It could soon be bye-bye, Bambi on Catalina Island. Nearly all of the popular SoCal tourist spot’s roughly 2,000 mule deer are set to be killed under a controversial plan designed to save native plants — and make the wildfire-prone day-trip destination less combustible. A Los Angeles County judge on Tuesday tentatively rejected opponents’ attempt to … Read more
Billionaire playgrounds get all the best toys. Incline Village, the billionaire-packed Nevada enclave attracting wealthy Californians fleeing the state’s proposed wealth tax has a new line of defense against another threat: fires. The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District is deploying remote-controlled machines to chomp through potentially dangerous vegetation around the ritzy lakeside village as … Read more
The flames are not the only thing wreaking havoc. As public awareness of the steadily increasing number of wildfires — such as the recent Dove Fire in downtown Sonora near Yosemite National Park that has forced mandatory evacuations, and the recent Ontario wildfires that prompted an Air Quality Health Advisory across the Big Apple — … Read more
You’re going to want to remember this. Around the world, more than 57 million people are living with dementia, and nearly 10 million more are diagnosed each year. While there is currently no cure, research suggests that up to 45% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by addressing modifiable health and lifestyle factors. … Read more
Your baby plans could be up in the air. As millions of Americans brace for another day cloaked in wildfire smoke, experts are warning that the haze may be clouding more than the horizon — it could also affect couples’ chances of getting pregnant. In one recent study, researchers found that when New Yorkers woke … Read more
Massive wildfires are raging around the world during unprecedented heatwaves, blanketing millions of people under pungent haze caused by smoke carrying noxious gases and particulate matter that pose serious health risks. Here is what you need to know about the risks of wildfire smoke. WHAT IS CONTAINED IN WILDFIRE SMOKE? More toxic than normal air … Read more
It’s a double whammy. As wildfire smoke from Canada and the Great Lakes region blankets New York, experts warn that scorching temperatures gripping the city could make the already hazardous air even more dangerous to breathe. “If we’re comparing it to cigarettes, it’s like you’re sitting in a closed room where everyone is smoking and … Read more
Summer is not the season for breathing easy. In New York City, the hottest months of the year come with increased concerns about pollution, pollen, and poor air quality. And now, the city is projected to once again be swathed in smoke thanks to a recent wildfire outbreak across western Ontario and Minnesota, with plumes projected to roll in … Read more
A massive wildfire is ripping through one of Arizona’s most beloved outdoor escapes — torching Forth of July plans for hikers, campers and tourists headed to Sedona’s famed canyon country. The Pocket Fire burning north of Sedona and west of Oak Creek Canyon has exploded to 17,069 acres with 20% containment as of Wednesday morning. More … Read more
Where there’s fire … there’s smoke. An 87-year-old man went to the emergency room for shortness of breath after inhaling thick smoke from a forest fire over several hours. What came next was something out of a sci-fi movie: thick, black, branch-like plugs were observed in the unidentified patient’s windpipe and lungs. An elderly man … Read more
Famed director Guillermo Del Toro will auction off part of his coveted horror memorabilia collection that was almost destroyed by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year. Del Toro, 60, teamed up with Heritage Auctions for the three-part sale that kicks off Sept. 26 online — and will only empty a small fraction of … Read more
Even Jennifer Garner fights with her kids. Garner, 53, and Ben Affleck’s eldest daughter, Violet Affleck, 19, wrote an academic research paper in Yale University’s Global Health Review where she detailed an argument she had with her mom over the destructive Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year. “I spent the January fires in Los Angeles arguing … Read more
Here’s Johnny. Anjelica Huston, 73, revealed that her ex, Jack Nicholson, 87, called to offer her his house to stay at while she was fleeing the LA wildfires in January. “The phone just rang out of nowhere, and it was him,” Huston told People in an interview published Thursday. “It’s always a comfort when he … Read more
Dick Van Dyke can’t avoid the stage. The 99-year-old Hollywood legend performed with his a cappella group, The Vantastix, at the Vandy Camp fundraiser for fire relief in Malibu on Saturday. Van Dyke, who was joined by his wife, Arlene Silver, 53, at the event they hosted, performed a variety of songs, including “Chitty Chitty … Read more
Dick Van Dyke barely escaped his Malibu mansion that was hit by the wildfires raging through Southern California. “It was coming from the hill, you could see it,” the legendary actor, who turns 99 on Friday, said in an interview on “Today” on Thursday. “And oh my God, and we got out of here,” he … Read more
Dick Van Dyke and Cher are some of the lucky ones. After fleeing their Malibu, California, homes this week due to the Franklin Fire ripping through the upscale coastal neighborhood, destroying several properties in its way, the mansions of Van Dyke, 98, and Cher, 78, remain standing, The Post can confirm. The fiery disaster has … Read more
Parts of the popular tourist town of Jasper in Canada have been fully destroyed as a wildfire continues to ravage the historic alpine resort and the surrounding national park. On Wednesday, authorities reported more than 170 blazes across the western province of Alberta, prompted by a lightning storm, fuelled by powerful wind gusts. Officials say … Read more
The Maui wildfires that turned Hawaii into “hell” last year caused death and destruction in the town of Lahaina and displaced many people from their homes. Pets were also dramatically affected by the Maui fires, with many ending up injured or without a home after getting separated from their owners in the midst of evacuations. … Read more
PARADISE, Calif. — On the day Paradise burned, Gwen Nordgren stopped her car just long enough to rescue a young woman escaping by foot. By that time on Nov. 8, 2018, the sky was black even though the sun had been up for hours. Both sides of the street were on fire as Nordgren grabbed … Read more
TENNANT CREEK, Australia – Dramatic video recorded in the Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek in Australia shows the moment a “firenado,” or fire whirl whipped up and started spinning across farmland as wildfires burned across the region at the end of October. Officials said in a Facebook post that the region was under a … Read more