Firefighters in Los Angeles County in the United States are preparing for another round of powerful winds as they continue to battle wildfires. The Palisades blaze is still the largest. It has been burning for a week. On Monday, another fire broke out in neighboring Ventura County, prompting more evacuationContinue Reading
The “Pyrocene” is upon us. At least, that is the theory which was first introduced by fire historian Stephen Pyne in a 2015 essay. United States Forest Service ecologist Gavin Jones described the Pyrocene in a 2023 interview with The Explorers Journal as the current era in which humans experienceContinue Reading
With tens of thousands already displaced, both countries set up shelters, rescue teams and evacuation plans in anticipation of further downpours. Authorities in Thailand and Malaysia are on high alert for more intense rainfall after days of monsoon rains triggered devastating floods that killed dozens of people and displaced tensContinue Reading
Biggest typhoon in decades will hit Taiwan where schools and businesses have been suspended amid heavy rains, winds. Business and schools have shut across Taiwan and hundreds of flights were canceled as millions of people brace for the arrival of Super Typhoon Kong-rey, one of the most powerful storms toContinue Reading
Nearly 320,000 people forced to leave their homes due to flooding and landslides, while thousands are stranded in the air and seaports. At least 76 people have been killed in central and northern Philippines after Tropical Storm Trami battered the country, triggering landslides and flooding that trapped residents on theirContinue Reading
North Carolina legislators have passed almost $900m in disaster relief, but that’s still way short of the likely cost. Lawmakers in the state of North Carolina have passed almost $900m in aid spending for Hurricane Helene disaster relief, but they say that it is only a preliminary figure as theContinue Reading
The city’s Ping River bursts its banks after reaching its highest level in 50 years. At least three people have been killed after flash floods swamped Thailand’s northern city of Chiang Mai. The city, a popular tourist destination, was flooded by torrential rain as the Ping River swelled to 5.30Continue Reading
Government deploys more than 3,000 security personnel to assist rescue efforts with helicopters and motorboats. At least 32 people have been killed and 12 others reported missing, according to officials, as incessant rains in Nepal have unleashed floods and landslides during the last 24 hours. More than 3,000 security personnelContinue Reading
The National Hurricane Center director has said an ‘unsurvivable scenario’ will play out in areas of Florida’s coast. Officials in the US state of Florida are pleading with residents to heed mandatory evacuation orders or face life-threatening conditions, as the enormous Hurricane Helene advanced across the Gulf of Mexico towardsContinue Reading
Manila, Philippines – With the exception of a few pieces of hanging laundry, the first two floors of 65-year-old Veronica Castillo’s three-storey home are practically empty. “Our belongings are up top. We build our houses upwards here. Every year the floods will scrape the ceilings of the second floor,” CastilloContinue Reading
