Cost of Battling Wildfires Cuts Into Prevention Efforts
Despite a season that included the most destructive wildfire in Colorado’s history, the government has cut funding for programs aimed at preventing catastrophic blazes across the...
Month: June 2013
Report Finds Lapses in United States Aid Efforts in Haiti
The Government Accountability Office found cost overruns and a lack of oversight in assessing the progress of rebuilding after the 2010...
Indonesia: Leader Apologizes for Haze
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia on Monday apologized to Singapore and Malaysia for record-setting pollution caused by forest fires in his...
Wildfires Ravage Colorado, Causing Vacationers to Flee
The blaze had exploded in size to 70,000 acres by Sunday afternoon, and officials said it was likely to get worse without a break in the...
Why Colorado’s Fire Losses, Even with Global Warming, Need Not Be the ‘New Normal’
A deeper look at ways to cut risk and losses in America’s wildfire red...
In Colorado, Nature Takes a Fiery Toll Despite a Community’s Efforts to Prepare
After hundreds of homes were razed in Black Forest, Colo., officials are examining what can be done to curb the destruction caused by...
Nicaragua Approves Building Its Own Canal
Lawmakers granted a Hong Kong company the right to build a $40 billion cross-country shipping canal that could compete with the Panama Canal if it is ever...
Nicaragua Approves Building Its Own Canal
Lawmakers granted a Hong Kong company the right to build a $40-billion cross-country shipping canal that could compete with the Panama Canal — if it is ever...
Toll of Homes Destroyed in Colorado Wildfire Rises to Hundreds; 2 Bodies Found
The fire in the Colorado Springs suburb of Black Forest nearly doubled in size overnight and has forced nearly 40,000 people to flee the...
Colorado Residents Flee Wildfires Spreading Across Rockies
The blaze was not known to have caused any deaths, but there were fears for the safety of residents who chose to remain in their...
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