Maui search crews have allegedly found over 450 bodies, according to a local resident who is leading a grassroots relief effort to aid victims of the fire that decimated the town of Lahaina earlier this month. For the full article, click here.
Wildfires
Why Didn’t Maui’s Emergency Sirens Warn of Deadly Wildfires?
A spokesman for Hawaii’s emergency management agency says that none of the 80 warning sirens placed around the island were activated at any time during the wildfire that has caused massive damage and taken at least 93 lives. For the full article, click here.
New York City recorded worst-ever air quality Wednesday, which was national Clean Air Day in Canada
New York City’s air quality index of 183 remained the worst of any major world city Thursday morning, but the conditions were far better than Wednesday’s record-setting air pollution in the boroughs — as hundreds of US firefighters rushed north to Canada to tackle the...