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'Bomb Cyclone' To Soak US's California With 8 Trillion Gallons Of Rain
Bomb cyclone is a term given to a rapidly strengthening storm that fulfills one important criterion. Generally, pressure must drop 24 millibars (a unit of pressure) within 24 hours.
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Severe Bomb Cyclone Threatens West Coast with Intense Rain and Winds
A powerful bomb cyclone is approaching the West Coast, with heavy rain, strong winds, and snow forecasted from November 19 to 21. California and Oregon will experience the worst of the storm, including gusts up to 70 mph, rainfall up to 4 inches, and snow in high elevations. The system is driven by an atmospheric river, which, while helpful for wat...
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NASA's X-Ray Telescopes Capture Mysterious 'Ghost Hand' In Space
NASA's new X-ray telescope observed the haunting 'bones' of a ghostly cosmic hand 16,000 light-years from Earth for a record 17 days.
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California Wrecked By Record Rain, More Storms Expected
The seventh consecutive atmospheric river since Christmas dumped more rain on Northern California on Wednesday, offering little relief for a state already battered by floods, gale force winds, power outages and evacuations of entire towns.
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Evacuation Of Around 50,000 Ordered In US' California Over Wildfires
US officials on Saturday ordered about 50,000 people to evacuate parts of the San Francisco Bay area in California as hot dry winds are forecast to fan raging wildfires.
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50,000 Asked To Evacuate As Tick Fire Rages Near Los Angeles: Officials
Some 50,000 residents were ordered to flee their homes north of Los Angeles on Thursday as a fast-moving wildfire driven by high winds raged out of control.
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Boeing's 737 Max Bills Include $2,000 A Month To Park Each Grounded Jet
While regulators contemplate whether Boeing Co's 737 Max can safely return to the skies, workers in a California airplane-storage yard keep a careful vigil against earthier concerns. Crews have sealed 34 Southwest Airlines Co jets against the Mojave Desert's sun, wind and sand, as well as insects and birds that can creep into wheel wells and engine...
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As Polar Vortex Retreats, California Braces For Storm
As the U.S. Midwest and East Coast thawed out from days of bitter, deadly cold, Californians on Friday battened down the hatches ahead of a fierce winter storm carrying heavy rains and high winds that could touch off urban flooding and mudslides.
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"Hell In Paradise": Teams In Grim Search For California Wildfire Victims
Search teams scoured the carnage of California's most destructive ever wildfire for victims on Sunday, as the state-wide death toll rose to 26 with high winds hampering the effort to rescue property and save lives.
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"Exceptionally Scary": 25 Dead In Worst Wildfire In California's History
College professor Jeff McClenahan hiked up a winding road Saturday toward a terrible unknown, expecting the worst.
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"Sky Turned Black": 11 Killed In California Wildfire, Thousands At Risk
California is on fire again, north and south, the flames deadly and swift, fanned by ferocious Santa Ana winds and fueled by dry tinder. The fires have killed at least nine people, immolated a mountain town and jangled the nerves of many tens of thousands of residents forced to evacuate their homes.
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Crews Battling Deadly California Wildfire Slowed By Returning Winds
Crews battling a deadly wildfire in northern California faced a resurgence of gusty winds on Thursday, hampering progress they were making this week to keep the blaze from spreading further.
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Calmer Winds Bring Hope In Battle Against Deadly California Wildfire
Some 3,600 firefighters struggling against one of the most destructive wildfires in California's history hoped calmer winds on Tuesday would allow them to make more progress in carving out buffers to contain the blaze.
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Two Firefighters Die In California Fire 'Tornado', Thousands Flee
A fast-growing northern California wildfire killed a second firefighter on Friday after high winds drove it into the city of Redding, prompting mass evacuations, destroying 500 structures and threatening thousands of other dwellings and businesses, officials said.
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Fierce Winds, Arid Conditions Threaten To Stoke Deadly Oregon Wildfire
Fierce winds and arid conditions threatened to feed a massive wildfire in central Oregon on Thursday, a day after it killed a tractor operator who was trying to clear brush.
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'Bomb Cyclone' To Soak US's California With 8 Trillion Gallons Of Rain
Bomb cyclone is a term given to a rapidly strengthening storm that fulfills one important criterion. Generally, pressure must drop 24 millibars (a unit of pressure) within 24 hours.
-
Severe Bomb Cyclone Threatens West Coast with Intense Rain and Winds
A powerful bomb cyclone is approaching the West Coast, with heavy rain, strong winds, and snow forecasted from November 19 to 21. California and Oregon will experience the worst of the storm, including gusts up to 70 mph, rainfall up to 4 inches, and snow in high elevations. The system is driven by an atmospheric river, which, while helpful for wat...
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NASA's X-Ray Telescopes Capture Mysterious 'Ghost Hand' In Space
NASA's new X-ray telescope observed the haunting 'bones' of a ghostly cosmic hand 16,000 light-years from Earth for a record 17 days.
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California Wrecked By Record Rain, More Storms Expected
The seventh consecutive atmospheric river since Christmas dumped more rain on Northern California on Wednesday, offering little relief for a state already battered by floods, gale force winds, power outages and evacuations of entire towns.
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Evacuation Of Around 50,000 Ordered In US' California Over Wildfires
US officials on Saturday ordered about 50,000 people to evacuate parts of the San Francisco Bay area in California as hot dry winds are forecast to fan raging wildfires.
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50,000 Asked To Evacuate As Tick Fire Rages Near Los Angeles: Officials
Some 50,000 residents were ordered to flee their homes north of Los Angeles on Thursday as a fast-moving wildfire driven by high winds raged out of control.
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Boeing's 737 Max Bills Include $2,000 A Month To Park Each Grounded Jet
While regulators contemplate whether Boeing Co's 737 Max can safely return to the skies, workers in a California airplane-storage yard keep a careful vigil against earthier concerns. Crews have sealed 34 Southwest Airlines Co jets against the Mojave Desert's sun, wind and sand, as well as insects and birds that can creep into wheel wells and engine...
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As Polar Vortex Retreats, California Braces For Storm
As the U.S. Midwest and East Coast thawed out from days of bitter, deadly cold, Californians on Friday battened down the hatches ahead of a fierce winter storm carrying heavy rains and high winds that could touch off urban flooding and mudslides.
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"Hell In Paradise": Teams In Grim Search For California Wildfire Victims
Search teams scoured the carnage of California's most destructive ever wildfire for victims on Sunday, as the state-wide death toll rose to 26 with high winds hampering the effort to rescue property and save lives.
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"Exceptionally Scary": 25 Dead In Worst Wildfire In California's History
College professor Jeff McClenahan hiked up a winding road Saturday toward a terrible unknown, expecting the worst.
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"Sky Turned Black": 11 Killed In California Wildfire, Thousands At Risk
California is on fire again, north and south, the flames deadly and swift, fanned by ferocious Santa Ana winds and fueled by dry tinder. The fires have killed at least nine people, immolated a mountain town and jangled the nerves of many tens of thousands of residents forced to evacuate their homes.
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Crews Battling Deadly California Wildfire Slowed By Returning Winds
Crews battling a deadly wildfire in northern California faced a resurgence of gusty winds on Thursday, hampering progress they were making this week to keep the blaze from spreading further.
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Calmer Winds Bring Hope In Battle Against Deadly California Wildfire
Some 3,600 firefighters struggling against one of the most destructive wildfires in California's history hoped calmer winds on Tuesday would allow them to make more progress in carving out buffers to contain the blaze.
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Two Firefighters Die In California Fire 'Tornado', Thousands Flee
A fast-growing northern California wildfire killed a second firefighter on Friday after high winds drove it into the city of Redding, prompting mass evacuations, destroying 500 structures and threatening thousands of other dwellings and businesses, officials said.
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Fierce Winds, Arid Conditions Threaten To Stoke Deadly Oregon Wildfire
Fierce winds and arid conditions threatened to feed a massive wildfire in central Oregon on Thursday, a day after it killed a tractor operator who was trying to clear brush.
