Tag: danger

High heat and fire danger loom for California ahead of Fourth of July weekend

Much of California faces a one-two weather punch this week as a dangerous heat wave and high fire risk loom at a time when millions will be outside celebrating Independence Day. Temperatures in the Sacramento Valley could reach 115 degrees, according to Kate Forrest, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in California’s capital city. […]

WashCo officials announce burn ban starting July 1 due to ‘high-fire danger’

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A burn ban will be in effect in Washington County beginning July 1 due to a “high-fire danger,” officials announced. The ban will be enacted by all fire agencies within Washington County, including Banks Fire District #13, Cornelius Fire Department, Forest Grove Fire Department, Gaston Rural Fire District, Hillsboro Fire and […]

Biden is a danger to the West

We think we have problems in the UK with the apparent lack of statesmen or women to run this country, but Joe Biden’s abject performance last night in the “debate” with Donald Trump is a worry not just for the US and the UK but the whole planet. What on earth will Vladimir Putin and the […]

Extreme heat is new danger stalking US-bound migrants

In the Mexican desert near the US border, security forces are on alert after a man was found dead from heat stroke on the journey to what he hoped would be a better life in North America. The 45-year-old Mexican man’s body was found buried among sand and bushes under the merciless sun, a week […]

Tropical Storm Alberto makes landfall in Mexico; danger looms for Texas

Millions of people along the southern coast of Texas were under severe weather advisories as officials warned of high storm surge, torrential rain and possible tornadoes as Tropical Storm Alberto barreled over northern Mexico. The first named storm in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season made landfall in Mexico sometime between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. […]

China’s Waning Appetite for Grain Spells Danger for World Market

(Bloomberg) — China’s appetite for overseas wheat and corn is dwindling rapidly, which is likely to heap pressure on world grain markets that have grown accustomed to robust demand from the world’s top agricultural importer. Most Read from Bloomberg Buyers in China haven’t been observed making any major purchases for a couple of months, according […]