Wildfire that had burned through remote areas in the Sierra Nevada for two weeks crossed a ridge on Monday and began to descend towards major population centers along Lake Tahoe. As the fire at Caldor intensified in dry and windy conditions, thousands of people were ordered to evacuate along the south and west banks of … Read more
Hadi Partovi, CEO and Founder of Code.org. (Photo via LinkedIn) Code.org founder Hadi Partovi and his twin brother were only 6 years old during the Iranian Revolution when the Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini took control of his homeland. The revolution took place more than 40 years ago, but the fear, violence and turmoil of this … Read more
Forced evacuations were ordered for more than half a dozen parishes near Markleeville. Forest fires that burned in 13 states had burned more than 1,800 square miles. Forest fires in the west will be fueled by intense heat waves this summer. Wildfire near Lake Tahoe, causing hundreds to flee, exploded over 30 square miles on … Read more
Three major forest fires destroyed several homes and forced mountain communities to evacuate in Northern California, where hundreds of firefighters battled the flames in triple-digit heat on Thursday. (2nd July)
A reservoir in Florida containing nearly 400 million gallons of sewage from a former phosphate mine leaked Saturday and sparked hundreds of evacuations, authorities said. The crews “did their best to control the runoff of contaminated water into a creek at Piney Point, Florida, the site of a former phosphate mine south of Tampa,” said … Read more