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Three wildfires have burned more than 3,500 acres this week in Southern California and triggered evacuation orders and warnings for tens of thousands of residents in Ventura and Riverside counties. The fires blanketed widespread parts of the region with smoke, lead to an air quality alert through Wednesday evening for parts of of Southern California.
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All you who fear the LORD, trust the LORD! He is your helper and your shield. Psalm 115:11 (NLT)
Image: 'The Angel Nemamiah', courtesy of Project OverSoul.
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Seven House Republicans joined Democrats to pass a War Powers Resolution seeking congressional approval for continued U.S. military action in Iran.
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Nepal was rocked by two back-to-back earthquakes on Thursday, triggering tremors in parts of the country. No casualties or major damage were reported in the immediate aftermath.
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The pumpkins are beginning to arrive at Beck Family Farms in Centerfield, but this fall will look dramatically different at the fifth-generation family farm.
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There is no heat advisory on Thursday; however, North Texas will still be very hot, with highs near 100°.
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Yosemite National Park's Dome Fire has reached over 1,000 acres near Wawona and its iconic waterfall.
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As climate change drives more frequent and intense wildfires, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have published two large-scale studies showing that wildfire smoke may pose greater health risks than other sources of air pollution, with higher risks of hospitalization for cardiovascular and respiratory disease and poorer survival among patients with lung cancer.
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A wildfire in Calhoun County, Arkansas, had burned 2,638 acres and reached 65% containment by Wednesday as emergency crews worked to protect the nearby Highland Industrial Park.
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Flood Watches cover much of the state, while National Weather Service (NWS) offices warn that burn scars, slot canyons, and already saturated ground require particular attention during periods of heavy rainfall.
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Three people drowned after being swept away by flash flooding in New Mexico early Wednesday, police say, as more rounds of unusually intense rain target the Southwest.
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Idaho has racked up nearly $40 million in debt fighting wildfires on its public lands this summer as the season starts to wind down.
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County officials say they advised the organizer, Racefaster, to use an alternate route to avoid flooding.
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The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management has activated the state emergency operations center due to the Bunker Wildfire in Calhoun County.
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The Trump administration dropped a bid to revive a funding freeze that a federal judge found "flagrantly" violated law.
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Maryland officials grapple with 'bizarre' Trump executive order on Chesapeake Bay - Maryland MattersJust months after federal officials joined Chesapeake Bay states to renew their pledge to restore the nation's largest estuary, President Donald Trump on Wednesday rescinded an Obama-era executive order that called for federal leadership in the effort.
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A earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck in the remote Aleutian Island in southwest Alaska on the morning of Sept. 17.
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After weeks of slow improvement, recent heat caused drought conditions to worsen in some North Carolina counties.
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The Bureau of Land Management postponed its wild horse gather in southern Oregon over a temporary restraining order.
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The active Dry River Fire in Sutton County has burned 8,761 acres and is 30% contained as emergency crews continue firefighting efforts.
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If you're flying a drone near active wildfires, firefighting aircraft have to land until yours is cleared out of the airspace. That delay costs critical time when crews are trying to contain the flames.
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A new wildfire burning on Fremont Island in the Great Salt Lake has grown to an estimated 60 acres as of Wednesday afternoon.
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Glaciers in Nepal’s Langtang Catchment lost about 41.5% of their area from the Little Ice Age to 2023, while warming above 4 000 m (13 120 feet) reached about 0.3°C (0.54°F) per decade from 1964–2023…
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Hundreds of advocacy groups and members of Congress on Tuesday called on President Donald Trump’s administration to reject a proposal to hand over part of Yosemite National Park in California to a private developer.
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Tucson fire crews responded to three swift water rescues in less than half an hour as storms moved through the area Monday evening.
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Crews in Caddo County are once again battling a large fire that’s broken out near Cogar and burned more than 3,000 acres of land.
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A lightning offensive by Iranian-backed Houthi militants along Yemen's Red Sea coast has handed Tehran fresh leverage in its economic standoff with Washington, giving Iran the ability to threaten a chokepoint even busier than the Strait of Hormuz.
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