guardian: Australia fires: tens of thousands stranded while attempting to flee

Visitors who were told to evacuate a vast area along the NSW south coast before even worse fire conditions return stuck for hours in gridlocked traffic more...

national post: Matt Gurney: Fort McMurray shows us why we need to be prepared for disasters

The first week of May has been set aside to call attention to something that few Canadians pay attention to. This is Emergency Preparedness Week. And what a week to have it. [more...]

the guardian: Massive fire at Dubai skyscraper interrupts New Year's Eve fireworks

One person suffers heart attack and 17 injured as fire shoots up high-rise hotel building in city centre [more...]