By Chris Conway Refuse trucks are indispensable in waste management, collecting vast quantities of refuse from urban and ...

Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a novel portable tool for safer and more efficient fire suppression.

A massive fire broke out at the Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre in Electronics City, causing estimated damages of Rs 140 crore. Suspected to be caused by improper handling of flammable solvents ...

Fire officials are urging residents to make a disaster action plan. As thousands of firefighters battled a series of raging wildfires across Los Angeles County, California officials warned the ...

Israel’s cabinet approved an agreement on a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip that would free Israeli hostages, ending two days of debate that had underscored the pact’s fragility. The full cabinet ...

The flaw could have been exploited by an attacker to bypass macOS’s System Integrity Protection (SIP), which stops unauthorized code from running. Documented as CVE-2024-44243, the vulnerability ...

However, a century of fire suppression has allowed vast areas to accumulate dense fuels, priming them for larger and more intense wildfires.” European colonisation has transformed relationships ...

The work to identify and clean up hazardous waste could start as soon next week, an Environmental Protection Agency official ... “The Palisades fire alone is the size of Manhattan; just imagine ...

Cal Fire’s total base wildfire protection budget has nearly tripled over the past 10 years (from $1.1bn in 2014‑2015 to $3bn in 2023‑2024), according to a March analysis by the Legislative ...

The fire quickly spread through the building, exacerbated by interconnected HVAC systems. The second floor, which was recently refurbished to accommodate additional startups, was completely gutted.

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

Owners cleared brush away from their stucco house that has a fire-resistant roof and multi-pane windows that blocked the flames. This house in Paradise was the first home to receive the Wildfire ...