volcanoville community of El Dorado County, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Noah Berger via Associated Press
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| 12.09.2022 | Thousands evacuated as wildfires spread across western US | Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in the US state of Oregon, as a massive wildfire shoots clouds of ash and smoke into the air and threatens entire towns.
The Creek Fire is the latest to hit the western United States,... |
| 08.08.2022 | Career fire lookout dies in McKinney Fire, Forest Service says | A longtime fire lookout at Klamath National Forest was identified Monday as one of the four killed in the ongoing McKinney wildfire in California. The fire, which began on July 29, is 40% contained and has burned more than 60,000 acres, acc... |
| 26.07.2022 | Firefighters slow growth of vast Oak Fire near Yosemite National Park | Firefighters continued to make progress Monday on containing the Oak Fire burning near Yosemite National Park, limiting its growth to just a few hundred acres, CBS San Francisco reports.
As of Monday evening local time, Cal Fire said the wi... |
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| 14.07.2022 | Susanville Dixie Fire Lawyer Jeffrey Nadrich Will Be at the Lassen County Fair from July 20-24 | Nadrich will be available for Dixie Fire victims to discuss their legal options with.
SUSANVILLE, CA, UNITED STATES, July 14, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dixie Fire attorney Jeffrey Nadrich of Nadrich & Cohen will be at the 2022 Lassen C... |
| 23.06.2022 | Vibrant Planet raises $17M seed round to grow forest restoration SaaS | For Allison Wolff, the 2018 wildfire season in California marked a turning point. During that record-breaking year, she started asking a lot of questions.
“We were in the middle of the 2018 wildfire season, with the Carr Fire, and what I th... |
| 08.06.2022 | Thriving in The Era of Disruption | Legacy brands have the ability to do more than just survive. Thriving in this era of disruption is essential — here’s how.
There is a standard narrative that most of us have heard many times. One that has fueled the growth of upstart hubs a... |
| 12.04.2022 | FORTRESS North America announces the appointment of Robert Baird as Chief Base Operations Officer | Fortress welcomes Robert Baird to our executive team!
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Fortress Ground Applied Retardant on U.S. Fortress Service Qualified Product List
Fortress builds out its aerial fire retardant base expansion and oper... |
| 16.02.2022 | Helping Incarcerated Firefighters Secure High-Paying, Full-Time Careers
1 Comment | Last year, approximately 2,568,948 acres or 4,014 square miles burned in California across a total of 8,835 incidents; combined, they resulted in three fatalities and 3,629 destroyed structures, according to the California Department of For... |
| 23.01.2022 | Wildfire in Big Sur closes part of California's Highway 1 and forces evacuations | A fire burning in California shut down part of Highway 1 and forced evacuations. As of Saturday night, it had grown to 1,050 acres, and was 20% contained, according to Cal Fire.
The blaze — called the Colorado Fire — began around 7:30 p.m. ... |
| 11.10.2021 | As US western wildfires ravage property, protection services boom | Malibu, California, United States – In 2003, Joe Torres was deployed in Afghanistan with the United States Air Force as a firefighter, working crash and rescue, but it was a fire raging much closer to home at the time that would set his pos... |
| 07.10.2021 | QAD : Wine-ing About Today's F&B Challenges and Opportunities | Recently, I had the opportunity to have a conversation with Lara Sowinski, who is the Executive Editor, and along with Pete Hurme, are co-founders of VinRoutes.com, which provides news and events related to the global wine supply chain. Lar... |
| 30.08.2021 | California firefighters use ski resort’s snow guns to battle wildfire | Devastating wildfires continue to tear through parts of California and beyond, with communities on the southern shoreline of Lake Tahoe the latest to receive emergency evacuation orders.
The catastrophic Caldor Fire, which started on August... |
| 11.08.2021 | Doctors pledge to do no harm. The entire health care sector should do the same by battling climate change | The alarming new report, “Climate Change 2021,” from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change emphatically and unequivocally reports that “human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land.” The next few years will determi... |
| 09.08.2021 | Top Stories this PM: Epstein’s victims get justice; US military personnel required to be vaccinated by Sept. 15 | Good afternoon. Here are the top stories so far today.
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| 13.07.2021 | The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program Takes On Equity Issues in Firefighting | California is just entering wildfire season and fires are already outpacing the historic 2020 season. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the 2021 California wildfire season has already seen a total of 4,... |
| 23.06.2021 | Newsom misled public about progress of wildfire prevention efforts, report finds | Sign up for our daily briefingMake your busy days simpler with Axios AM/PM. Catch up on what's new and why it matters in just 5 minutes.
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| 10.05.2021 | 5 changes to watch for in shopping as major retailers innovate to go ‘green’ | While the coronavirus pandemic captured the world’s attention in 2020, the climate crisis was also massively destructive, with ramifications including an extended wildfire season in California and tens of thousands of... |
| 29.01.2021 | Marjorie Greene pushed an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory in 2018 that a space laser ignited California’s worst wildfire of all time | Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wears a ‘Trump Won’ face mask as she arrives on the floor of the House to take her oath of office on opening day of the 117th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021 Erin Scott/Po... |
| 31.12.2020 | 2020 Saw The Worst Drought Conditions Across The U.S. In Seven Years | The United States Drought Monitor for December 29, 2020.Data: NDMC/USDA/NOAA | Map: Dennis Mersereau |
| 27.12.2020 | Year in review: There were about 57,000 wildfires this year. About 10,000,000 acres burned. | A law enforcement officer watches flames launch into the air as fire continues to spread at the Bear fire in Oroville, California on September 9, 2020. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
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| 21.11.2020 | Californians are turning to Indigenous groups and their ‘controlled burns’ to combat the worst wildfire season in history | A prescribed burn can exhaust flammable material in a region so that future wildfires won’t spread out of control. Austin Meyer for Business Insider Today
In 2020, years of neglect are beginning to compound. So far this year, fire suppressi... |
| 05.11.2020 | Unlike Their Airline Peers, Some Pilots Who’ve Taken The Route Less Traveled Are In Demand | Ag pilot Scott Palmer sprays fungicide on an Iowa corn field. Unlike airline pilots, aerial ... [+] applicators have relatively steady work, pandemic or no pandemic. Scott Palmer |
| 31.10.2020 | Catalysts For Change: 18 Women Who Used Technology To Amplify Movements | Social networking service concept. Streaming video.getty |
| 20.10.2020 | Fintech's Wildfire Fighter: This Reinsurer Is Using A.I. To Make California Insurance Affordable | Kettle's technology aims to predict where California's next wildfire will start and prevent property ... [+] insurance prices from spiraling out of control. Kettle |
| 26.09.2020 | Extreme Heat And Extreme Drought Are Occurring Together With Terrifying Frequency | Flames dot a hill under a smoky sky from the Bobcat Fire in Juniper Hills, Calif., Friday, Sept. 18, ... [+] 2020. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)ASSOCIATED PRESS |
| 22.09.2020 | Molekule launches pro-grade air purifier for businesses | Molekule wants to reinvent air purification, and today it is launching its Molekule Air Pro, a professional-grade air purifier for commercial spaces.
Demand for these filters, which have 3 times the airflow of earlier models, is growing in ... |
| 21.09.2020 | Aclima: Bay Area skies were the worst on record during wildfires | The San Francisco Bay Area’s skies were the worst on record for decades during the recent wildfires that produced a blanket of smoke and turned the skies orange, according to pollution measurement firm Aclima.
Aclima has placed sensors on a... |
| 21.09.2020 | Aclima: Bay Area skies were the worst on record during wildfires | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 15.09.2020 | Extreme Weather & Wildfires: Welcome To Climate Change | 1
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| 11.09.2020 | AI Weekly: What ML practitioners are doing about climate change | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 11.09.2020 | AI Weekly: What ML practitioners are doing about climate change | A lot happened this week in the AI space. The Guardian wrote an article with GPT-3 and again demonstrated that no matter what OpenAI paid to train and create the language model, the free marketing might be worth more. After losing the JEDI ... |
| 11.09.2020 | Небо над Калифорнией окрасилось в марсианские цвета | Александра Кукуть 11 сентября 2020, 19:08 Небо над Калифорнией окрасилось в марсианские цвета
Беспрецедентные по силе пожары в штате Калифорния окрасили утреннее небо в среду в багряно-оранжевые оттенки, пишет Business Insider.
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| 10.09.2020 | Why San Francisco had an apocalyptic orange sky | San Francisco residents awoke on Wednesday to an orange sky, like something out of the apocalypse. People shared images on social media of a sky turned hazy orange by smoke coming in from major wildfires throughout the region. Aclima, which... |
| 10.09.2020 | At least 7 dead as scores of wildfires ravage Northwest | Sign up for our daily briefingMake your busy days simpler with Axios AM/PM. Catch up on what's new and why it matters in just 5 minutes.
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| 10.09.2020 | The West Coast Is on Fire: 'It Just Took Off as If There Was Jet Fuel' | Massive wildfires on the West Coast have killed at least seven people in the past three days, engulfed already-devastated parts of California in flames, and turned skies in San Francisco a bright shade of orange.
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| 27.08.2020 | Climate Chaos: Extreme Heat, Wildfires and Record-Setting Storms Suggest A Frightening Future Is Already Here | 1 1
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| 21.08.2020 | Microsoft to provide AI response tools for disaster first responders | Image: iStock/Kevin Lendio
As firefighters battle a series of major fires through most of California, from Los Angeles to nearly the Oregon border, the Department of Energy (DOE) Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office (AITO) announce... |
| 20.08.2020 | More than 10,000 lightning strikes have started hundreds of fires across California | Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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Lightning strikes and gusty winds have led to hundreds of fires across California, California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday.
The three biggest blazes have already spread across... |
| 14.07.2020 | Coronavirus complicates efforts to fight California wildfires | While San Diego in the past few years has largely avoided the devastation wrought by wildfires that ripped through other parts of the state, California now must prepare for this year’s fire season while simultaneously dealing with the coron... |
| 19.06.2020 | Preparing for peak wildfire season in San Diego amid the pandemic | Fighting wildfires has always been difficult but as the weather heats up and the 2020 fire season moves into high gear, the COVID-19 pandemic adds another set of complicated — and unpredictable — factors into the mix.
The outbreak has force... |
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| 08.11.2019 | Как в Калифорнии технологические компании наживаются на пожарах и отключениях электричества | Александра Кукуть 8 ноября 2019, 14:55 Как в Калифорнии технологические компании наживаются на пожарах и отключениях электричества
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| 31.10.2019 | As Wildfires Burn Through California, Here’s What Startups Are Doing | 49 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Last year, over 1 million acres of land were burned due to wildfires in California and 93 fatalities occurred. So far in 2019, over 240,000 acres of land have burned across over 5,600 fires.
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| 31.10.2019 | As Wildfires Burn Through California, Here’s What Startups Are Doing | 48 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Last year, over 1 million acres of land were burned due to wildfires in California and 93 fatalities occurred. So far in 2019, over 240,000 acres of land have burned across over 5,600 fires.
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| 02.10.2019 | Delos uses satellite imagery and AI to help homeowners in wildfire areas get insurance | If your home is in a wildfire area, insurance companies tend to not want to go anywhere near it.
But “wildfire areas” tend to be pretty broad. What if companies could evaluate the risk on a more granular level — tapping things like satellit... |
