The U.S. military is prepared to deploy to help contain the wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell said Sunday. “There are active duty military personnel that are on a ‘prepare to deploy’ order, that are ready to go in and continue to support the firefighting effort,” in an interview […]
In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, burned homes are seen during the Palisades fire in the Malibu area of Los Angeles county, California, on Jan. 9, 2025. Josh Edelson | Afp | Getty Images Airlines have extended travel waivers for Los Angeles airports as wildfires continue to burn in the area. American Airlines, […]
Several wildfires currently rage across northern Los Angeles, including one in the celebrity-filled Pacific Palisades area where more than 15,000 acres have been ravaged. Since Tuesday morning, the LA fires have claimed at least two lives and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses, displacing more than 30,000 residents who have been forced to evacuate during […]
A chimney from the Linden Cogeneration Plant is seen in Linden, New Jersey. Kena Betancur | View Press | Corbis News | Getty Images Natural gas futures prices surged on Monday, hitting a new 52-week high following reports of a colder-than-usual temperature outlook for January. Natural gas February futures rose nearly 19% during the session […]
Lava encroaches on the Blue Lagoon, a popular tourist destination in Iceland, in this Nov. 24, 2024, Landsat 9 image overlaid with an infrared signal. The infrared signal helps distinguish the lava’s heat signature. A volcanic fissure burst open on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula four days prior, heralded by a series of earthquakes. A plume of gas, […]
before Satellite imagery of nighttime lights in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 9, 2021, shortly before the arrival of Hurricane Ida. after Satellite imagery of the reduced nighttime lights in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 31, 2021, following Hurricane Ida.
Data from NISAR will improve our understanding of such phenomena as earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides, as well as damage to infrastructure. We don’t always notice it, but much of Earth’s surface is in constant motion. Scientists have used satellites and ground-based instruments to track land movement associated with volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, and other phenomena. But […]
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell stands next to a track map of Hurricane Ian, during a press conference at FEMA Headquarters on September 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Saturday confirmed that it fired an employee who had […]
Alexa Robles-Gil Daily Correspondent When Hurricane Helene hit Valle Crucis in North Carolina, the creek across the Watauga River was already overflowing from 11 inches of rain, according to local resident Jessica Valky-Bryant. The swollen creek then went over its banks, flooding and destroying Valky-Bryant’s private road. Trees and mud puddles were everywhere. “In the […]
SWANNANOA, N.C. — Surveying storm damage in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump on Monday blasted federal emergency responders whose work has been stymied by armed harassment and a deluge of misinformationbut he said he was not concerned that the aftermath of Hurricane Helene would affect election results in the battleground state. Trump was asked […]
