SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A firefighter died Thursday while working a colossal wildfire burning in coastal mountains northwest of Los Angeles that has become the fourth largest in California history. CBS Los Angeles reports the victim was a Cal Fire engineer who worked for the department’s San Diego unit. The death, but no details of the […]
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California Wildfires Claim First Victim
High winds threatened to return Sunday in Southern California as firefighters work to contain the wildfires that destroyed hundreds of homes and killed at least one person, a day after Gov. Jerry Brown warned the flames could be “the new normal” in the state. Winds up to 55 mph forecasted on Sunday threatened to flare […]
Trump Orders Federal Aid For California Wildfire
President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration Friday and ordered federal aid to California as residents under siege from a series of wildfires were being urged to wear face masks amid deteriorating weather conditions. As of Friday morning, the Thomas fire – the largest and most destructive in the state – had grown to 132,000 […]
4.4 Earthquake Felt Off The East Coast
An earthquake was detected in Delaware Bay not far from Dover Base Housing in Delaware today. The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported that the earthquake registered a 5.1 magnitude, before revising it down to 4.4. People quickly took to social media to share their surprise at the rare Northeast occurrence. Either there was just an […]
Keystone Pipeline Leaks 210,000 Gallons Of Oil
A day after a Keystone Pipeline leak spilled more than 200,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota, the pipeline operator says the incident is “controlled” and there is no risk to public safety. TransCanada Corp. said in a statement Friday that “we take this incident very seriously and are working with federal and state regulatory […]
Trump Administration Findings Show No Alternative To Climate Change
The Trump administration released a dire scientific report Friday detailing the growing threats of climate change. The report stands in stark contrast to the administration’s efforts to downplay humans’ role in global warming, withdraw from an international climate accord and reverse Obama-era policies aimed at curbing America’s greenhouse-gas output. The White House did not seek to prevent the release […]
Man Sentenced For Shooting, Running Over Bald Eagle
A Virginia man who admitted to shooting a bald eagle and then running it over several times with an all-terrain vehicle was sentenced to a month of house arrest Monday. Allen H. Thacker, 62, was also ordered to complete 100 hours of community service at an area wildlife refuge and to pay $500 in fines […]
California Wildfire Death Toll Rises To Over 35
The death toll from wildfires raging in northern California rose to at least 35 early Saturday as firefighters continued to battle blazes around the state that have burned more than 221,000 acres and destroyed thousands of homes and other structures. One of the at least eight people killed in a large fire burning in Mendocino […]
Yellowstone Super Volcano May Erupt Sooner Than Anticipated
Steam rises off the Grand Prismatic Spring, one of the most stunning hydrothermal features in Yellowstone National Park. If the supervolcano underneath Yellowstone erupts again, we may have far less advance warning time than we thought. After analyzing minerals in fossilized ash from the most recent mega-eruption, researchers at Arizona State University think the supervolcano […]
Hurricane Maria Makes Landfall In Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria, considered to be the strongest storm to slam Puerto Rico in more than 80 years, has destroyed hundreds of homes and knocked out power to nearly the entire island of 3.4 million people. When the storm made landfall in the U.S. territory early Wednesday as a Category 4 storm with 145-mph winds, it […]
Earthquakes Hits Los Angeles As Fault Line Continues Activity
LOS ANGELES — A small earthquake with an epicenter just outside Los Angeles has gotten people in southern California talking on social media. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-3.6 quake hit at about 11:20 Monday night. Its epicenter was about 3.6 miles northwest of Westwood. While the quake wasn’t big enough to cause much […]
Jose Rises To Hurricane Category Strength As It Heads Towards American Coast
Jose re-strengthened from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane this afternoon and could potentially bring Nor’easter-like conditions to New York and Boston next week. As of just before 5 p.m. ET, Jose — with winds of 75 mph — was located about 485 miles southwest of Bermuda. It’s expected to move between Bermuda […]