Wildfire

Soon to be out of a job, Meta’s fact-checkers battle a blaze of wildfire conspiracy theories

Los Angeles CNN — Just hours after Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg announced last Tuesday that the social media giant would eliminate its US-based fact-checkers, the iconic hills above Los Angeles began to smolder. As fire crews scrambled in vain to contain the resulting firestorm, the fact-checking partners, still working for Meta, took on their own …

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Egypt Independent January 15, 2025

Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased risk of dementia diagnosis, new study finds

CNN — California’s wildfires have been increasing in size and frequency, producing vast amounts of smoke that contribute to what state boards call a “growing public health problem.” New research links the long-term exposure of this wildfire smoke to brain health, suggesting that it greatly increases risk of dementia compared with other sources of air pollution. The …

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Egypt Independent July 29, 2024

At least 51 killed as wildfires rage in Chile

CNN — At least 51 people have been killed in Chile as forest fires rage throughout the country – and authorities warn the death toll is likely to rise. A state of emergency has been declared as coastal cities are choked in smoke and people living in central regions are forced to leave their homes. …

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Egypt Independent February 5, 2024

Millions of people forced indoors as wildfire haze smothers US cities

Major US cities including New York are choking under a dangerous blanket of smoke that has drifted down from hundreds of wildfires raging in Canada. The US National Weather Service … Continued

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The New Daily June 8, 2023

Over 20 million people are under heat alerts in the northwestern US and western Canada, as summer-like heat increases the risk of wildfires

More than 50 high temperature records could be broken through Monday as heat builds across the western US and Canada. Temperatures will run as much as 25 degrees above normal, with temperatures possibly hitting 90 degrees this weekend or early next week in Seattle. If this happens, this would be the earliest 90-degree day on …

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Egypt Independent May 13, 2023

Raging wildfires take a tragic toll in Chile

Extreme weather and soaring temperatures have stoked massive wildfires in Chile, where the toll has reached 22 and continues to rise. An emergency order declared by the interior ministry on … Continued

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The New Daily February 5, 2023

Peru’s Machu Picchu threatened by wildfire

Peruvian firefighters were fighting to contain a forest fire near the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu on Thursday, as the blaze threatened to close in on the ancient city high in the Andean mountains. The fire, which had engulfed an area about half the size of Vatican City, was started on Tuesday by farmers burning …

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Egypt Independent July 4, 2022