Topic page on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

Firefighters make gains against wildfire in Southern California farm region

Alex Dobuzinskis, Reuters
Posted at Nov 03 07:41 AM

Firefighters began to get the upper hand on a destructive wildfire in a Southern California farming region on Saturday, taking advantage of lighter winds as authorities let some evacuated residents return home. Read more »

More fires and evacuations in weary California

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 01 04:50 AM

Firefighters battled several active wildfires on Thursday in California but appeared to make headway against a number of major blazes that have forced mass evacuations and power cuts. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 30, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 12:10 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Millions without power in California after wildfire

Noah Berger, AP
Posted at Oct 30 03:22 PM

A firefighter battling the Kincade fire attempts to extinguish a hot spot as strong winds send embers flying in Calistoga, California, on Tuesday. Read more »

LeBron James, celebrities flee multimillion-dollar homes in Los Angeles wildfire

Lisa Richwine and Omar Younis, Reuters
Posted at Oct 29 08:31 AM

A fast-moving wildfire on Monday destroyed at least 5 multimillion-dollar homes in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Los Angeles and forced celebrities to flee in the middle of the night. Read more »

Fil-Am family loses home to Tick Fire in California

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 12:52 PM

SANTA CLARITA, California – Filipinos were among the thousands of residents affected by the wind-driven Tick Fire that broke out close to residential neighborhoods in the Santa Clarita area in Southern California.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 25, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 09:57 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Tens of thousands evacuated as wildfires rage in California

Jocelyne Zablit, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 25 05:26 PM

Around 40,000 people were told to flee the Tick Fire, which was raging across 4,000 acres (1,600 hectares) just north of Los Angeles. Read more »

Wildfire hits Geyserville, California

Josh Edelson, AFP
Updated as of Oct 25 01:30 PM

A fire truck heads towards flames during the Kincade fire near Geyserville, California on Thursday.  Read more »

Wildfire roars through California wine country

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 25 12:02 AM

A fast-moving wildfire roared through California wine country early Thursday, as authorities warned of the imminent danger of more fires across much of the Golden State. Read more »

Lebanon deploys water cannon, helicopters to fight wildfires across country

Reuters
Posted at Oct 16 12:38 AM

Wildfires that have swept across Lebanon since Monday have burned swathes of the country's forest and killed at least one person, prompting Beirut to deploy water cannon and call on its neighbors for help. Read more »

Firefighters battle southern California blazes

Jocelyne Zabalit, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 10:06 AM

Firefighters battled to contain wildfires in southern California on Saturday after about 100,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes.   Read more »

Indonesian forest fires putting 10 million children at risk: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 11:58 PM

Air pollution from Indonesian forest fires is putting nearly 10 million children at risk, the United Nations warned Tuesday, as scientists said the blazes were releasing vast amounts of greenhouse gases. Read more »

'This is earth not Mars': Blood red skies unsettle Indonesians

Reuters
Posted at Sep 24 05:45 PM

While smoke from forest fires in Indonesia often simply obscures visibility with a choking haze, parts of Sumatra island recently witnessed blood-red skies due to the interaction of sunlight on particles from smoke in the air. Read more »

Indonesia arrests nearly 200 over raging forest fires

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 12:31 AM

Indonesia has arrested nearly 200 people over vast forest fires ripping across the archipelago, police said Monday, as toxic haze sends air quality levels plummeting and sparks flight cancellations.   Read more »

Singapore smog worst in 3 years, as forest fires rage in Indonesia

Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 08:42 PM

Singapore's air quality deteriorated to "unhealthy" levels on Saturday for the first time in three years, data from the National Environment Agency (NEA) showed, threatening to deepen a regional dispute over forest fires. Read more »

Indonesians choked by forest fire haze pray for rain

Dessy Sagita, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 13 08:58 PM

Hundreds held a mass prayer for rain in a smoke-filled Indonesian city on Friday, desperately hoping that downpours will extinguish forest fires and wash away toxic haze covering wide swathes of the country that has forced mass school closures. Read more »

Indonesia blames Malaysian companies for some forest fires

Reuters
Posted at Sep 13 07:10 PM

Indonesia on Friday blamed four Malaysian companies, including the world's biggest producer of sustainable palm oil, for causing some of the forest fires within its borders, in an escalating row between neighbors over regional haze. Read more »

Indonesia forest fires surge, stoke global warming fears

Dessy Sagita, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 05:38 PM

The number of blazes in Indonesia's rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming. Read more »

WHO: Amazon fires pose health risks to children

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Aug 30 10:20 PM

Fires raging in the Amazon pose a risk to health including from respiratory diseases, especially in children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Read more »