Environment

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Visits California To See Destruction From Wildfires

4:24pm November 14, 2018

by Kirk Siegler

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke visited two wildfire areas in California on Wednesday. The administration and the state have clashed over the reasons behind the fires and the state's fire management.

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Are There Ways To Make Towns Less Vulnerable To Wildfires?

4:24pm November 14, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Los Angeles Times reporter Paige St. John about how Paradise, Calif., residents practiced fire evacuation drills, but given a population boom, the plans were inadequate.

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Paradise Fire Leaves Most Residents Homeless

10:10am November 14, 2018

by Eric Westervelt

Most of the town of Paradise is now homeless. What happens to the town and what happens to the 27,000 without homes in northern California?

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Newsbrief: Calif. Wildfires, Brexit And Chinese Muslim Repression

6:23am November 14, 2018

The death toll climbs to 48 in Calif. wildfires. Britain's prime minister presents a Brexit plan to her cabinet Wednesday. And a look at China's growing repression of mostly Muslim minorities.

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The Latest On What's Now The Deadliest Wildfire In California History

6:09pm November 13, 2018

by Kirk Siegler

At least 42 are dead in Butte County, Calif., where a devastating fire tore through the small town of Paradise and other communities. Many residents were left with nothing. Hundreds are still missing.

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Mayor Of Paradise, Calif., Says Her Town Is Determined To Rebuild After Wildfire

4:25pm November 13, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Jody Jones, mayor of Paradise, Calif., about the damage wildfires have had to her town, and about the people who are still missing.

Why The California Wildfires Are So Hard To Contain

4:25pm November 13, 2018

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Brian Rice, president of California Professional Firefighters, about the struggle to contain the deadly Camp Fire in Butte County, Calif.

Hurricane Florence Breaks 28 Streamflow Records In Carolinas

3:44pm November 13, 2018

by Associated Press

A federal report shows Hurricane Florence broke records in a key flooding measure at more than two-dozen stream gages in the Carolinas.

Sheriff deputies walk through a neighborhood destroyed by the Camp Fire near Paradise, Calif., on Nov. 10.

Do You Know Someone Missing As The Camp Fire Burns?

2:56pm November 13, 2018

Authorities estimate hundreds could still be missing in Northern California's Camp Fire. Are you searching for a friend or loved one, or do you know someone who is?

Rapidly-Spreading Wildfire In California's Butte County Prompts Evacuations

"The New Abnormal": Wildfires And Climate Change

2:06pm November 13, 2018

Human activity is making wildfires more frequent and more severe.