News by subject: NAT

The Salvation Army has launched widespread efforts to provide food and other essential items and services to evacuees in Hawaii. After an unseasonably dry summer and strong winds spurred by Hurricane Dora in the Pacific Ocean, spontaneous wildfires...

In the news release, L&L HAWAIIAN BARBECUE TO DONATE APP SALE PROCEEDS FOR MAUI ISLAND FIRE RELIEF, issued 10-Aug-2023 by L&L Hawaiian Barbecue over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the first and third paragraphs have been updated. The...

The Maui fire attorneys at Singleton Schreiber are coordinating with local victims who have been injured, evacuated, and/or had property damaged by the fire on the island. With 36 people killed so far in the blaze, the firm is working hard to provide...

U-Haul® is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box® container usage to residents who have been impacted by the deadly fires burning across Maui....

In reasons released on August 9, 2023, the Honourable Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson invited the plaintiff to amend his pleadings to meet the criteria to certify the claim as a class action. By allowing the plaintiff to amend their pleadings, the...

In response to the raging wildfires that have destroyed entire Maui communities and all but leveled the historic Lahaina town, L& L Hawaiian Barbecue is joining the relief effort by donating one dollar for every customer order made through its...

Wildfires are continuing to burn in multiple areas of Maui and within the Mauna Kea Resort area on Hawai?i Island. These fires have resulted in the evacuations of thousands of residents and visitors, and multiple closures of major roadways. The...

Environment Canada having lifted its smog warning for the Laval area, the Société de transport de Laval (STL) is ending its special $1 fare promotion in effect since August 7. Consequently, as of tomorrow, August 8, the single fare will return to its...

ICF , a global consulting and technology services provider, was recently awarded a multiple-award, recompete contract by the Government of Puerto Rico's Public Private Partnership Authority (P3) to provide disaster recovery project development...

With much of the province under the threat of potentially damaging thunderstorms and some areas seeing an increase in tornado watches, Hydro One is reminding Ontarians to prepare for an extend power outage by ensuring their emergency kits are...

Orbit Garant Drilling Inc. ("Orbit Garant" or the "Company") today announced that it has now restarted operations on all its surface and underground drilling projects in Québec that had been previously suspended due to the impact of wildfires in the...

Extreme flooding in Nova Scotia has resulted in evacuations, damaged properties and critical infrastructure, and most tragically, loss of life. On Sunday, July 23rd, The Honourable Bill Blair, President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and...

In the aftermath of the flooding that has devastated parts of Nova Scotia, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is providing insurance information to affected residents and has deployed its Virtual Community Assistance Mobile Pavilion (V-CAMP)....

Transport Topics is excited to announce that the annual Trucking's Frontline Heroes Award is back. For the past three years,...

In response to the devastating flash floods that swept across Mayfield, Kentucky and surrounding areas on July 19, WellCare of Kentucky announced today it is providing disaster assistance to impacted communities to ensure members receive...

MedTrust Holdings hosted a Press Conference to focus on the important topic of emergency preparedness and the readiness for hurricane evacuations / repatriation of the Lowcountry's most vulnerable citizens from hospitals and other healthcare...

In the face of a historic and severe heat wave gripping the Southwest and various regions across the U.S., The Salvation Army has rapidly activated services to extend crucial assistance to people under excessive heat watches, warnings, and...

With active forest fires burning across the province, Hydro One is reminding customers that live in nearby communities that the company may need to temporarily disconnect power if a fire poses an imminent threat to any nearby stations, towers or...

Aon plc , a leading global professional services firm, today published its Global Catastrophe Recap: First Half (1H) of 2023, revealing a preliminary estimate of $194 billion in economic losses stemming from global natural disasters. Notably, this is...

Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, for an update on the 2023 wildfires season. He will be joined by Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver ? Sunshine...

The Duke Energy Foundation is awarding $170,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations providing support for those impacted by devastating storms that moved across Indiana in late June and early July....

After experiencing torrential downpours and unprecedented flooding in Vermont and other parts of the Northeast, The Salvation Army swiftly activated its Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) response to provide critical assistance to the affected...

The ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts has decided to lift the ban on open fires in or in the vicinity of a forest. This decision, taken in collaboration with the Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU), therefore...

Artemis Gold Inc. ("Artemis Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update regarding the impact of an uncontrolled wildfire late last week in the Cariboo Regional District in the immediate vicinity of the Company's Blackwater Mine. As...

The ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts (MRNF) has decided to amend the prohibition on the access to forests on lands in the domain of the State and the closure of forest roads announced on July 13, 2023. This decision was made in...

Five Chicagoland U-Haul® stores are offering 30 days of free U-Box® container usage to residents who suffered storm damage and need recovery assistance....

Canada continues to play an active role on the international stage as nations work together to fight the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. With an increase in extreme climate-related weather events worldwide,...

The researchers applied a novel approach to using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) technology, by starting measurements from exposed limestone at a lower elevation point, thus resulting in more accurate readings. Based on this new method, the...

The ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts (MRNF) has decided to amend the prohibition on the access to forests on lands in the domain of the State and the closure of forest roads announced on July 12, 2023. This decision was made in...

The ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts (MRNF) has decided to amend the prohibition on the access to forests on lands in the domain of the State and the closure of forest roads announced on July 8, 2023. This decision was made in...

The ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts has decided to amend the ban on open fires in or in the vicinity of a forest. This decision, taken in collaboration with the Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU), therefore...

In response to severe weather in New York and Vermont, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) is expediting access to care for members who may be affected.  ...

Across the country, Canadians are more and more often facing the realities of natural disasters ? like wildfires, floods and hurricanes. The Government of Canada's priority is always keeping people safe. When these events occur, the federal...

True Flood Risk, a leading property data and risk management platform for flood risk, announced that the company has joined Guidewire's Insurtech Vanguards program, an initiative led by property and casualty (P&C) cloud platform provider, Guidewire,...

Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Bill Blair, President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness, as he makes an announcement about supporting non-governmental organizations in their response...

Artemis Gold Inc.  ("Artemis Gold" or the "Company") announces that out of an abundance of caution, the Company has taken precautionary measures and temporarily reduced the number of non-essential staff and contractors at the Blackwater Mine in...

Thanks to $2.2 million in financial assistance from the 2030 Plan for a Green Economy, the Société d'habitation du Québec (SHQ) will conduct a major study to assess the vulnerability of Nunavik's entire social housing stock to thawing permafrost. A...

Climate change is causing wildfires to become more frequent and more severe across Canada, threatening our health, economies, and wildlife.    Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism, Associate Minister of Finance, on behalf of...

As wildfire seasons become longer and more extreme, the Government of Canada is focused on keeping people safe while strengthening our long-term response. Canada faces a current wildfire season that has already been the most severe in its history....

Government of Canada officials will host a media technical briefing for attribution to provide an update on the seasonal outlook for wildfires. All information and materials related to this briefing will be under embargo until the technical briefing...

Government of Canada officials will host a media technical briefing for attribution to provide an update on the seasonal outlook for wildfires. All information and materials related to this briefing will be under embargo until the technical briefing...

Government of Canada officials will host a media technical briefing for attribution to provide an update on the seasonal outlook for wildfires. All information and materials related to this briefing will be under embargo until the technical briefing...

The wildfire in Tantallon, Nova Scotia, that lasted from May 28 to June 4, 2023, is estimated to have caused over $165 million in insured damage, according to initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. Based on total claims...

Paramount Resources Ltd. ("Paramount" or the "Company") is pleased to advise that it has successfully restored all but approximately 2,500 Boe/d of the production that had been curtailed as a result of the Alberta wildfires. The Company now expects...

Duke Energy crews continue to make progress bringing customers back to service from Thursday's powerful storms, with approximately 169,000 customers restored. Crews are also responding to power outages from new storm systems that have caused an...

U-Haul® is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box® container usage to residents in Central Illinois impacted by Thursday's storm....

Orbit Garant Drilling Inc. ("Orbit Garant" or the "Company") today announced that it was forced to suspend all its surface and underground drilling projects in Québec and one project in Ontario as a result of the recent forest fires in Québec. The...

Duke Energy is working to restore power to thousands of customers in Indiana following the severe and damaging storms that ripped through Indiana Thursday. As of 3:30 p.m. ET Friday afternoon, crews have restored power for nearly 130,000 customers....

Duke Energy has restored power to more than 108,000 customers who were affected by the severe and damaging storms that ripped through Indiana Thursday. Winds as high as 90 miles an hour in some areas resulted in more than 202,000 power outages....

Federal, provincial, and territorial ministers responsible for emergency management met virtually today to discuss progress made on shared emergency management priorities. The meeting was co-chaired by the Honourable Bill Blair, President of the...