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Wildfires across Georgia and Florida destroy more than 50 homes and force evacuations
Huge plumes of smoke blanketed swaths of the Southeast on Wednesday as crews battled rapidly growing wildfires that destroyed more than 50 homes in Georgia and forced hundreds to flee the drought- and wind-fueled flames.
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Fire risk high as drought lingers
Forest service issues restrictions
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Nature puts heat on blast as scorching temperatures in eastern US could smash records
A long-lasting weather pattern is poised to blast hot air like a furnace across the eastern United States, with the unusual heat wave threatening to shatter record high temperatures on Wednesday in big cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
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Monster typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is bearing down on group of remote US islands
A dangerous super typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is barreling toward a group of remote U.S. islands.
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‘Climate change is kicking our butts.’ March smashes heat records for continental US
March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data. And the next year or so looks to turn the dial up on global warmth even more, as some forecasts predict a brewing El Niño will reach superstrength.
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Crews battle fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California that’s forced some to evacuate
Crews battled a smoky and fast-growing wildfire Friday in windy Southern California that forced some residents to evacuate and a community college to temporarily close its doors.
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Here’s what to know as the scope of damage from Hawaii’s floods becomes clearer
The worst flooding to hit Hawaii in two decades has swept homes off their foundations, floated cars out of driveways and left floors, walls and counters covered in thick, reddish volcanic mud.
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Hawaii suffers its worst flooding in 20 years and forecasters warn more rain is coming
Hawaii suffered its worst flooding in more than 20 years as heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago, officials said Friday while warning that still more rain was expected during the weekend.
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Flight cancellations and delays continue after US storms dump snow in the Midwest and head east
Travel disruptions continued Tuesday in the U.S. as airlines worked to recover from a powerful storm system that had already snarled flight schedules a day earlier while the partial government shutdown continued to fuel long lines at security checkpoints.
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Winds, blizzards and triple-digit heat put over half of the US in the path of extreme weather
From a surprising heatwave in California to blizzards burying parts of the Midwest and storms rolling into the East Coast, chaotic weather on Monday put more than half the nation's population in the path of extreme conditions.
