With Lake County now holding the title of the largest fire in California’s recorded history, the Ranch Fire of the Mendocino Complex, it leaves one to wonder what exactly it…
Adam PrellOctober 4, 2018
Last Year's Disaster During the massively destructive 2017 wildfire season in California, certain phrases kept being repeated. “Unprecedented”, “Uncharted territory”, “Historic”, “War zone”, “New normal”, and other descriptive phrases were…
John MeadAugust 2, 2018
Over the last thirty years, the length of wildfire season has increased by nearly 20% around the world. In California, the idea of wildfire ‘season’ is nearly laughable as large…
RedZoneJune 14, 2018
The legal battles begin as California still reels and begins to recover from what became the worst fire season in living memory last year. CalFire released a report on the…
John MeadJune 8, 2018
The Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii erupted last week Thursday, May 3rd, breaking open rifts and opening lava vents. While Kilauea has been continuously active for the…
RedZoneMay 10, 2018
Have you ever wondered how home insurance companies deal with writing new policies in an ongoing disaster zone? Well the truthful answer is they don’t. For instance, when a large…
Adam PrellApril 26, 2018
The National Weather Service (NWS), Los Angeles Office is warning the region that sustained heavy rains are incoming for the majority of the rest of the week. The beginning of…
Adam PrellMarch 20, 2018
With climate change becoming more prevalent in recent years, science has been looking for ways to examine how changes to the earth’s present and past environment will affect the way…
Adam PrellFebruary 9, 2018
UPDATE 01/03/18 @ 4:49 p.m. – The fire is now 92% contained at 281,893 acres. Thomas Fire Summary The Thomas Fire began in Ventura County just north of Santa Paula…
Adam PrellDecember 22, 2017
