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CA Deep in Drought Despite Atmospheric River

CA Deep in Drought Despite Atmospheric River

By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The deluge California received from a powerful atmospheric river made streams and waterfalls come alive while coating mountains with snow, but as the storm headed east to the Plains on Tuesday it left the Golden...

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CA Firefighters Make Progress Corralling Alisal Fire

CA Firefighters Make Progress Corralling Alisal Fire

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters reported significant progress in corralling a wildfire in Southern California coastal mountains on Friday. The Alisal Fire in the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara grew only slightly since Thursday morning to 26.4...

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CA Wildfires Destroy Mobile Homes; One Man Burned

CA Wildfires Destroy Mobile Homes; One Man Burned

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Destructive California wildfires driven by intense winds caused damage at two mobile home parks, destroying some trailers, and one person suffered burns, officials said. The fires on Monday also toppled trees, whipped up blinding dust clouds and...

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Four Injured by Falling Tree at KNP Complex Fire in CA

Four Injured by Falling Tree at KNP Complex Fire in CA

THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — Four people injured when a tree fell on them as they were working inside a Northern California wildfire have been released from the hospital, officials said Friday. One is an employee with the California Department of Forestry and Fire...

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Portugal Records Its Fewest Summer Wildfires in 10 years

Portugal Records Its Fewest Summer Wildfires in 10 years

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal has so far this year recorded its lowest number of wildfires since 2011, and the blazes have claimed no lives since more than 100 people died in 2017, authorities said Friday. More than 80% of the 7,253 wildfires reported through Sept....

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