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A staffing shortage left a Central California wetland mostly dry because too few workers were available to open the levees, even though the area had attracted well over 100 bird species each winter.
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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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For many Summerland residents returning home after the Bald Range wildfire, the relief of getting back to their community is being met with a difficult new reality...
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The forecast is a reminder that a quiet season does not necessarily mean a low-risk one.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's bid for a fourth term is running into some unexpected resistance from the voters he has always depended upon. The Republican is "bleeding support" in small towns and rural areas due to two emerging issues: data center expansion and a planned $33 billion electric transmission project...
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Flash flooding and mudslides left catastrophic damage behind in parts of Hawaii from Hurricane Lala, which struck over the weekend. One community remains trapped after the road in and out was washed away while others are returning home to survey the damage.
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In several parts of the country, residents are being asked to cut back on everyday water use as suppliers warn that, without further action, some areas could face serious shortages.
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Forecasters say intense showers might cause flooding as rain falls on dry, hard ground...
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BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) crews are continuing to battle the Bald Range wildfire on Monday, Aug. 17.
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Powerful storm footage from Indiana shows how dangerous straight-line wind events can become.
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Colorado’s lakes often aren’t what they seem. Many are reservoirs with contentious histories and ghost towns under the surface.
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Tropical stingray attacks have doubled at some beaches along California coasts, with lifeguards reporting thousands of new cases.
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Nine states from Nebraska to Virginia are under flood watches as heavy rains rock large swaths of the country. Ian Lee reports.
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The damaging straight line winds Tuesday afternoon are now confirmed as a "derecho." That's a widespread windstorm sometimes called an inland hurricane because of its hurricane-force winds.
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California has adopted the toughest new rules in the country that require homeowners to manage the plants around their houses. Fire experts say it helps protect houses from burning, but public pushback has been strong.
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A staffing shortage left a Central California wetland mostly dry because too few workers were available to open the levees, even though the area had attracted well over 100 bird species each winter.
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Illinois has recorded more than 200 tornadoes so far in 2026, surpassing its previous high and edging toward the largest one-year tornado count ever recorded.
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The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30 each year. For millions of Americans living in coastal and inland communities across the Gulf Coast, the Southeast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, that period is associated with documented and measurable risks.
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Sebastien Lecornu visited Le Porge in the Gironde region on Monday for a meeting with the mayor after it was devastated by wildfires and 183 homes burned down in late July to August.
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Fears are mounting that unexploded WWII munitions buried in Belgium’s High Fens could detonate as underground peat fires continue to smoulder following the country’s worst wildfires in recent history.
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Many residents on Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara province spent the day mourning victims and waiting for aid to arrive to communities still cut off by the deadly quake.
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Belgium is battling its worst wildfires in over a century, with hundreds of firefighters fighting flames in the Hautes Fagnes nature reserve. Germany, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands have sent reinforcements, including helicopters, as several towns are evacuated.
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The cleanup is beginning in Hawaii after it was hit by Hurricane Lala, which has now weakened to a tropical storm. Floodwaters washed out roads, and thousands of people are without power. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
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Hurricane Lala devastated Hawaii, washing out roads and bridges, damaging 100+ homes and leaving 178,000 without power.
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One person has died and 40 have been injured as Croatia battles wildfires amid Europe's heatwave.
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Indiana Governor Mike Braun has requested federal help after much of Wayne County, Indiana, and beyond saw historic flooding this week.
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Local officials in Massachusetts towns near the Quabbin Reservoir say the communities helping safeguard drinking water for 2.7 million people are getting too little help.
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