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Concrete vs. Timber: Rethinking Our Homes in the Face of Wildfires
It’s time to rethink the way we build American homes, before climate change forces us to,” writes M.S. in Construction ...
7 Years After Losing My House in a Wildfire, I Still Have My Moments
Sean Hope Kelly is a cartoonist whose work appeared in “Rescue Party: A Graphic Anthology of Covid Lockdown.” ...
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13 Under-The-Radar Steakhouses In Florida That Locals Can’t Get Enough Of
These 13 under-the-radar steakhouses in Florida might not be famous, but they’re definitely worth discovering. Nestled in ...
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His house survived the Eaton Fire — for now, he's figured out a way to stay
Rob Caves and his partner's Christmas Tree Lane home survived the Eaton Fire, like the majority of houses on his block. But ...
This home can withstand wildfires, earthquakes and a housing crisis, USD professor says
USD Professor Daniel Lopez-Perez runs Polyhaus on the side and his mission is simple: “To advance production in the housing space.” ...
What the homes that survived the L.A. fires reveal
It’s almost impossible for experts to piece together why certain homes burned – most of the evidence is ash. But in the ...
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Newsom tells forestry board to speed up rules for ’ember-free zones’
The governor called on the state Board of Forestry to enact regulations they were ordered to draft four years ago.
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Small airborne embers play a big role in the spread of wildfires
Contrary to popular belief, experts say most homes destroyed by wildfires ... embers blew across a six-lane highway in Northern California, igniting businesses and then jumping from house to ...
Gov. Newsom tells forestry board to speed up rules for ’ember-free zones’
The governor called on the state Board of Forestry to enact regulations they were ordered to draft four years ago.
City of Santa Fe helping neighborhoods with wildfire mitigation and prevention
With the high risk of wildfires given New Mexico’s dry, warm winter the city of Santa Fe is getting proactive by helping residents take steps to prevent fires ...
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Fire Hazard Maps Changing after Altadena, CA, Inferno
CAL FIRE's maps only showed a ring of “very high” red hazard in the wildlands next to Altadena, with the vast majority of the ...
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Erasure of AL continues as party faces people's wrath across country
Obaidul Quader, who once vowed he would never run, sat in an undisclosed location as the flames reached his Companiganj home around 1pm today (6 February) ...