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As fruit buds swell, B.C. farmers hit by 2024 deep freeze hope for better harvest

As fruit buds swell, B.C. farmers hit by 2024 deep freeze hope for better harvest

Peter Simonsen says buds on the peach trees at his farm in Naramata, B.C., are already starting to swell early. But that makes him nervous.
Relief, 21st-century style: As wildfires burn, GoFundMe becomes a repository of harrowing stories

Relief, 21st-century style: As wildfires burn, GoFundMe becomes a repository of harrowing stories

NEW YORK (AP) — They seem endless, these sapping stories of loss. A grandfather starts over in his 90s. A family loses their dream home. People who were already struggling are dealt new, brutal blows.
Relief, 21st-century style: As wildfires burn, GoFundMe becomes a repository of harrowing stories

Relief, 21st-century style: As wildfires burn, GoFundMe becomes a repository of harrowing stories

NEW YORK (AP) — They seem endless, these sapping stories of loss. A grandfather starts over in his 90s. A family loses their dream home. People who were already struggling are dealt new, brutal blows.
Fire tornadoes are a risk under California's extreme wildfire conditions

Fire tornadoes are a risk under California's extreme wildfire conditions

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather.
Workers at a California senior home race to evacuate residents in wildfire

Workers at a California senior home race to evacuate residents in wildfire

Dinner service at the Terraces at Park Marino in Pasadena, California, was about half over, and residents were gathering in the lobby for the night’s movie feature: “Scent of a Woman.
'Nobody's dying': A look inside how a senior home evacuated before burning down in LA wildfire

'Nobody's dying': A look inside how a senior home evacuated before burning down in LA wildfire

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Wildfires latest: An additional 84,000 people could be ordered to evacuate, officials warn

Wildfires latest: An additional 84,000 people could be ordered to evacuate, officials warn

Firefighters around Los Angeles were preparing on Tuesday to attack flare-ups or new blazes.
New wildfire warnings issued and more power is shut off as winds rise in Southern California

New wildfire warnings issued and more power is shut off as winds rise in Southern California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Millions of Southern Californians faced new wildfire warnings Tuesday, and tens of thousands saw their power shut off as strong winds blew across the parched landscape around Los Angeles where two massive blazes have been burning f
Lucy Walker made a searing film about wildfires in 2021. Now, people may be more inclined to listen

Lucy Walker made a searing film about wildfires in 2021. Now, people may be more inclined to listen

NEW YORK (AP) — When Lucy Walker debuted her harrowing documentary about California wildfires, “Bring Your Own Brigade,” at Sundance in 2021, it was during peak COVID. Not the best time for a film on a wholly different scourge.
A man holding a garden hose and a father at his son's bedside are among the LA wildfire victims

A man holding a garden hose and a father at his son's bedside are among the LA wildfire victims

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least 11 people were killed and thousands of structures were burned as fierce wildfires raged in the Los Angeles area.
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