Climate Change, New Construction Mean More Ruinous Fires January 3, 2022 By Martha Bellisle The winter grassland fire that blew up along Colorado’s Front Range was rare, experts say, but similar events will be...
Over 500 Homes in Colo. Feared Destroyed by Fire January 3, 2022 By Brittany Peterson, Patty Nieberg and Colleen Slevin SUPERIOR, Colo. (AP)–One couple returned home Friday to find the mailbox about the only thing left standing. Charred cars and...
Long Road to Recovery for Kansas Ranchers After Wildfires December 28, 2021 PARADISE, Kan. (AP)–Ranchers in western Kansas have begun to recover from the deadly wildfires that torched their land earlier this...
California Cleans Up After Powerful Storm Drenches State December 16, 2021 By John Antczak LOS ANGELES (AP)–Cleanup was under way after a powerful storm swept through California, setting rainfall records in the drought-stricken state...
Powerful Storm Drenches Southern California With Heavy Rain December 15, 2021 By John Antczak and Janie Har LOS ANGELES (AP)–Rain drenched Southern California on Tuesday as a powerful storm slid down the state, snarling traffic as vehicles...
From Killer Heatwaves to Floods, Climate Change Worsened Weather Extremes in 2021 December 14, 2021 By Lisa Shumaker and Andrea Januta Extreme weather events in 2021 shattered records around the globe. Hundreds died in storms and heatwaves. Farmers struggled with drought,...
Smoke-Tainted California Grapes Find New Life as Vodka December 3, 2021 By Nathan Frandino NAPA, Calif. — As wildfires covered California’s wine country skies in smoke in 2020, Nicolas Quille feared the worst for...
California, Again, Leans on Natural Gas to Shore Up Energy Supplies November 5, 2021 By Scott DiSavino and Nichola Groom California on Thursday said it would increase the amount of natural gas stored at a Los Angeles-area facility that suffered...
PG&E Gets Subpoena Over Dixie Fire, Expects to Take $1.15B Loss November 2, 2021 PG&E Corp said on Monday it had received a subpoena from the U.S. attorney’s office seeking documents from the California...
‘Atmospheric River’ Drenches Drought-Stricken California October 27, 2021 By Olga R. Rodriguez SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A powerful atmospheric river storm that swept through California set rainfall records and helped douse wildfires....