Wildfires articles
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Hawaiian Electric readies plan for cutting power during wildfire risks
Hawaiian Electric Co. is preparing to roll out its plan for proactive power shutdowns for areas at high risk for wildfires during extreme weather.
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Federal, state centers to assist wildfire survivors open in Lahaina
Two new centers serving survivors of the Maui wildfires opened their doors today, officials said, as Lahaina transitions into a new phase of recovery.
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Fewer wildfires, great biodiversity: what is the secret to the success of Mexico’s forests?
More than half of the country’s forestry is in community and Indigenous hands – and from CO2 absorption to reducing poverty the results are impressiveDexter Melchor Matías works in the Zapotec Indigenous town of Ixtlán de Juárez, about 1,600ft (490 metres) above the wide Oaxaca valley in Mexico, where community forestry has become a way of life. Like him, about 10 million people across the country live in and make a living from forests, with half of that population identifying as Indigenous.As...