Community Resilience in the Face of Disaster | Tulsi Gabbard in Maui

http://wemustprotect.org/maui No matter how much they lost in this tragic disaster, the people of Maui have been there for each other from day 1. This is what it means to Live Aloha. #mauistrong

Spain: Tenerife Suffers Third Major Wildfire of the Summer

<p>Forest fires in Spain destroyed 63,802 hectares in the first seven months of 2023, almost 100,000 less than in the same period of 2022.<br />  </p>

Ring by ring, majestic banyan tree in heart of fire-scorched Lahaina chronicles 150 years of history

For generations, the banyan tree along Lahaina town’s historic Front Street served as a gathering place.

Hawaii wildfires burn through a historic town on Maui and kill at least 36 people

Wildfires, whipped by strong winds from Hurricane Dora passing far to the south, took the island of Maui by surprise, leaving behind burned-out cars on once busy streets and smoking piles of rubble where historic buildings had stood.

Extraordinary photos of July's extreme weather - BBC News

It is a summer of extremes. Burning temperatures followed by raging fires. Wild storms and torrential rain. And a run of broken climate records.

Hackaday Links: April 2, 2023

It may be hard to believe, but it’s time for the Hackaday Prize again! The 2023 Hackaday Prize was announced last weekend at Hackaday Berlin, and entries are already pouring in. The first-rou…

Citizen-Driven Network Monitors Public Service Radio For Natural Disaster Alerts

Time is of the essence in almost every emergency situation, especially when it comes to wildfires. A wind-driven fire can roar across a fuel-rich landscape like a freight train, except one that can…

Hackaday Links: September 18, 2022

We always love when people take the trouble to show information in new, creative ways — after all, there’s a reason that r/Data Is Beautiful exists. But we were particularly taken by th…

NASA-FIRMS

Fire Information for Resource Management System

Modern Wildfires And Their Effect On The Ozone Layer

The ozone layer is a precious thing, helping protect the Earth from the harshest of the sun’s radiative output. If anything were to damage this layer, we’d all feel the results in a ver…

NCAR Fire: 19,000 told to evacuate in south Boulder as fire grows to 122 acres

The East Boulder Community Center, 5660 Sioux Drive, has been opened as an evacuation point.

UN Report Warns of 50% Increase in Wildfires by 2100 as Climate Crisis Rages

The leader of UNEP said that governments must "invest more in fire risk reduction, work with local communities, and strengthen global commitment to fight climate change."

Wildfire along California’s Big Sur forces evacuations | Federal News Network

Strong winds pushed a wildfire that broke out in the rugged mountains above Big Sur to the sea, forcing hundreds of residents on this precarious stretch of the California coast to evacuate…

California wildfire forces evacuations between Carmel, Big Sur

Strong winds pushed a wildfire that broke out in the rugged mountains above Big Sur to the sea, forcing residents to evacuate and authorities to shut its main roadway.