All posts tagged "Wildfires"

A Republican lawmaker was called out on Friday for her remarks about Canada's wildfires and smoke — comments critics said overlooked Canada's help fighting California's own fires, the Daily Beast was first to report.

Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) took to X Thursday to complain about poor air quality as more than 890 fires burned across the Canada and smoke hit the Midwest and Northeast.

“Michiganders shouldn’t have to breathe Canada’s negligence,” she wrote on X. “YEAR AFTER YEAR the smoke crosses the border while Canada does nothing. Stop exporting your smoke into our skies. Enough is enough!”...

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No matter where you live, extreme weather can hit your area, causing damage to homes, power outages, and dangerous or deadly conditions. If you’re on the coast, it may be a hurricane; in the Midwest or South, a tornado; in the West, wildfires; and as we’ve seen in recent years, anywhere can experience heat waves or flash flooding.

Living through a disaster and its aftermath can be both traumatic and chaotic, from the immediate losses of life and belongings to conflicting information around where to access aid. The weeks and months after may be even more difficult, as the attention on your community is gone but civic services and events have stalled or changed drastically. ...

This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

LUBBOCK, Texas — Spring rains have revived much of the green grass covering stretches of plains in the Texas Panhandle — the same land that, just three months ago, was black from fire and ash after wildfires burned more than 1 million acres across the region.

The land is slowly healing from its scars. And yet, the devastation still haunts those who call the Panhandle home....

A massive cold front is hitting the nation, bringing with it intense winter weather and, in one state, a threat of wildfire, forecasts show.

A record-breaking cold will expand across the U.S. this week bringing warnings of snow squalls to the Midwest, freeze warnings to Arizona and an increased wildfire threat to California, according to the National Weather Service.

“A potent autumn cold front is set to complete its trek across the CONUS [continental U.S.] by midweek as it pushes through the Gulf Coast and East Coast states by tonight,” forecasters warned Monday....

Hawaii is truly where the heart is for Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who together launched a new fund for Maui wildfire relief. The media mogul and Hollywood superstar announced Thursday the formation of the People’s Fund of Maui, which they kicked off with a $10 million donation. The recent blaze have left at least 115 dead and nearly 400 people still unaccounted for. “As we have seen firsthand, the impacts of these wildfires have been devastating, and we’re here to ensure with 100% guarantee that your donations will go directly into the hands of Lahaina residents,” Winfrey and......

More than $1 million worth of cash and Spam, a staple in Hawaiian cuisine, is being donated to those affected by the Maui wildfire disaster. Hormel Foods, the brand’s parent company, announced Thursday they would be donating over 264,000 cans of Spam to a faith-based relief organization. According to the company, Hawaiian people consume “more than 7 million cans of Spam products every year, more than any other U.S. state.” NonprofitConvoy of Hope — whose mission includes aiding people affected by natural disasters — partnered with the popular canned meat company to bring three truckloads and a......