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☆ Airbnb's struggles go beyond people spending less. They're losing some travelers to hotels.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But Brown told Business Insider that more recent disappointing experiences with short-term rentals have led to a change of heart. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. It's a far cry from the record-setting demand Airbnb saw immediately following COVID-19 lockdowns, when travelers craved private homes and acres of outdoor space. Hotels are winning over travelers in some areasDemand for Airbnbs is stalling or slipping in some categories where hotels are competitive, according to AirDNA. "I'm going to go check hotels and see if this is actually the best value," he told Business Insider.

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☆ Debby’s aftermath leaves thousands in the dark; threatens more flooding in the Carolinas
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

With the ground already saturated from Debby, the National Weather Service said localized downpours could result in additional flash flooding throughout the coastal Carolinas. “Right now, it’s thundering, sprinkling and pretty dark so I’d say it’s going to start raining hard here pretty soon,” she said. Even in drier areas, more than 35,000 homes and businesses in Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont still had no electricity as of Sunday afternoon, according to the tracking website PowerOutage.us. Debby’s last day and night over the U.S. inundated parts of New York, Pennsylvania and New England with rain and flash flooding on Friday, prompting evacuations and rescues. Officials announced plans to distribute water bottles and clean-up kits to residents impacted by flash flooding on Sunday and Monday.

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☆ Their homes burned in the Camp Fire. Then the Park Fire destroyed their new ones.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Courtesy Ken BakerDisplaced in the Camp Fire, Ken Baker plans to return to Paradise after his second home burned, too. The Camp Fire burned for weeks in November 2018, killing 85 people and destroying more than 13,500 homes. Daneau, Baker and Pero were part of the settlement with Pacific Gas & Electric Co., whose utility lines started the Camp Fire. Sylvia Baker Courtesy Ken BakerBaker, 59, is an Iraq War veteran who works for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Chico. When the quote jumped to $12,000, “it became unobtainable.”Kristy and Michael Daneau’s home in Cohasset, which burned down in the Park fire.

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Across 100,000 acres in the vast agricultural heartland of Australia, an unusual approach is taking root to slow down the wrecking ball of climate change. Farmers are trying to tap the superpowers of tiny subterranean tendrils of fungus to pull carbon dioxide out of the air and stash it underground. It’s part of a big bet that entrepreneurs and investors around the world are making on whether dirt can clean up climate pollution. Like Loam Bio, companies like Andes and Groundworks Bio Ag are also experimenting with microbes. Silicate Carbon is milling leftover concrete into a fine powder, while several companies are scorching crop waste into charcoal.

Organizations: Farmers Locations: Australia, Australian, Mati

☆ This $49 million ranch for sale in Colorado is linked to the billionaire Walmart heirs and has a place in rock-n-roll history. Take a look.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It's also linked to the Walton family — the billionaire heirs to Walmart. AdvertisementThe ranch once had a recording studio that hosted musicians like Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel. Hall and HallIn addition to its ties to the famous family of billionaires, the history of Caribou Ranch also involves some music legends. The Caribou Ranch Recording Studio was even inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2017. Hall and HallThe ranch served as a basecamp for miners during the period, according to Hall and Hall.

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A brush fire in San Bernardino County has destroyed several homes in the area, according to San Bernardino County Fire Protection District. Named the Edgehill Fire, it ignited Monday at 2:38 p.m. local time, according to Cal Fire. When firefighters arrived on the scene of the fire in the 3300 block of Beverly Drive on Little Mountain, it was only about an acre big and "rapidly moving," San Bernardino County Fire Protection District said. An evacuation order was issued for people living in parts of San Bernardino County, including on the south side of Ridge Line Drive and on the north side of Edgehill Road, per the fire protection district. A resident leaves with their belongings Monday in San Bernardino.

Persons: David Swanson Organizations: San Bernardino County Fire Protection, Cal Fire, NBC, Getty Locations: San Bernardino County, Beverly, NBC Los Angeles, San Bernardino, AFP

☆ Avocado goldrush links U.S. companies with Mexico’s deforestation disaster
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

The U.S. lawsuits filed in DC Superior Court Monday shine a spotlight on the supply chains of some U.S. companies operating in the Mexican avocado industry. Reuters could not independently verify the accounts from the local residents or Climate Rights International’s findings. “They have even gone to destroy avocado orchards,” said Claudia Alejandra Sanchez, an activist for Michoacán’s Purepecha Indigenous people. Reuters reviewed copies of letters shared by Climate Rights International. Most of those companies have publicly pledged to adhere to sustainable supply chains in compliance with local laws.

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The Shore Acres neighborhood begins to flood from high tide in the Tampa Bay while Tropical Storm Debby approaches the gulf coast, in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S., on August 4. Octavio Jones/ReutersHigh-water rescues were underway Sunday night in Pinellas County, Florida, as incoming Hurricane Debby whipped up heavy rains, storm surge and dangerous flooding, emergency officials said. Emergency crews in the county, which includes the cities of Clearwater and St. Petersburg, were fielding very high volumes of 911 calls Sunday night. Between 5 to 10 inches of rain have fallen in the area and as many as four more inches are possible. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge — a key transportation artery in Lower Tampa Bay — has been closed “due to high winds and inclement weather,” the Florida Highway Patrol announced.

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☆ Southern California Fire Destroys Homes and Forces Evacuations
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Soumya Karlamangla | More About Soumya Karlamangla | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A fast-moving brush fire burned homes and forced evacuations in the inland California city of San Bernardino on Monday afternoon. Shocking views of the fire tearing across a residential hillside stoked fears that an already dangerous fire season could threaten the more populated parts of the state. The fire in the Southern California city, about 60 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, has grown to 100 acres and burned multiple buildings, said Eric Sherwin, a spokesman for the San Bernardino County Fire Department. Residents of dozens of homes in the Shandin Hills neighborhood are under evacuation orders, and the county has set up an evacuation center at a nearby elementary school. Multiple suburban houses with tile roofs could be seen on live TV engulfed in flames on Monday afternoon.

Persons: Eric Sherwin Organizations: San Bernardino, Monday, San, San Bernardino County Fire Department, Residents Locations: California, San, Southern California, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Shandin

☆ A Battle Over a Farm, a Mosque and the Moral High Ground
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Dan Barry | Jenn Ackerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Butch Robinson is done. After dedicating most of his 77 years to growing sod, he just wants to sell his sprawl of green and ease his aching back into the lounge chair of a hard-earned retirement. It would include shops, restaurants, tennis courts, soccer fields, a park with a pavilion — and a 40,000-square-foot mosque. So began a conflagration over a small emerald swath of the American dream, fueled by colliding hopes and mutual distrust. At the dispute’s core: clashing interpretations of what inclusion looks like.

Persons: Butch Robinson, Robinson Organizations: Twin Locations: Twin Cities, Lino Lakes, Minn

☆ Park Fire more than 400,000 acres, 4th-largest in Calif. history
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Raja Razek | Jay Croft | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The fourth-largest wildfire in California’s history has grown to 400,956 acres, destroying 564 structures and damaging 50 as of Saturday morning, according to an update from Cal Fire. “The Park Fire has been extremely active over the last 24 hours,” Cal Fire said. However, firefighters are still actively engaging in fire suppression to an area spanning 175-miles,” the update read. As of Friday, 94 large wildfires raged across multiple states, and 28 had evacuation orders, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Fires are also burning in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Utah, Montana, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming and Nevada.

Persons: “ Crews Organizations: CNN, Cal Fire, National Interagency Fire Center Locations: Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Tehama, Area, Northern San Joaquin, Oregon , Idaho, Washington , Utah , Montana , Arizona, New Mexico , Wyoming, Nevada

☆ With a fire burning just miles away, residents of a Washington town dig in
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

“There’s a lot of mistrust going on there.”As fire behavior grows intense because of climate change and overgrown forests, doubts can fester in rural communities as fire managers operate more conservatively than in the past. “Now, we’re seeing fires act more radically, make their own weather and be more unpredictable.”This dynamic is playing out in rural communities elsewhere. Stasiewicz said that based on her own focus groups, surveys and interviews, sentiments like Courtney’s are becoming more common in rural communities. Evacuation often carries a stiff financial cost, she said, and some rural residents worry their properties won’t be prioritized. “We can sometimes see rural communities lose compared to more developed areas.

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In India and China, torrential rains have killed more than 200 people in the past week. Widespread flooding has been reported in North Korea near the border with China with no word on whether anyone died. North Korea: Damage, but no information on deathsThe tropical storm also generated heavy rain in northeast China on the border with North Korea, overflowing the Yalu River, which divides the two countries. In North Korea, the rain flooded 4,100 houses, 7,400 acres of farmland and many public buildings, roads and railways. One city near North Korea asked people living below the third floor to move higher as the Yalu River rose.

Persons: ”, “, Gaemi, KCNA, Kim Jong Un, Kim Organizations: China Meteorological Administration, Rescue, ”, Ministry of Water Resources, AP, State TV Locations: India, China, Pakistan, North Korea, Asia, Kerala, ” India, Philippines, Taiwan, Pacific, Hunan, Zixing, Shanghai . China, North Korea’s, Phyongan, Jilin province, Lahore, Punjab province

☆ With Solitude and Untouched Nature, the Quieter Corners of the Adirondacks Beckon
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Amanda Loudin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At six million acres, New York’s Adirondack Park is the size of Vermont, and larger than all of New Jersey. A unique mix of state and private property that encompasses mountains, wilderness areas and lakes, the park draws more than 12 million visitors annually who want to hike, paddle, explore and more. I’ve vacationed in the park for the past 16 years, appreciating its wild beauty more each time I visit. Even with the park’s size — 10 distinct regions and 20 wilderness areas lie within its borders — many visitors don’t venture far from the park’s population centers. “The quieter parts of the park are untouched,” said Jane Hooper, communications manager for the area’s Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism.

Persons: I’ve, ”, Jane Hooper Organizations: area’s, Sustainable Tourism Locations: Vermont, New Jersey, Lake Placid

☆ Plaintiffs in Maui wildfire case reach $4 billion settlement against Hawaiian Electric and others
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Luciana Lopez | Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The governor of Hawaii on Friday announced a $4 billion settlement to resolve lawsuits stemming from the wildfires that devastated Maui last year. The defendants include the state of Hawai‘i, County of Maui, Hawaiian Electric, Kamehameha Schools, West Maui Land Co., Hawaiian Telcom and Spectrum/Charter Communications, according to the release. ”Our objective is to make sure a tragedy like this never happens again,” Shelee Kimura, president and CEO of Hawaiian Electric, said in a statement. Pictures and crosses are displayed at a public hillside memorial to Lahaina wildfire victims on August 1, 2024 in Lahaina, Hawaii. August 8 marks the one-year anniversary of the Maui wildfires which killed 102 people and devastated the historic community of Lahaina in West Maui.

Persons: Josh Green’s, ” Green, ” Shelee Kimura, Mario Tama Organizations: CNN, Hawaii Gov, Electric, Kamehameha Schools, Maui Land Co, Charter Communications, Hawaiian Electric, Green, Maui Locations: Hawaii, Maui, Hawai‘i , County, Lahaina, Lahaina , Hawaii, West Maui, Mario, Kula, Olinda

☆ 11 US housing markets most at risk from climate change — with annual homeowners insurance premiums up to $10,473
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Christine Ji | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Here's what you need to know about home insurance in the age of climate change, as well as the top most at-risk US housing markets. While State Farm recently reversed this decision and agreed to renew the policies, California homeowners must secure fire coverage separately through a state-backed insurance program. Still, climate change-related risks play an undeniable and increasing role in home insurance premium pricing as more insurance providers design their policies to consider extreme weather. AdvertisementThe 11 most at-risk US housing marketsCalifornia is hardly the only state being impacted by climate change. For ease of comparison, the annual insurance premiums shown represent how much a homeowner would pay for $300,000 of dwelling coverage.

Persons: —, Bankrate, It's, We've Organizations: Service, Business, Insurance, National Centers for Environmental, Farm, Golden State Locations: California, East, Golden

☆ Fires Burning at ‘Full Tilt’ Across the Western U.S. Stretch Resources
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Rachel Nostrant | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It took only a week for the Park fire north of Sacramento to grow into the fifth-largest in California history, signaling the potential for a destructive wildfire season across much of the Western United States. Almost 50 other large or notable fires were burning throughout the region on Wednesday, according to a New York Times tracker. Although this year doesn’t yet compare to 2020, the most destructive wildfire season of the last two decades, the sheer number of fires currently burning in Western states — both big and small — has threatened to overwhelm firefighting resources at a rate that worries experts so early in the season. “Normally we’re ramping up in July to get to that peak in August, early September,” said Alex Robertson, director of fire and aviation management for the U.S. Forest Service. But this year, he said, “we’re going into August already at our full tilt.”At least one person was killed this week by a wildfire burning near Denver, and a historic mining town was leveled near Bakersfield, Calif. More than half a million acres of the Western United States have burned in the past week, according to the Times wildfire tracker.

Persons: —, ”, Alex Robertson, “ we’re Organizations: Western, New York Times, U.S . Forest Service Locations: Sacramento, California, Western United States, Denver, Bakersfield , Calif

☆ Why orange juice is so expensive
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Andrea Miller | In Dreajmiller | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. orange production has plummeted as the industry faces volatile threats from extreme weather events, an incurable disease and economic pressures. At the same time, orange juice futures have hit record highs. Florida has seen a dramatic orange production decline in recent years. Invaio is one of the companies researching and developing treatments for citrus greening. The volatility of these threats may cut into citrus harvest expectations, which leads experts to believe that higher prices for orange juice are likely to remain, at least in the short term.

Persons: Daniel Munch, Amy O'Shea, We've, O'Shea, Invaio's Trecise Organizations: United States Department of Agriculture, American Farm Bureau Federation, CNBC, Invaio Sciences, Florida Department of Agriculture, Community Services Locations: United States, Florida, Invaio

CNN —Longtime Biden aide Anita Dunn is leaving the White House next week, according to a source familiar, and joining a super PAC supporting Vice President Kamala Harris. This marks the first big departure from the White House in the wake of President Joe Biden’s decision to step down from the 2024 Democratic ticket. Biden thanked Dunn for her work at the White House in a statement Tuesday, calling her “an invaluable part of our White House.”Dunn is departing the White House to serve as a senior adviser to Future Forward and Future Forward USA Action. “She’s tough and tested, and her experience and intellect have helped us deliver historic results for the American people,” Biden said. “I am grateful to President Biden and Vice President Harris for their leadership and giving me the opportunity to be part of what they have accomplished for the American people.”Dunn spent much of the Biden administration as one of the president’s closest advisers.

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☆ I spent one night at a celebrity-loved hotel in Arizona. My $730 room felt like a house.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

As soon as I entered the property, I knew I was about to have a unique experience. The lobby building at the Hermosa Inn. Joey Hadden/Business InsiderAs I approached Hermosa Inn, I spotted sprawling estates lining Paradise Valley. According to the company's website, the Hermosa Inn was built in 1936 as a cowboy's home and art studio. It comprises small adobe structures with turquoise trimmings that look traditionally Southwestern.

Persons: Joey Hadden Locations: Hermosa, Paradise, Southwestern

☆ Firefighters Race to Contain Wildfires in California and Oregon
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Alan Blinder | John Yoon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Firefighters raced to contain scores of blazes across the American West on Friday night as California’s largest wildfire of the year prompted a new wave of evacuations. Federal officials say active fires have burned more than 1.8 million acres. Already this week, thousands of people have been told to evacuate, and haze from the fires has floated across the continent. The fire’s growth triggered a new wave of evacuation orders and warnings on Friday, when it was zero percent contained, according to Cal Fire. Gavin Newsom of California on Friday declared a state of emergency for Butte and Tehama Counties, in addition to Plumas County, where the Gold Complex fire had burned nearly 3,000 acres.

Persons: Gavin Newsom Organizations: Cal Fire, Gov Locations: Northern California, Butte, Tehama, Shasta Counties, Chico, California, Plumas County

☆ Park Fire near Chico, California, destroys over 100 buildings as wildfire ravages Jasper in Canada
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Cool temperatures are expected to calm fire behavior, which will help the 154 firefighters in Jasper fight the blaze, Jasper National Park said on Facebook Friday night. Two wildfires converged in the Jasper National Park area, becoming what authorities are referring to as the Jasper Wildfire Complex. Together, the fires have swallowed an estimated 89,000 acres, the Jasper National Park said. An evacuation order remains in effect for Jasper and Jasper National Park, with the vast majority of evacuees being visitors, officials said. Along with about 5,000 residents who live in the town, 2.48 million people visited Jasper National Park last year.

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☆ Despite Park Fire’s Rapid Spread, Some Residents Are Determined to Stay Put
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Thomas Fuller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As California’s biggest fire of the year raced toward his neighborhood and the police ordered residents to evacuate, Justin Freese decided he was going nowhere. Instead, he calmly unfurled his 300 feet of fire hose, readying his generators and surveyed the fire’s progress. “I live up here — I’ve gotta be prepared,” Mr. Freese, 40, said Friday, as he paced his property set amid the conifer forests a 20-minute drive outside the city of Chico. A tower of wildfire smoke — streaked orange, red and black — soared into the sky as the Park fire tore through the valley below. By Saturday morning, it had consumed more than 300,000 acres of land, making it the largest active fire in the country, and it was still zero percent contained.

Persons: Justin Freese, Freese, “, Mr Locations: Forest, Chico

☆ PepsiCo is using robotics and AI-powered crop planning to transform its supply chain
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( John Kell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

PepsiCo says it's two-thirds of the way done with an overhaul of its supply chain. This article is part of "The Future of Supply-Chain Management," a series on companies' manufacturing and distribution strategies. With more automation, workers are doing fewer physical tasks, like driving a forklift, and far more oversight of the machines taking over those tasks. Workers at manufacturing facilities and distribution centers and the unions that represent them often bristle at automation, which can lead to layoffs. Even as it has invested in automation, PepsiCo's total workforce has swelled: It grew by 20%, to 318,000, over the five years that ended in 2023.

Persons: it's, —, Gregg Roden, he'd, Roden, Athina, Campbell, Kanioura Organizations: PepsiCo, Chain Management, Service, Gatorade, Frito, Microsoft, Workers, Tyson Foods, Food, McKinsey Locations: Doritos, North America

☆ Park Fire in California burns nearly 125,000 acres as Oregon firefighters battle nation’s largest active fire
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The largest active wildfire in the US has scorched more than 280,000 acres in eastern Oregon and another blaze has exploded to nearly 125,000 acres in California. • Park Fire explodes in size: By Thursday morning, the wildfire had burned an average of nearly 50 football fields per minute since starting Wednesday afternoon. • Firefighters battle massive Oregon fire: The Durkee Fire, which has burned an area larger than the city of Indianapolis, started on July 17 near the Oregon-Idaho state line. • Oregon wildfire destroys buildings: Three people were injured and two homes and 12 other structures were destroyed as the fire spread, according to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. In this image provided by the Oregon Department of Transportation, shows an area burned by the Durkee fire near Interstate 84 close to Huntington, Oregon, on July 23, 2024.

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