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People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires
MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Smoke from wildfires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest Wednesday was causing people in the region to cough, burning their throats and reddening their eyes.
Aug 28, 2024 9:50 PM
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Saskatchewan First Nation orders another community evacuated because of wildfire
A Saskatchewan First Nation has issued an evacuation order for another of its communities as a fast-moving wildfire approaches.
Aug 28, 2024 9:35 PM
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People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires
MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Smoke from wildfires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest Wednesday was causing people in the region to cough, burning their throats and reddening their eyes.
Aug 28, 2024 5:29 PM
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2023 wildfire emissions were quadruple Canada's annual fossil fuel emissions: study
Planet-warming emissions released by Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfires were quadruple the country's fossil fuel emissions for the previous year, and were surpassed only by the three most high-emitting countries, a new NASA study has found.
Aug 28, 2024 4:55 PM
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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake rattles El Salvador with no immediate reports of injuries or damage
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 rattled El Salvador on Wednesday afternoon with no initial damage reported, according to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Aug 28, 2024 4:50 PM
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In a north Texas county, dazed residents sift through homes mangled by a tornado
VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — The dazed residents of a north Texas county sifted through their mangled homes on Sunday after seven people there were killed when a tornado ripped through the remote region near the tiny community of Valley View.
Aug 28, 2024 4:38 PM
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Wildfires continue to drop in B.C., last evacuation alerts lifted
VANCOUVER — There are no longer any wildfire evacuation orders or alerts in place anywhere in British Columbia, the emergency management minister said on the heels of wet weather that has helped put a damper on fire activity, particularly in the sout
Aug 28, 2024 3:59 PM
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FEMA opens disaster recovery centers in Vermont after last month's floods
BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened disaster recovery centers in Vermont communities hit hard by violent flooding in mid-July while Gov.
Aug 28, 2024 3:58 PM
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N.W.T. short on firefighters, equipment and information during 2023 wildfires: report
YELLOWKNIFE — Last year's catastrophic wildfire season found the Northwest Territories short on the firefighters, equipment, information and communications needed to fight it, a new report concludes.
Aug 28, 2024 3:35 PM
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FEMA opens disaster recovery centers in Vermont after last month's floods
BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened disaster recovery centers in Vermont communities hit hard by violent flooding in mid-July while Gov.
Aug 28, 2024 3:31 PM
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