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Deadly California avalanche highlights inherent risks in the backcountry

February 19, 2026February 20, 2026 · Breaking News

The recovery of skiers killed in the deadliest U.S. avalanche in almost 45 years is dragging out because of what experts say is a prime rule for rescuers:…

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A Storm System Sweeps Across the Southeast Triggering Tornado Warnings and Damaging Winds

February 15, 2026February 15, 2026 · US News

ATLANTA (AP) — A storm system sweeping across the Southeast late Saturday and Sunday brought tornado warnings to Mississippi and Louisiana, and then took aim at parts of…

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Yellow weather warning issued as heavy rain set to hit Scotland this weekend

February 8, 2026February 8, 2026 · Minneapolis, Minnesota Local News

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of eastern Scotland this weekend, with heavy rain expected to cause localised flooding and travel disruption Scotland…

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Magnitude 4.9 earthquake rattles Southern California

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 · Breaking News

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck near Indio, California, shaking parts of Southern California. Source link

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LA residents are still battling toxic hazards a year after historic wildfires

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026 · Technology

ALTADENA, Calif. — ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — “DANGER: Lead Work Area” reads a sign on a front door of an Altadena home. “May damage fertility or the unborn…

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Rain soaks Rose Parade in California and snow squalls hit Midwest and Northeast on first day of 2026

January 1, 2026January 1, 2026 · Breaking News

Rain poured down on the iconic Rose Parade on Thursday for the first time in 20 years, as flood warnings and evacuation orders in Southern California joined snow…

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Rain soaks Rose Parade in California and snow squalls hit Midwest and Northeast on first day of 2026

January 1, 2026January 2, 2026 · Entertainment

Rain poured down on the iconic Rose Parade on Thursday for the first time in 20 years, as flood warnings and evacuation orders in Southern California joined snow…

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Storm system threatens more rainfall Christmas Day over waterlogged Southern California

December 24, 2025December 25, 2025 · Breaking News

LOS ANGELES — Rain from a powerful winter storm that swept across Southern California has begun to taper off, but another storm system was on the horizon for…

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Japan issues tsunami advisory after 6.7 magnitude quake in country’s northeast

December 11, 2025December 14, 2025 · Technology

TOKYO — Japan on Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country’s northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake occurred off…

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Alaska Native villages have few options and little US help as climate change devours their land

November 22, 2025November 22, 2025 · Breaking News

JUNEAU, Alaska — Storms that battered Alaska’s western coast this fall have brought renewed attention to low-lying Indigenous villages left increasingly vulnerable by climate change — and revived…

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Landslide Strikes Bus on Mountain Pass in Vietnam, Killing 6, as Heavy Rain Persists

November 16, 2025November 16, 2025 · US News

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A landslide buried a passenger bus on a treacherous mountain pass in Vietnam, killing six people and injuring 19 others, as more heavy rain…

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Atmospheric River Hits Southern California With Risks of Flash Floods in Fire-Ravaged Areas, Coast

November 15, 2025November 15, 2025 · US News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An unusually strong storm system called an atmospheric river was dousing Southern California on Saturday, prompting flood warnings in areas of coastal Los Angeles…

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Uncommon program helps children displaced by flooding that devastated Alaska villages

November 14, 2025November 15, 2025 · Breaking News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Rayann Martin sat in a classroom hundreds of miles from her devastated Alaska Native village and held up 10 fingers when the teacher asked the…

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Atmospheric River Douses Southern California, Threatening Rockslides in LA’s Fire-Ravaged Areas

November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 · US News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An unusually strong storm system called an atmospheric river was dousing Southern California on Friday and was expected to continue dumping heavy rain over…

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Shaggy Recounts His Relief Mission to Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa and Shares How You Can Help

November 6, 2025November 6, 2025 · US News

As Hurricane Melissa intensified to a Category 5 storm pointing right at Jamaica, Shaggy knew he had to help, he just wasn’t sure how. So he asked ChatGPT.…

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Philippines Declares a State of Emergency After Typhoon Kalmaegi Left at Least 114 People Dead

November 5, 2025November 5, 2025 · US News

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency on Thursday after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and hundreds missing…

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Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces

October 30, 2025November 1, 2025 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean on Thursday as…

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Hurricane Melissa Lashes Cuba as Category 2 Storm

October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 · World News

Hurricane Melissa weakened to a Category 2 storm that is expected to cause catastrophic damage as it passes through Cuba, a day after it hit Jamaica as one…

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Hurricane Melissa, brings flooding, catastrophic winds to Jamaica

October 28, 2025October 29, 2025 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic…

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Hurricane Melissa Batters Jamaica

October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 · World News

Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica Tuesday as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms to make landfall on record. Melissa came ashore in southwestern Jamaica as a Category 5…

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