A wildfire at Yosemite National Park has tripled in size and is less than 2% contained according to local officials.
The fire is threatening 268 homes near Pine Mountain Lake and causing evacuations of entire neighborhoods. Sheriff deputies have gone door-to-door asking people to leave although the evacuation is not yet mandatory. Continue reading
Almost a quarter-million people are now being warned about exposure to the potentially deadly hantavirus.
The mouse-borne disease is known to have now infected nine people, killing three of them. Over 230,000 people have now been sent notices from the Yosemite Park Rangers warning them of exposure and encouraging them to seek tests from their doctors. Detecting the virus through blood tests early increases a victim’s chance of survival. Continue reading
A little over a week after announcing that one of two vacationers had died from contracting hantavirus at Yosemite National Park, a second fatality has been confirmed by government officials.
Officials from Yosemite National Park officials have confirmed that over 1,700 visitors were put at risk for the potentially fatal disease after conditions in various rental cabins allowed infected rodents to breed and grow. Continue reading