Are Calif., Forests Nearing a Tipping Point for Wildfires?
(TNS) - When lightning ignited the bone-dry foothills of the Sierra Nevada last year, forestry crews fanned out across Sequoia National Park to defend an...
Colorado Changes How Heat Advisories Are Issued
(TNS) - For all the images of ski resorts and snow-capped peaks, Colorado is experiencing shorter winters and hotter summers that are increasingly putting people...
Mississippi Water Treatment Facility Damaged in Flooding
(TNS) - More than 150,000 people in Jackson, Miss., will lose running water after torrential rain and flooding caused damage at the capital city’s main...
Cal Fire, SLO County Sheriff Getting Dispatch Center
(TNS) - A new dispatch center shared by Cal Fire and the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office will soon be built in Templeton.At a...
Torrential Rain Threatening Mississippi Residents
(TNS) - Thunderstorms and a rising river could flood downtown Jackson, Miss., as early as Sunday night, according to local officials.Days of torrential downpours have...
Is it Rare for Humans to be Affected?
(TNS) - In mid-August, it was confirmed by Butte County Public Health after notification by the Butte County Agricultural Commission's Office that avian influenza had...
Drought Levels in Massachusetts Increase Wildfire Risk
(TNS) - The state declared Wednesday a significant drought in western Massachusetts and critical conditions in Cape Cod as the risk of wildfires increases due...
Funding Granted for New Radio System in Henderson, N.C.
(TNS) - HENDERSON — The Vance County Fire and Rescue Association has asked for a Radio Interoperability System, which would "allow them to use their...
West Virginia Faces Heavier Rains with Little Federal Help
(TNS) - West Virginia faces disproportionately high flood risks with disproportionately little financial protection for its residents' homes and possessions.Less than 1.5% of roughly 673,000...
Recalling the Death and Destruction From Hurricane Andrew
(TNS) - Marijke Browning still remembers the calm breath of Hurricane Andrew as its eye moved over her Homestead home nearly 30 years ago.It was...