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California lawmakers have created a wildfire insurance fund with access to $21 billion that is meant to ensure that Southern California Edison remains solvent and victims' claims are paid in full.
About 95% of fires in California are caused by humans, whether through an intentional act of arson, a downed power line, or a backyard barbeque party or fireworks celebration gone awry, Cal Fire ...
The 2017 California wildfire season was at the time the most destructive in California's history, with approximately 9,133 wildfires that burned over 1.3 million acres (5,300 km 2) and killed 46 people. [7]
A number of spas that treat visitors with naturally infused radon water from the local hills were founded in 1906 and onwards in Jáchymov, Czech Republic, and still exist today. [6] These spas were world-renowned, as evidenced by an article in the New Zealand Thames Star Supplement from 1912 (the article uses the Austrian name of the town ...
Radon is a major cause of cancer; it is estimated to contribute to ~2% of all cancer related deaths in Europe. [1] Radium, like radon, is radioactive and is found in small quantities in nature and is hazardous to life if radiation exceeds 20-50 mSv/year. Radium is a decay product of uranium and thorium. [2]
Here is what we know so far about the victims: Anthony and Justin Mitchell Anthony Mitchell remembered his father as a “protector” who would do anything for his family.
During 2003, 9,116 wildfires [4] burned 1,020,460 acres (4,129.7 km 2) across the US state of California. [1] [2] In October, a major wildfire outbreak in Southern California burned more than 750,000 acres, destroyed thousands of homes, and killed two dozen people. [8] Many of the victims were killed in their cars while trying to flee. [9] [10]
Victor Shaw, 66, was trying to protect his home, which had been in the family for over five decades, when he was killed Tuesday night in the Eaton Fire, his family said.