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Oregon jury orders PacifiCorp to pay $305M to wildfire victims in latest class-action verdict
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon jury has ordered PacifiCorp to pay $305 million to 16 victims of the state's devastating 2020 wildfires in the latest verdict in a class-action lawsuit against the utility that includes thousands of members.
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Oregon jury orders PacifiCorp to pay $305M to wildfire victims in latest class-action verdict
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon jury has ordered PacifiCorp to pay $305 million to 16 victims of the state's devastating 2020 wildfires in the latest verdict in a class-action lawsuit against the utility that includes thousands of members.
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Why is it so smoky in Florida? Massive National fire burns near I-75
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A massive fire continued burning in Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve near Alligator Alley, an 80-mile stretch of Interstate 75 between Naples and Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, Feb 25, and the U.
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Warming Raises the Risk That Multiple Wildfires Strike at Once
With more wildfires burning in different parts of the world at the same time, countries may struggle to lend out tools and personnel to help each other, leading to more years with multiple major blazes at the same time and making it harder to find clear air to breathe.
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PacifiCorp to pay $575M to resolve federal government's claims over wildfires in Oregon, California
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- PacifiCorp has agreed to pay $575 million to resolve the federal government's claims for damages stemming from six wildfires in Oregon and California in 2020 and 2022, federal officials announced Friday, in the utility's latest multimillion-dollar payout related to the deadly blazes.
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1M subject to fire watch as Oklahoma fires continue
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Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Wildfires have burned more than 300,000 acres in the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles, and more than a million people in the region were under a fire watch Friday.
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Florida map shows where wildfires are "exploding"
Wildfires are "exploding" across Florida this week as the Sunshine State grapples with its worst drought in decades.
Florida's wildfire threat is intensifying, leaving vegetation across much of the peninsula primed to burn.
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Study finds that dangerous days when weather is prone to fire soaring around the world
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of days when the weather gets hot, dry and windy -- ideal to spark extreme wildfires -- has nearly tripled in the past 45 years across the globe, with the trend increasing even higher in the Americas, a new study shows.
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Winds fueling fire burning on Colorado's Eastern Plains, firefighters say; Evacuations ordered in Lincoln County
Jennifer McRae is a digital media producer for CBS Colorado with more than 25 years of experience in news. Jennifer is part of the digital team recognized for excellence for Best Website several times by the Colorado Broadcasters Association.
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Wildfire Threat Increases In US Region Due To Strong Winds, Warm Temperatures; State Of Emergency Declared
A serious fire weather risk is developing in the Plains, where strong winds, warm temperatures and extremely dry conditions are combining through Wednesday to potentially create highly dangerous circumstances.
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State Of Emergency Declared As US Region Faces Worst Drought In 25 Years Amid Hundreds Of Wildfires
Florida is currently enduring its most severe drought in 25 years, according to updated data recently released. This troubling development coincides with the Florida Forest Service (FFS) reporting a highly concerning beginning to the 2026 wildfire season Friday.
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Warming Tripled the Odds of Patagonia Wildfires
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The climate crisis inflamed wildfires that left 23 people dead in Chile and devastated forests in Argentina that host some of the world's oldest trees, scientists have found.
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California Announces Investigation Into Delayed Evacuation Orders During LA-Area Wildfire
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California's top prosecutor announced a civil rights investigation Thursday into how delayed evacuations impacted a historically Black community ravaged by one of last year's deadly wildfires near Los Angeles.
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Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Human-caused climate change had an important impact on the recent ferocious wildfires that engulfed parts of Chile and Argentina's Patagonia region, making the extremely high-risk conditions that led to widespread burning up to three times more likely than in a world without global warming, a team of researchers warned on Wednesday.
