wildfires on HotAir

Nov 2018

California wildfires: Authorities release list of missing persons and a lawsuit is filed against PG&E

John Sexton Nov 14, 2018 5:01 PM

“If you see anyone on the list who is no longer missing please contact us…”

Death toll from California wildfires climbs to 44

John Sexton Nov 13, 2018 7:21 PM

“…firefighters said the threat from the ‘Woolsey Fire’ was far from over”

Death toll from California wildfires is at least 31 but hundreds are still missing

John Sexton Nov 12, 2018 7:21 PM

“Northern California’s Camp Fire has torched more than 6,400 homes and killed 29 people since it began Thursday morning…”

Trump errs in threat to withhold federal funding from California over fires

Taylor Millard Nov 11, 2018 8:01 PM

Executive action to change wrongheaded policy is still wrong.

California wildfire death toll climbs to at least nine

John Sexton Nov 10, 2018 8:31 PM

“No, we’re not going to die like this.”

City of Malibu under mandatory evacuation as wildfire rages (Update: 5 dead from northern California fire)

John Sexton Nov 09, 2018 1:23 PM

“Malibu has about 13,000 residents…”

Aug 2018

Southern California’s ‘Holy Fire’ has burned 9,614 acres, suspected arsonist under arrest

John Sexton Aug 09, 2018 9:21 PM

“This place will burn.”

What it’s actually like inside a major wildfire

Andrew Malcolm Aug 07, 2018 10:01 PM

Like a wild beast.

Feb 2018

More cities trying to sue energy companies over “damages” from climate change

Jazz Shaw Feb 05, 2018 6:41 PM

What next? Volcanos?

Elon Musk may be in trouble for selling $10M worth of flamethrowers

Jazz Shaw Feb 03, 2018 2:31 PM

What could possibly go wrong?

Jan 2018

Father of girl rescued from mudslide was killed in the disaster, brother still missing

John Sexton Jan 11, 2018 9:21 PM

“Hundreds of rescue workers slogged through knee-deep ooze and used long poles to probe for bodies…”

Rivers of mud leave at least 13 dead in California

John Sexton Jan 09, 2018 9:21 PM

“I tried not to panic them, but I panicked them.”

Dec 2017

California wildfires burn 141,000 acres, Trump approves disaster declaration

John Sexton Dec 08, 2017 1:21 PM

“We are in no way near the end of this”

California wildfires continue to spread, LA schools and 405 freeway shut down

John Sexton Dec 06, 2017 5:01 PM

“It’s just very scary, the thought of going home to no home.”

California Wildfires burn 56,000 acres, state of emergency declared

John Sexton Dec 05, 2017 5:03 PM

“we just don’t know whether our house is burned down or not, because we can’t even see through all of the smoke.”

May 2014

CA Gov. Brown: These early wildfires are pretty much due to climate change, you know

Erika Johnsen May 18, 2014 6:31 PM

Of course.