People clear up the rubble from a house damaged in an earthquake in East Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, Saturday, Aug.#house, #earthquake#house, #earthquake

There are currently 582 active wildfires burning across Canada, 31 of which are labelled as out of control, according to Natural Resources Canada.##

Even with the lowest emissions forecast, wildfires would ravage a surface area 39 percent larger by the end of the century than they currently do, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) estimated.##

Businesses in Summerland and Penticton are experiencing heavy financial losses due to the Bald Range wildfire.##

A California agency on Wednesday approved long-delayed regulations designed to protect homes from wildfire, but they're less stringent than defenses##

’s roughly 12,000 residents are now able to return home after the Bald Range wildfire forced a full-community evacuation on August 7 and#home, #wildfire#home, #wildfire

A firefighter walks through a burned area as flames engulf a house during a wildfire on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece,#house, #wildfire#house, #wildfire

be well above seasonal averages across northern British Columbia., northern Quebec and most of Labrador. So far this year, wildfires have#Quebec, #wildfire, #homes#Quebec, #wildfire, #homes

B.C. government, about 600 structures were damaged during the 2023 wildfire season, including about 400 homes. (Photo: The Canadian Press)#wildfire, #homes#wildfire, #homes

home following Pear Lake wildfire evacuation Wildfire smoke could be a blessing for evacuees still out of their homes in British Columbia,#home, #wildfire, #British Columbia#home, #wildfire, #British Columbia

neighbours stepping in to help save each other’s homes and cattle as the BC Wildfire Service works to protect more populated areas. In the#homes, #Wildfire#homes, #Wildfire

Downpours in Japan’s east have snarled roads, caused power outages and destroyed homes in Chiba prefecture##

A Google researcher explains how AI technology like Flood Hub and Groundsource can predict floods and help people around the world.##

old boy was killed after a tree fell on his home in Jennings county. Flash flood warnings were issued for north-eastern Hendricks county#home, #flood#home, #flood

shelter, but they don’t guarantee a structure will actually survive a tornado. Most houses in Canada aren’t designed to withstand the force#house, #tornado, #Canada, #houses#house, #tornado, #Canada, #houses

2%, the highest sustained level in PACICC’s experience. At the same time, PACICC emphasizes, strong aggregate performance masks variation#PACICC, #Glenn McGillivray, #Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction#PACICC, #Glenn McGillivray, #Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction

watertight seal Note: As established by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) FORTIFIED Home Standards , sealing roof#Institute for Business & Home Safety, #IBHS#Institute for Business & Home Safety, #IBHS

who also chairs the board of directors of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS). Individual home hardening matters, he#IBHS, #Institute for Business & Home Safety#IBHS, #Institute for Business & Home Safety

of hail-resistant materials should become standard practice for all new home construction in hail-prone areas to help improve the resilience#home, #hail, #Alberta#home, #hail, #Alberta

report concluded the strategy was not effectively designed and did not prioritize Canada’s climate change risks, and that departments relied#Canada, #homes, #flood#Canada, #homes, #flood

Investment to restore degraded land is an investment in economic resilience, write Diane Holdorf and Mahmoud Mohieldin.##

New research suggests that in a warming world, heat could be deadlier for older people than previous estimates have indicated.##

control, eliminating the risk of the flames spreading to the houses. A firefighter battles a wildfire in Kruja, Albania, about a three-hour#houses, #wildfire#houses, #wildfire