Fires
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How ‘fire clouds’ are making wildfires deadlierThe Explainer Increasingly common in North America and Australia, pyrocumulonimbus are causing havoc in parts of Europe for the first time
By The Week UK Published
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The surprise heroes of wildfire prevention: goatsUnder the radar Goats will ‘happily consume’ shrubbery other animals avoid and can navigate difficult terrain
By Lea Tran Published
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Fire at Swiss ski resort bar kills 40, injures 115Speed Read
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Man charged over LA’s deadly Palisades Firespeed read 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht has been arrested in connection with the fire that killed 12 people
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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'There are compelling arguments for and against homework'Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Sniper kills 2 Idaho firefighters in ambushSpeed Read A man started a wildfire, then fired a rifle at first responders when they arrived
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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How wild horses are preventing wildfires in SpainUnder The Radar The animals roam more than 5,700 hectares of public forest, reducing the volume of combustible vegetation in the landscape
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Arsonists may have spurred the California wildfiresIn the Spotlight Are individuals responsible for starting or worsening the blazes in Los Angeles?
By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US Published
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Death toll rises in LA fires as wind lull allows progressSpeed Read At least 24 people have died and 100,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The inmate firefighters tackling the wildfires in Los AngelesIn The Spotlight Convicts sent into the danger zone make around $27 for a 24-hour shift
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Will Grenfell Inquiry report provide justice?Today's Big Question Final report blames central and local government for 'decades of failure' as well as 'dishonest' manufacturers for the spread of the combustible cladding
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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Italian authorities looking into Venice tourist bus crash that killed 21Speed Read Flags flying at half-mast after 'apocalyptic' incident
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Beijing hospital fire kills 29 people, mostly elderly patientsSpeed Read
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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At least 38 people injured in Manhattan high-rise fireSpeed Read
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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