Fire
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Logging in Canada’s Most Famous National Park to Save It From Wildfires
The loggers’ work was unmistakable. Flanked by dense forests, the mile-long, 81-acre expanse of land on the mountainside had been…
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Two Deadly Fires in Rapid Succession Expose India’s Gaps in Safety
Disasters over the weekend that claimed at least 34 lives prompted condolences, arrests and finger-pointing. But systemic change remains elusive,…
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Here’s What to Know About Canada’s Wildfire Season
Despite a relatively wet spring, government officials are warning that persistent drought across Western Canada could leave the region vulnerable…
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Science
Alarmed by Climate Change, Astronomers Train Their Sights on Earth
A growing number of researchers in the field are using their expertise to fight the climate crisis.
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Minnesota and Wisconsin See Air Quality Warnings From Canadian Wildfires
Smoke from wildfires drifted south over the weekend.
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U.N. agency that helps Palestinians says it has closed its headquarters in East Jerusalem after attacks and fire.
The main United Nations agency that aids Palestinians, known as UNRWA, said on Thursday that it had temporarily closed its…
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News
Inquiry Into Johannesburg Fire Blames City Officials for Deadly Conditions
Although a resident confessed to setting the August 2023 blaze that killed 76 people in a dilapidated building, a report…
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Real Estate
Rebuilding After a Fire. Are Things Really Just Things?
A writer reflects on what it means to lose nearly everything in a disaster, as she moves into a new…
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News
As Lahaina Burned, Fire Crews Waited an Hour for Equipment
A new analysis of the August inferno on the island of Maui in Hawaii described heroic efforts by firefighters. But…
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News
Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange Building Partly Collapses in Fire
The 17th-century building, one of the city’s best-known structures, was once the financial center of Denmark.