US mobile network limits access to firefighters battling blaze
A US mobile network has come under criticism after severely limiting service to firefighters battling the biggest wildfire in California's history.
A US mobile network has come under criticism after severely limiting service to firefighters battling the biggest wildfire in California's history.
Telecom
Aug 23, 2018
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Thousands of people in Southern California had fled a deliberately set blaze southeast of Los Angeles by Saturday morning, after the state's governor requested federal aid to help battle a deadly fire elsewhere.
Environment
Jul 28, 2018
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Homes built haphazardly among the pines, no evacuation plan, poorly organised emergency services hit hard by austerity: the deadly wildfires around Athens this week may have shocked Greece but few environment experts are ...
Environment
Jul 25, 2018
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Fire-lookout towers perched atop remote, craggy peaks across the U.S. West may seem like quaint reminders of an era before satellites, smartphones and jet-propelled air tankers.
Environment
Jul 24, 2018
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A fast-moving grass fire fueled by gusting winds in the Pacific Northwest has forced dozens of households to evacuate and prompted Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to declare an emergency Wednesday.
Environment
Jul 18, 2018
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So far, the 2018 fire season has produced a handful of big fires in California, Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado; conflagrations in Oklahoma and Kansas; and a fire bust in Alaska, along with garden-variety wildfires from Florida ...
Environment
Jul 12, 2018
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It's been a week since southern California has been charred by a devastating wave of wildfires, blasted by almost hurricane force winds.
Environment
Dec 12, 2017
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A fierce wildfire raged on north of Los Angeles Sunday, threatening other towns after already charring vast swaths of land, but other blazes were largely contained after burning for days.
Environment
Dec 10, 2017
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Brutal winds that fueled southern California's firestorm finally began to ease Saturday, giving residents and firefighters hope for respite as the destructive toll of multiple blazes came into focus.
Environment
Dec 9, 2017
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Millions of Southern Californians already dealing with a siege of destructive wildfires received an unprecedented text alert warning them to be ready for extreme fire potential early Thursday, but conditions turned out to ...
Environment
Dec 8, 2017
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