This year, billions of people will vote in elections around the world. 2024 will see — and has seen — high-stakes races in more than 50 countries, from Russia and Taiwan to India and El Salvador. Demagogic candidates — and looming geopolitical threats — would test even the most robust democracies in any normal year. … Read more
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A man whose family’s gender reveal ceremony sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter in 2020 has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said Friday. The El Dorado Fire erupted on Sept. 5, 2020, when Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. and Angelina Jimenez and their young children staged a … Read more
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Sharlene Rabang and her calico cat fled the wildfire that destroyed her town on Maui and arrived at a family home on another Hawaii island after a 24-hour odyssey that included sleeping in a car. Dazed, coughing and weak, the frail but feisty 78-year-old headed straight for the bedroom. Her daughter … Read more
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — More than 300 firefighters were battling a blaze on the slopes of a mountain near Cape Town in South Africa for a second day on Wednesday and residents were evacuated from at least one neighborhood overnight, emergency services said. Five firefighters were injured and two were taken to the hospital, … Read more
Jason Momoa has shared his view on how aid-givers can support victims of the Maui wildfires. The actor revealed in a recent interview that respecting the culture and those who need the space is necessary. Momoa had earlier taken to his Instagram page in August to voice his support for the victims in the wake … Read more
PERTH, Australia — Dozens of residents have been evacuated and at least 10 homes destroyed by a wildfire burning out of control on the northern fringe of the west coast city of Perth during heat wave spring conditions, authorities said Thursday. There were no deaths reported, but several firefighters had sustained minor injuries including smoke … Read more
HONOLULU (AP) — A wildfire burning in a remote Hawaii rainforest is underscoring a new reality for the normally lush island state just a few months after a devastating blaze on a neighboring island leveled an entire town and killed at least 99 people. No one was injured and no homes burned in the latest … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — A wildfire is suspected to have killed a man, destroyed more than 50 homes and razed 20,000 hectares (49,000 acres) of farm and scrubland in eastern Australia, authorities said on Tuesday. Firefighters have been battling the blaze that has scorched the Queensland state town of Tara for more than a week. No … Read more
Even after smoke from a wildfire has visibly cleared, lingering toxins indoors can tank air quality and threaten our health. Harmful chemicals stick around on surfaces and release into the air—and, new research found, air filters won’t get rid of them. In a study published this month in Science Advances, scientists documented how smoke leaves … Read more
Emergency crews are working to guard the Outback Australian city of Tennant Creek with containment strains as an enormous wildfire threatens the distant group of three,000 ByROD MCGUIRK Related Press September 13, 2023, 3:31 AM CANBERRA, Australia — Emergency crews had been working to guard the Outback Australian city of Tennant Creek with containment strains … Read more