“Authorities prepared to airlift thousands of people stranded in camps north of Fort McMurray as officials warned that the fire engulfing the region will continue to grow amid strong winds,” The Globe and Mail reported Thursday.
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Residents of Alberta’s Fort McMurray flee devastating wildifre that threatens to destroy entire city of 80,000+
This striking image depicts the evacuation of Fort McMurray, Alberta, a community of more than 80,000 people. The entire municipality was ordered to empty as one of the worst fires in Canadian history threatened to consume the city and its environs. Fleeing residents passed very close to the fire on their way out of danger on Highway 63.
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The Flooding of America
The Flooding of America The New Republic offers a chronology of major floods in America going back to the publication’s founding, complete with stories from
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Seattle’s old brick buildings could see huge damage in big quake
The sad thing is, I can tell you absolutely that immediately following the next big earthquake, after these old buildings fall down, there will be
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The New Yorker takes notice of earthquake science that suggests the Pacific Northwest could be in grave danger
The New Yorker takes notice of earthquake science that suggests the Pacific Northwest could be in grave danger The words Cascadia Subduction Zone may be
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WSDOT apologizes for power failure on MV Tacoma
Washington State Ferries wishes to apologize for the downsizing you experienced this evening, May 8, when the Tacoma went out of service on the Bainbridge
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Oklahoma concedes that wastewater wells cause quakes
Oklahoma concedes that wastewater wells cause quakes The Republican-dominated government of Oklahoma conceded today that science has conclusively demonstrated that the underground disposal of wastewater
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The Bush administration’s botched response to the costliest natural disaster in American history blew the president’s second term off course. He never recovered. Better to
LaunchFour Mount Ontake climbers confirmed dead after eruption
Four Mount Ontake climbers confirmed dead after eruption Japanese media are reporting that four of the thirty-one people known to be on or near the
LaunchStorm swamps Phoenix: Mesa flooding a ‘slow-moving disaster’
Storm swamps Phoenix: Mesa flooding a ‘slow-moving disaster’ The Arizona-Republic reports on the historic flash flooding that has turned ordinarily dry metro Phoenix into a
LaunchSouth Napa earthquake leaves many buildings severely damaged
The 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck the Napa Valley area on August 24th has left many buildings, including this one at the corner of Main & Clinton, in bad shape. (Photo: California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services)
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“The day after! Downtown Napa after the quake. News crews use one of the most damaged buildings as a backdrop to their reports.” (Photo: Mark Gunn)
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Magnitude 6.0 quake rocks Northern California The most powerful earthquake to strike Northern California since the 1989 Loma Prieta tumbler has caused extensive damage in
LaunchGovernor Inslee: Washington homes threatened by “fire storm”
I know people have seen fires before. This is a different beast. This is a fire storm. — Washington State Governor Jay Inslee, speaking at
LaunchBad oil boom: *Another* crude train explodes in a small town while regulators chug along
Bad oil boom: *Another* crude train explodes in a small town while regulators chug along Businessweek’s Matthew Phillips discusses the spate of oil train explosions
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Risk of massive slide ‘unforeseen’? Warnings go back decades The Seattle Times connects with geologists who have long been concerned with the a catastrophic failure
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Thanks, California! Golden State sends firefighters to help with mudslide response Eighteen firefighters from California left for the Pacific Northwest last night to help respond
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This is one of the biggest landslides I’ve seen… There is still some movement on the landslide, and so that is something that we’re trying
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