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Jasper’s wildfire recovery is challenged by its unique land classification and the approaching winter

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Oct 22, 2024 8:26 AM Read more >

Tropical Storm Oscar swirls toward the Bahamas after hitting Cuba as a hurricane, killing 6

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar chugged toward the Bahamas on Tuesday after making landfall in Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane, killing at least six people as it unleashed heavy rains on an island also hit by an unrelated massive pow

Oct 22, 2024 8:24 AM Read more >

Tropical Storm Oscar swirls toward the Bahamas after hitting Cuba as a hurricane

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar chugged toward the Bahamas on Tuesday after making landfall in Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane, killing at least six people as it unleashed heavy rains on an island also hit by an unrelated massive pow

Oct 22, 2024 4:49 AM Read more >

Two dead, one missing in B.C. after mudslide, road washout triggered by heavy rain

Police in British Columbia say two people are dead and another is missing, thought to be inside a submerged vehicle, after a weekend of torrential rain that triggered mudslides, road washouts and localized flooding.

Oct 21, 2024 5:45 PM Read more >

New Mexico authorities rescue hundreds after flooding strands many in high water and leaves 2 dead

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A southeastern New Mexico community began to dry out Monday after historic rainfall over the weekend produced severe flooding that left at least two people dead and hundreds stranded on rooftops.

Oct 21, 2024 2:37 PM Read more >

Moderate flooding is expected from a glacial dam outburst in Alaska's capital city

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A flood warning was issued Saturday after an outburst from a glacial lake in Alaska's capital. Suicide Basin is a side basin of the Mendenhall Glacier above the city of Juneau.

Oct 21, 2024 1:32 PM Read more >

How many smoke-related deaths from wildfires are linked to climate change every year?

Climate change may be contributing to thousands more wildfire smoke-related deaths every year than in previous decades, a new study suggests — results a Canadian co-author says underline the urgency of reducing planet-warming emissions.

Oct 21, 2024 1:17 PM Read more >

What to know about Biltmore Estate reopening after Hurricane Helene

North Carolina's Biltmore Estate will soon reopen after being forced to close when floodwaters pushed by Hurricane Helene devastated the area.

Oct 21, 2024 11:32 AM Read more >

In North Carolina, Trump and Harris navigate a hurricane and a rollercoaster governor's race

RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. (AP) — Renee Kyro already has voted for Republican nominee Donald Trump for the third consecutive presidential election.

Oct 21, 2024 10:52 AM Read more >

What to know about Biltmore Estate reopening after Hurricane Helene

North Carolina's Biltmore Estate will soon reopen after being forced to close when floodwaters pushed by Hurricane Helene devasted the area .

Oct 21, 2024 9:43 AM Read more >