Firefighters lined roads to keep flames from reaching homes as helicopters dropped water on a growing wildfire on Wednesday. The wildfire in Northern California has forced at least 13,000 people to evacuate and another day of extreme heat is expected to come. A night-flying helicopter drops water on flames as the Thompson Fire continues to […]
As relations soured between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte, a manipulated news report surfaced in posts that claimed an ally of the powerful Duterte family topped a survey of preferred candidates for the archipelago’s next presidential election in 2028. Broadcaster ABS-CBN denied publishing the supposed report while polling body Pulse Asia Research told […]
HAWLEY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) — A grass fire in Hawley spread to a structure Sunday afternoon. Fire crews swiftly responded to County Road 445 in Hawley where a grass fire had escalated, spreading to a nearby structure. No injuries have been reported at this time. BigCountryHomepage has reached out to the Hawley Volunteer Fire Department and […]
A new report is drawing attention to an evolving virus that surprised scientists after being detected in dairy cows in the United States. What’s happening? In June, The Conversation highlighted how the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has spread rapidly around the globe after first being found in China in 1997. Rising global temperatures appear […]
CANBERRA (Reuters) – A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza has spread to an eighth poultry farm near Melbourne, the government of Australia’s Victoria state said on Tuesday, taking the total number of infected facilities in the country to 10. Australia is dealing with three parallel outbreaks of bird flu, two near Melbourne and one […]
The concerning bird flu outbreak that has spread to four humans so far as it expands quickly in the U.S. has jumped to dozens of species, infecting mammals in at least 31 states. Among those infected are cows in 12 states, foxes, mice, striped skunks, mountain lions and harbor seals, and alpacas. At least 21 […]
Five people have been killed and dozens more required medical treatment after a fire that started with the burning of crop stubble spread through settlements in south-east Turkey overnight, officials said. The blaze erupted in an area neighbouring the provinces of Diyarbakir and Mardin. Fanned by winds, it moved quickly through the villages of Koksalan, […]
(Bloomberg) — France’s Finance Ministry estimates the selloff in the country’s debt after President Emmanuel Macron called snap legislative elections would cost the state around an additional €800 million ($859 million) if the higher price of borrowing persisted for a year. Most Read from Bloomberg The calculation is based on an increase in the premium […]
A Georgia mom is working to get the word out about a new law after her son died. Israel “Izzy” Scott drowned during a swim lesson two years ago, and now there are new regulations in place that parents need to know about. There’s a smile when Dori Scott talks about her little boy Israel, […]
A deadly “flesh-eating” bacteria is spreading at a record rate in Japan, with the capital Tokyo a hotspot. So far this year, the country has reported 977 cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) – already exceeding an all time high of 941 infections detected in 2023. The condition is caused by an unusual manifestation […]
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Firefighters in Southern California are working to contain a growing vegetation fire that has spread across the U.S.-Mexico border. One of many that have broken out throughout California just this weekend, the wildfire — dubbed the Border 53 Fire — has continued to grow in size since it started Saturday afternoon. […]
PALM CITY — A brush fire that has been burning for several days in a wooded area west of Palm City near Interstate 95 has spread over 300 acres, but it is now mostly underground and contained, Florida Forest Service and Martin County Fire Rescue officials said Saturday. “Underground fire doesn’t have exposed flames on […]