Weather
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Dangerous weather hampers firefighters and leads to fireworks bans in western US
Hot, dry and windy conditions are fueling a fast-moving wildfire in Utah, forcing the governor to declare an emergency and restrict fireworks as critical weather across the West gives way to mounting concerns that anything could cause a spark.
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France records its hottest day ever as Europe withers in early heat wave
France recorded its hottest day ever Tuesday as an early heat wave gripped Europe, prompting the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum to restrict visiting hours and disrupting school and transportation schedules in multiple countries.
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Europe swelters under an early heat wave as France records 40 drowning deaths
Millions of people across Europe were exposed to extreme and exceptional high temperatures on Tuesday, with 40 fatalities from drowning recorded in France in the past week as residents seek relief from the searing heat.
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Tropical storm remnants drench Gulf states after tornadoes hit the Midwest
The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur battered parts of the southeastern United States with drenching rains and strong wind on Thursday, tearing through buildings, flooding homes and launching water rescues along the Gulf Coast.
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Dangerous flooding from Tropical Storm Arthur, first of the Atlantic season, threatens Gulf Coast
A disorganized cluster of storms that had been plaguing the Gulf Coast for days came together to form Tropical Storm Arthur on Wednesday — the first tropical cyclone of the season in the Atlantic basin.
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El Nino is here and scientists fear it’ll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
El Nino, Nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday.
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Think it’s hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says
In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate projections.
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Atlantic hurricane season forecast to be milder than normal thanks to El Nino
A developing El Nino that is forecast to get quite strong will likely dampen the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, but it won't make the potentially deadly storms disappear, federal and outside meteorologists predict.
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More than 17,000 under evacuation orders as Southern California wildfire threatens homes
More than 17,000 people were under evacuation orders in Southern California on Tuesday as a wildfire threatened suburban homes.
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TVA says lakes ready for summer, despite low water during drought
Several lakes in the Chattanooga region are below their typical summer water levels because of extreme drought conditions, but the Tennessee Valley Authority says the lakes are open and ready for recreation.
