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The generation that has never known smoke-filled pubs
The legislation was brought across the country to reduce the effect of second-hand smoke.BBC News - 2d -
This Company Built a Wildfire Detection Drone
The AI-based drone speeds up the detection and monitoring of wildfires.Inc. - 6d -
Volcano spews lava and smoke as it erupts in Iceland
A volcano erupted south of Iceland’s capital Tuesday, spewing lava and smoke in a fiery display that triggered evacuations, although air traffic continued.NBC News - 3d -
US health agency layoffs gut mine safety, infertility and smoking programs
Thousands lost jobs as sweeping cuts reshape public health, leaving experts and lawmakers scrambling . Experts in everything from mine safety to smoking and infertility were hit by mass layoffs ...The Guardian - 2d -
HHS gutted programs to help people quit smoking. The impact could be deadly.
Public health experts were stunned this week when Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and DOGE gutted key groups that had been successful in helping Americans quit smoking.NBC News - 18h -
An AI-based drone that speeds up the detection and monitoring of wildfires is presented in Germany
A company that specializes on early wildfire detection has developed a new, AI-based drone that it says will help speed up the detection, location and monitoring of firesABC News - Mar. 28 -
Sean McVay says he hasn't studied 2025 QB prospects much. Smoke screen or sign of Rams' draft plans?
Sean McVay hasn't done "a whole lot of work" on this year's QB prospects, but is he just putting up a smoke screen to hide the Rams' draft plans?Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Man tending grandparents’ graves suspected of igniting South Korea’s worst wildfires
Police launch probe into a man suspected of accidentally starting the country’s worst wildfires in history while clearing his relatives’ gravesites. South Korean police have launched a probe into a ...The Guardian - 5d -
South Korean police plan to question man on suspicion of accidentally starting wildfire
South Korean police plan to question a 56-year-old man on suspicion of starting at least one of the wildfires that recently devastated the country’s southern regions, killing 30 people and burning ...ABC News - 4d -
Death toll in LA's wildfires rises to 30 with new fatality confirmed in Altadena
A new death in connection with January’s wildfires has been confirmed, raising the death toll to 30, the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner’s office said on Wednesday.NBC News - 1d -
Deadly South Korean wildfires may have been set off by family grave rite
South Korean police plan to question a man on suspicion of starting at least one of the wildfires that recently devastated the country’s southern regions.NBC News - 4d -
California wildfires left behind 9 billion pounds of toxic ash and debris | 60 Minutes
After the wildfires ravaged homes in Los Angeles, California, cleanup crews faced a new challenge: electric car batteries that can explode when damaged.CBS News - 18h -
Traeger Woodridge Pro Review: Fearless Smoking
This pellet smoker took the fear out of making restaurant-quality meat.Wired - 5d -
Scientists deploy AI to better predict wildfires
Model takes into account weather forecasts as well as factors such as levels of flammable vegetation and human activityFinancial Times - 2d -
Watch: Iceland volcano spews lava and smoke after erupting
People are being evacuated as a volcano erupts in south-west Iceland, threatening a town.BBC News - 2d -
California wildfire threatening forest home of world’s oldest tree
Silver fire leading to fears about Methuselah, a nearly 5,000-year-old bristlecone pine in eastern part of state. Firefighters have managed to make “strong progress” containing a fire burning ...The Guardian - 2d -
Parts of UK set to be hotter than Algarve on Friday
Warm, bright conditions are expected but come with a warning about wildfires.BBC News - 1d -
How Tiny Homes Could Solve a Big Problem for Los Angeles
As L.A. rebuilds homes lost to wildfires, accessory dwelling units have emerged as a win-win solution for homeowners and city planners.Inc. - 3d -
UNM hires UC San Diego's Eric Olen to replace Pitino as men's basketball coach
The puff of cherry and silver smoke emanating from a chimney on Fern Lovo’s X account Sunday morning said it all. The University of New Mexico athletic director announced the school has found its ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
What’s the difference between all the various paprikas? | Kitchen aide
This versatile spice has long outgrown its Spanish and Hungarian roots to bring richness, warmth, colour and flavour to a host of dishes. Sweet, smoked, hot … What’s the difference between the ...The Guardian - 3d -
My husband overdosed on fentanyl. Cruel immigration policies won’t fix the crisis | Karie Fugett
I desperately want to find a solution to the fentanyl crisis. Unfortunately, all Trump’s talk about fixing it is smoke and mirrors. My husband died of a fentanyl overdose.. Leading up to his death, ...The Guardian - 2d -
Maui mayor’s plan to phase out vacation rentals would increase housing but shrink the economy
HONOLULU — An unprecedented proposal from Maui’s mayor to phase out vacation rentals would alleviate a severe housing shortage aggravated by the 2023 wildfires but would also shrink the economy, ...NBC News - 3d -
Left Behind | Sunday on 60 Minutes
60 Minutes was with the Environmental Protection Agency as crews removed hazardous waste left behind after the Los Angeles wildfires – including electric vehicles with batteries that can explode ...CBS News - 3d -
How Ukraine’s Environment Became a Casualty of Russia’s War
Russia’s war in Ukraine has decimated the environment, causing floods, wildfires and pollution. An extensive legal effort now underway in Ukraine is seeking justice for the long-lasting ecological ...The New York Times - 1d -
3/30/2025: Hostages; Voice of America; Left Behind
First, freed Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas speaks out. Then, a report on what Trump's silencing of Voice of America means for listeners worldwide. And, a look at California wildfires cleanup ...CBS News - 1d -
WATCH: Golden retriever meets humpback whale off the coast of Hawaii
A boat captain who rebuilt her whale-watching business after losing three boats in the 2023 Lahaina wildfire captured footage of her dog's reaction to a close encounter with a humpbackABC News - 1d -
Both her home and school burned down during the LA fires. She’s just one of 700,000 uprooted kids
Los Angeles children suffered traumatic disruptions to their education and social lives from the wildfires. The Eaton fire that devastated Altadena in early January burned down Juan Carlos Perez’s ...The Guardian - 23h -
Forced onto the FAIR plan: Why are low-risk homes losing insurance?
California's insurance of last resort is supposed to be for homes with *high* wildfire risk, but our CBS News California data analysis found that the vast majority of people in the FAIR Plan live ...CBS News - 15h
