California has set up a permanent task force of National Guard members to do what used to be occasional work fighting and preventing wildfires.
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After the fires on Maui, one home shelters 87 people
Even before the fire, Maui had a severe housing shortage.
Alaska Airlines flight makes hard landing during California storms
Passengers on a flight from Seattle to Orange County endured a scary landing amid the gusty winds and rain of Tropical Storm Hilary on Sunday night.
This video from a humpback ‘whale spa’ shows skin care is serious — and social
Footage of humpback whales exfoliating their skin with sand offer new insight into these animals’ complex lifestyles deep beneath the ocean.
Yellowknife residents wonder if wildfires are the new normal as western Canada burns
Nearly all 20,000 residents of Yellowknife, the capital city of the Northwest Territories, have evacuated, while thousands more in neighboring British Columbia have fled, too.
Priceless connections to Hawaii’s ancient past were lost when cultural center burned
As people grapple with more than 100 people who died in the Lahaina fire on Maui, they’re still trying to understand the loss of priceless artifacts and their connections to the island’s ancient past.