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Tesla's energy storage business was the highlight of its blowout earnings, and Elon Musk says it's 'growing like wildfire'

Energy storage accounts for almost 10% of total Tesla revenue so far in 2024. Elon Musk sees it as …

Tom Carter   


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This startup uses AI to predict wildfires. Check out the 10-slide deck OroraTech used to raise a $27 million Series B.

It collects thermal infrared data from over 25 satellites in space, which organizations can analyze…

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India among top 3 countries in forest area gains between 2010-2020: FAO report

India gained 2,66,000 hectares of forest area annually from 2010 to 2020, securing the third spot a…

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I'm a telecommunications expert — here's how I think IoT can help prevent wildfires and save our forests

I founded Dryad Networks, an IoT company developing gas sensors with built-in AI to detect wildfire…

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Americans are so desperate for cheaper houses that they're willing to live in flood and wildfire zones

Cheaper housing and a lower cost of living has lured many Americans into regions of the country mos…

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A historic Texas ranch on the market for $180 million has been devastated by wildfires, owners say

80% of Turkey Track Ranch, on sale for $180M, was destroyed by the Smokehouse Creek Fire, its owner…

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New Mexico wildfire kills 2, leaves village in ruins

Wildfires killed two people in New Mexico, burned 20,000 acres, and left widespread destruction in …

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Intense rains quench Uttarakhand’s wildfire frenzy; Supreme Court tells state govt. to stop relying on rain god

Forest fires are a common occurrence during Uttarakhand's summers, exacerbated by the presence of h…

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I take my wife and 5 kids with me to war zones as a crisis volunteer. People think I'm crazy, but we work as a family.

Daniel Beiler left an Amish community to help others. He's volunteered in war zones including Iraq …

Mia Jankowicz   


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Over 43 million children displaced by floods, storms, droughts, wildfires between 2016-2021

The Unicef has revealed that more than 43 million children have been displaced from their homes by …

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How did the wildfires start in Canada?

Hundreds of wildfires have spread across the Canadian east and west coasts. Climate change didn't i…

Marianne Guenot   


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Maui fire update: At least 93 dead as wildfires ravage Hawaii, authorities say

The Maui fires have killed 93 so far, officials said. Lahaina has been impacted. Hawaii's Lt. Gov. …

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Washington firefighting crews are sick of people flying drones above wildfires and throwing off their operations

A Washington Department of Natural Resources communications manager said drones have become a frequ…

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Don't call the extreme heat, flooding, and wildfires 'the new normal'

The way the media and politicians frame extreme weather is key because most people don't connect di…

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Maui's animal shelters shipped more than 100 pets to Oregon to make room for animals injured in the wildfires

Over 130 cats and dogs from Maui animal shelters were relocated to Portland, Oregon, after the Hawa…

Kenneth Niemeyer   


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Wildfire smoke is making parts of the northeastern US look like Mars

The US government has issued air quality warnings across the Midwest and Northeast, urging people t…

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2 teenagers kept their mom warm after they waded into the Pacific Ocean for 5 hours to escape the Maui wildfires

Noah Tomkinson, 19, his brother Milo, 13, and their mother had to flee from their Lahaina home as t…

Alia Shoaib   


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Canada needs to use the Indigenous practice of prescribed burning for wildfire prevention, experts say

Indigenous communities have used prescribed burning for thousands of years to maintain forest healt…

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A local from one of the areas hardest hit by Maui wildfires says there are 'dead bodies floating on the seawall'

"We've been pulling people out since last night, trying to save people's lives," a Maui resident to…

Natalie Musumeci   


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Multiple Maui residents had to be rescued after jumping into the ocean to escape wildfires sweeping the island, officials say

A wildfire is spreading rapidly across Hawaii's Big Island and Maui due to winds from Hurricane Dor…

Rebecca Cohen