Cleanup after wildfires is inherently more difficult than recovery from other natural disasters, according to Brian Cavanaugh, a visiting fellow for Cybersecurity, Intelligence, and Homeland Security at The Heritage Foundation.
Unlike a hurricane, which mainly creates wind and water damage, Cavanaugh says, fires damage the structural integrity of buildings a ... Show More
Feb 26
Victor Davis Hanson: Susan Rice, Your Threats Are As Empty As Your Promises
Susan Rice, former U.N. ambassador and national security advisor under Obama, made some very threatening statements directed toward Republicans and business elites on a recent podcast episode. On “Stay Tuned with Preet Bharara,” Rice said she wanted Trump supporters to know that ... Show More
12m 34s
Aug 2024
Another Take: After the Maui fires, has more Hawaiian heritage been lost?
On Friday, Hawaii's largest utility company agreed to pay the largest share of a settlement worth more than $4 billion to plaintiffs affected by last year's deadly wildfires in Maui. Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on August 17, 2023. N ... Show More
21m 47s
Sep 2024
Grenfell: Building a Disaster - Episode 0
In the early hours of the 14th of June 2017, a fire broke out in a tower block in West London. This fire was both a personal tragedy and a national scandal.It began in Flat 16 of Grenfell Tower. Before long, the flames reached combustible cladding and insulation, which had been i ... Show More
2m 30s
Jan 2025
Rick Caruso on LA’s Wildfires, Policy Failures, and the Path Forward
This week on No Priors, Elad sits down with Rick Caruso, LA real estate developer and runner-up in the 2022 mayoral race. With experience serving under three LA mayors, as well as on the police commission and the board of water and power, Rick offers a unique perspective on the s ... Show More
27m 11s
Feb 2025
What a Black enclave lost in the Los Angeles wildfires
Altadena was the site of the Eaton fire, one of two major wildfires in Los Angeles County in January. The wind and flames destroyed more than 9,000 structures — and with them, the long-tenured Black community in the town. As efforts to recover and rebuild the town are underway, m ... Show More
30m 35s
Jan 2025
When disaster strikes: On the ground amid LA wildfires
<p>Wildfires have forced more than 100,000 people to evacuate their homes in the Los Angeles area, and killed at least 24 people. In what will likely be the most costly disaster in U.S. history, thousands of homes and businesses have been lost. In a special edition of Rapid Respo ... Show More
30m 24s
Jan 2025
Wednesday, January 8, 2024
<p>Homeowners try to save their properties and firefighters struggle; At least five dead as wildfires tear through Los Angeles; Wildfires cause hazardous air quality in Los Angeles.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.ad ... Show More
20m 59s
Aug 2020
Daniel P. Aldrich, "Black Wave: How Networks and Governance Shaped Japan’s 3/11 Disasters" (U Chicago Press, 2020)
Despite the devastation caused by the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and 60-foot tsunami that struck Japan in 2011, some 96% of those living and working in the most disaster-stricken region of Tōhoku made it through. Smaller earthquakes and tsunamis have killed far more people in nearb ... Show More
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