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The Coffee Pot Fire that started southeast of the town of Three Rivers in Tulare County grew from 3,678 acres on Tuesday to 5,044 acres by Wednesday evening, and has no containment, according to park officials.
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Unlike most other high-profile U.S. mass school shootings in the past decade, including a recent one at Michigan State University, there has never been a so-called After Action Review of the attack on Oxford High School.
New Yorkers in some counties whose property was damaged in last week's storm can apply for funding for repairs from the Division of Homes and Community Renewal. The state is working to determine if federal funds are also available.
A former firefighter has developed an environmentally friendly aerial suppression system using expanding foam that the company says is far more efficient in putting out fires than other methods.
"We're taking all necessary actions now to prepare and will have crews in position at our work centers throughout the state before the storm hits so they can get to any damage locations and restore power quickly and safely.”
High-tide flooding has increased by 250 percent in the Pacific Islands and by 350 percent in the western Gulf since 2000, but projections suggest fewer events in 2024.
In August 2021, the Caldor Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California history, burned 175 of these cabins in its march up and over the Sierra Nevada crest, from Placerville to the Tahoe Basin.
A new tool from Rebuild by Design shows climate change is an equal opportunity hazard. But spending money ahead of time on mitigation and prevention can be more cost-effective than committing it after disaster strikes.
Lawmakers specified during the special session the recovery money can go anywhere, like for fire and flood relief efforts in northern New Mexico, besides the $10 million for the Mescalero Apache Tribe.
With the added tools, researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey and Rutgers University hope to pinpoint the source, strength and duration of recent aftershocks while better identifying where the first quake originated.
Residents must bring a completed form to the city clerk's office. A third-party company, not the city, will determine whether applicants are eligible for assistance and notify them of their determination, according to a Facebook post.
The Coast Guard National Response Center received a report on the spill but refused to release it without a public records request. The Louisiana State Police also would not immediately release a report.
The backup system allowed dispatchers to continue taking calls through the outage. The affected Owensboro- Daviess County, Ky., 911 dispatch center’s computer-aided dispatch system was down, so dispatchers had to log some call details on paper.
Violent storms ripped across the region early on July 16, downing trees and cutting power to thousands. The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 tornado with winds up to 90 mph had raked across the city’s south side.
"This team has been aggressive, and the weather has been unforgiving," said Robert Bell, a retired Forest Service liaison officer. "The biggest problem is resources. We have to do the best we can with what we have."
People who live along and frequent this stretch of Cooke County, including those in the city of Valley View, are still recovering from the evening of May 25, when high-wind storms and tornadoes blew through the area.
