WILDFIRES

Toxic haze keeps over 120M Americans under air quality alert

Published on: June 29, 2023
16:07

Washington, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) Over 120 million people were under air quality alerts in over a dozen states spanning from the Midwest to the East Coast as a result of an immense smoke plume from hundreds of wildfires raging across Canada.

Over 90M Americans under air quality alert

Published on: June 28, 2023
16:35

Washington, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) About 92 million people in the United States are under air quality alerts as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifts to USA.

Wildfire smoke blankets upper Midwest, forecast to head east

Published on: June 15, 2023
15:54

Washington, Jun 15 (Prensa Latina) The smoke from Canadian wildfires is currently covering the upper Midwest of the United States, while authorized entities on Thursday reported such conditions could also be impacting the east in the next few days.

Wildfires smoke-laden haze could hang around Northeast, experts warn

Published on: June 8, 2023
16:37

Washington, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) The thick, hazardous haze that is disrupting daily life for millions of people across the United States and Canada, blotting out skylines and turning skies orange, should persist well into Thursday and possibly the weekend, experts warn.

Wildfires in Jamaica surged 224 percent in February

Published on: March 9, 2023
17:01

Kingston, Mar 9 (Prensa Latina) Forest fires in Jamaica rose to 224% in past February compared to the same period of 2022, the Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Stewart Beckford warned Thursday.

Chile: Wildfires kill over 17,000 animals

Published on: February 22, 2023
18:01

Santiago de Chile, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) Over 17,000 farm animals died as consequence of wildfires ravaging center-south Chile, as reported by the National Institute of Agricultural Development (INDAP).

Chile: Wildfires ravage over 20 schools (+Photo)

Published on: February 13, 2023
17:02

Santiago de Chile, Feb 13 (Prensa Latina) Recent wildfires in the center-south of Chile have ravaged more than twenty schools, leaving about 920 students with no education access, according to Education Ministry.

Joe Biden approves Colorado disaster declaration

Published on: January 1, 2022
15:07

Washington, Jan 1 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden approved a Colorado disaster declaration early Saturday, ordering federal aid to be made available to those impacted by wildfires that officials fear has so far ravaged over 500 homes in the Denver suburbs.

Over 30,000 people evacuated by wildfires in Colorado

Published on: December 31, 2021
16:35

Washington, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) A vicious wildfire began Thursday morning in Boulder County, Colorado, swallowed about 1,600 acres in a matter of hours, burning hundreds of homes and prompting orders for at least 33,000 people in two communities to evacuate.

Two Colorado cities evacuated by wind-driven wildfires

Published on: December 30, 2021
22:45

Washington, Dec 30 (Prensa Latina) Two northern Colorado cities on Thursday were ordered to evacuate due to quickly spreading wildfires fueled by 100-mph winds that burned down hundreds of homes in Denver. According to Boulder County Office of Emergency Management, the immediate evacuation of over 20,000 Louisville residents and nearly 13,000 Superior residents was ordered.

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