Australia Wildfires: High Temperatures and Wind Cause Fire Alerts

The Australia wildfires are raging on today with record breaking temperatures that have caused about 100 fires across the country. The severly high temperatures and the strong winds have added fuel to the blazes,...

Diamond Bar Fire Started by Accident: Map, Photos and Video

Fire officials are saying that the Diamond Bar fire was most likely started by accident, by a malfunctioning catalytic converter on a truck that was located nearby some dry trees and shrubs. The wildfire threatened...

Australia Wildfires: Homes Threatened in NSW and Queensland

The Australia wildfire season is underway once again with about 20 fires currently burning across Queensland and homes being threatened in Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. Residents near...

Thousand Oaks Fire: Brush Fire Breaks Out Near Thousand Oaks

A brush fire has broken out near Thousand Oaks south of U.S. 101 near California 23 and Rancho Road. About four acres have burned. The Thousand Oaks fire is said to be burning in an open four-acre space. No homes are believed to be in jeopardy.  The fire in Thousand...

Typhoon Ondoy Have left Severe Damage on the Lives of Filipinos

Close to 300 people have died, while more than three million others have been affected after tropical storm "Ondoy" (Ketsana) wrought havoc in metropolitan Manila and some provinces in Calabarzon and Central Luzon regions.Forty-two people were reported missing, while the...

GO GREEN by 9th Grader

Go Green              One of the oldest tributes to the Earth were found in the Indian scriptures called the Vedas. In Atharva Veda which contains 63...

LA Wildfires: Station Fire, Morris Fire, Tujunga Fire: Arson

Investigators have concluded that the LA wildfires were the result of arson and will now be investigated as a homicide since two firefighters lost their lives battling the main fire. Evidence of arson has been...

Yucaipa Fires Update: Map of Regional Fires

As the Station Fire continues to burn, fire officials are keeping optimistic about the Yucaipa Pendleton and Oak Glen fires, and they think they might be getting a handle on the blaze. ""Right now it looks good,...

Station Fire in Los Angeles Update: LA Fire Map

The Station Fire in Los Angeles, in the Angeles National Forest is still growing and is estimated to be 121,762 acres in size, and only 5% of the fire is currently contained. See an up-to-date fire map on the Los...

La Canada Fires Grow: Station Fire Update, Map, Evacuations

The La Canada Fire has grown overnight as temperatures top 100 degrees and the Angeles Forest continues to burn due to lack of rain. Map of the Los Angeles County fires north of La Canada Flintridge, Altadena. The...

La Canada, Rancho Palos Verdes, Station Fires, Spreading (map)

California is undergoing a state of emergency right now due to raging wildfires that have prompted evacuations, and echo the dangers of the 2007 wildfires in the region.  Map of the La Canada, Rancho Palos...

Hemet Fire: 1000 Acres Still Burning

The Hemet fire that started in the San Jacinto Mountains off Highway 74 in California has spread to 1000 acres. Highway 74 is closed, but no evacuations have been ordered, since no homes are currently threatened. To get through Hemet, use I10 to Highway 243. Over 300...

La Canada Flintridge City Station Fire in LA Grows to 300 Acres

The Fire, known as La Canada Flintridge City Fire Station Fire, Los Angeles is growing in size due to the warm dry weather. It is currently burning in the Angeles National Forest and is 300 acres in size. It is now...

Athens Fires: Wildfires engulf Greek towns and villages

Forest fires are continuing to rage out of control in the Attica region of southern Greece, threatening towns and villages in the area. Agios Stephanos, Dionysios and Palia Pendeli have all reported that the fire...

Greece Forest Fires Burn Near Athens: Burns Homes and Land

Greece is battling raging forest fires today on the outskirts of Athens; several homes have already been burned and acres of land has been destroyed. A state of emergency has been declared, as the fire is not...

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