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Increasing Global Heatwave Hotspots Defy Climate Model Predictions
Heatwave hotspots exceeding climate models are emerging globally, with regions like northwestern Europe, central China, and the U.S. Pacific Northwest witnessing record-breaking extremes. Recent findings reveal jet stream wobbles, vegetation drying, and atmospheric patterns driving these anomalies. Notable impacts include wildfires, crop failures, ...
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Massive Los Angeles Wildfire Burns 12,000 Acres, Forces 1,000 To Evacuate
A wildfire burning northwest of Los Angeles on Sunday has forced the evacuation of over 1,000 people from a popular outdoor recreation area and burned over 12,000 acres, authorities said.
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Texas Battling Largest Wildfire In Its History
Texas emergency crews were struggling Thursday to contain the largest wildfire in the US state's history, with the blaze killing at least two people and scorching a million acres as it raged out of control.
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"It Was Raining Ash": Chile Wildfires Kill 112, Emergency Declared
The death count from central Chile's blazing wildfires jumped to at least 112 people on Sunday, after President Gabriel Boric warned the number would rise "significantly" as teams search destroyed neighborhoods.
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"Extreme" Wildfires Kill At Least 19 In Chile, State Of Emergency Declared
Wildfires blazing across central and southern Chile have left at least 19 people dead, officials said Saturday, warning the death count was likely to climb as responders comb through burnt-out homes and the flames continue to spread.
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Thousands Forced To Flee Homes As Wildfire Spreads On Spain's Tenerife Island
Emergency services said the fire was now affecting 10 towns, although 11 had been evacuated as a precaution.
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Why Sirens Weren't Sounded During Hawaii Wildfire? Officer Explains
Maui's emergency management chief on Wednesday defended his agency's decision against sounding sirens during last week's deadly wildfire amid questions about whether doing so might have saved lives.
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Nearly 100 Dead In Hawaii Wildfires, Only Quarter Of Ruins Searched So Far
The death count in Hawaii's wildfires rose to 99 and could double over the next 10 days, the state's governor said Monday, as emergency personnel painstakingly scoured the incinerated landscape for more human remains.
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3 Killed, Emergency Declared As Russia Battles Twin Disasters
At least two people have died in flash floods in southern Russia and one woman died in a wildfire in the Urals region, state news agencies reported on Thursday, in this summer's latest severe weather events.
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New York City Mayor Urges Citizens To Wear Masks For "Unprecedented" Smoke
In a city where emergencies rarely affect the steady flow of commerce, the metropolis came to a near standstill in the face of what local officials called an "unprecedented event."
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Canada Issues Evacuation Order After New Wildfire, Potential Ammonia Leak
Canadian emergency officials issued a mandatory evacuation order for parts of Bedford, Nova Scotia, after authorities noted a new wildfire and the potential for an ammonia leak in the area, CBC News reported on Tuesday.
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Viral Videos: Thousands Evacuated As "Unprecedented" Wildfires Ravage Canada
Videos going viral on social media show the massive scale of unprecedented wildfires burning in Canada, where thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes.
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California Wildfire Engulfs Several Homes In Upscale Locality, Evacuation Underway
A wildfire that erupted in Orange County, Southern California, on Wednesday burned at least 20 upscale houses leading to a mass evacuation in the Laguna Beach area. The local administration has also declared emergency to help fight the growing blaze.
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"Red Sky, Choking Dust": Thousands Trapped On Australia Beaches By Wildfires
Thousands of tourists and residents in an Australian seaside town hunkered down in public buildings or waded into water at the seafront on Tuesday as wailing emergency sirens warned of a looming, fierce firefront.
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"An Awful Day": 3,000 Firefighters Battle Raging Australian Wildfires
Catastrophic conditions fuelled massive bushfires across Australia's New South Wales state on Saturday, with two blazes around Sydney burning at emergency level, while in South Australia one person was found dead in a fire zone.
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Increasing Global Heatwave Hotspots Defy Climate Model Predictions
Heatwave hotspots exceeding climate models are emerging globally, with regions like northwestern Europe, central China, and the U.S. Pacific Northwest witnessing record-breaking extremes. Recent findings reveal jet stream wobbles, vegetation drying, and atmospheric patterns driving these anomalies. Notable impacts include wildfires, crop failures, ...
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Massive Los Angeles Wildfire Burns 12,000 Acres, Forces 1,000 To Evacuate
A wildfire burning northwest of Los Angeles on Sunday has forced the evacuation of over 1,000 people from a popular outdoor recreation area and burned over 12,000 acres, authorities said.
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Texas Battling Largest Wildfire In Its History
Texas emergency crews were struggling Thursday to contain the largest wildfire in the US state's history, with the blaze killing at least two people and scorching a million acres as it raged out of control.
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"It Was Raining Ash": Chile Wildfires Kill 112, Emergency Declared
The death count from central Chile's blazing wildfires jumped to at least 112 people on Sunday, after President Gabriel Boric warned the number would rise "significantly" as teams search destroyed neighborhoods.
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"Extreme" Wildfires Kill At Least 19 In Chile, State Of Emergency Declared
Wildfires blazing across central and southern Chile have left at least 19 people dead, officials said Saturday, warning the death count was likely to climb as responders comb through burnt-out homes and the flames continue to spread.
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Thousands Forced To Flee Homes As Wildfire Spreads On Spain's Tenerife Island
Emergency services said the fire was now affecting 10 towns, although 11 had been evacuated as a precaution.
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Why Sirens Weren't Sounded During Hawaii Wildfire? Officer Explains
Maui's emergency management chief on Wednesday defended his agency's decision against sounding sirens during last week's deadly wildfire amid questions about whether doing so might have saved lives.
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Nearly 100 Dead In Hawaii Wildfires, Only Quarter Of Ruins Searched So Far
The death count in Hawaii's wildfires rose to 99 and could double over the next 10 days, the state's governor said Monday, as emergency personnel painstakingly scoured the incinerated landscape for more human remains.
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3 Killed, Emergency Declared As Russia Battles Twin Disasters
At least two people have died in flash floods in southern Russia and one woman died in a wildfire in the Urals region, state news agencies reported on Thursday, in this summer's latest severe weather events.
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New York City Mayor Urges Citizens To Wear Masks For "Unprecedented" Smoke
In a city where emergencies rarely affect the steady flow of commerce, the metropolis came to a near standstill in the face of what local officials called an "unprecedented event."
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Canada Issues Evacuation Order After New Wildfire, Potential Ammonia Leak
Canadian emergency officials issued a mandatory evacuation order for parts of Bedford, Nova Scotia, after authorities noted a new wildfire and the potential for an ammonia leak in the area, CBC News reported on Tuesday.
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Viral Videos: Thousands Evacuated As "Unprecedented" Wildfires Ravage Canada
Videos going viral on social media show the massive scale of unprecedented wildfires burning in Canada, where thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes.
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California Wildfire Engulfs Several Homes In Upscale Locality, Evacuation Underway
A wildfire that erupted in Orange County, Southern California, on Wednesday burned at least 20 upscale houses leading to a mass evacuation in the Laguna Beach area. The local administration has also declared emergency to help fight the growing blaze.
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"Red Sky, Choking Dust": Thousands Trapped On Australia Beaches By Wildfires
Thousands of tourists and residents in an Australian seaside town hunkered down in public buildings or waded into water at the seafront on Tuesday as wailing emergency sirens warned of a looming, fierce firefront.
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"An Awful Day": 3,000 Firefighters Battle Raging Australian Wildfires
Catastrophic conditions fuelled massive bushfires across Australia's New South Wales state on Saturday, with two blazes around Sydney burning at emergency level, while in South Australia one person was found dead in a fire zone.
