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Winter storm plods into the Deep South, prompting states of emergency and school closures

Winter storm plods into the Deep South, prompting states of emergency and school closures

DALLAS (AP) — A powerful winter storm that dumped heavy snow and glazed roads with ice across much of Texas and Oklahoma lumbered eastward into southern U.S.
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Winds that have fueled LA fires are expected to calm, giving firefighters a chance to corral flames

Winds that have fueled LA fires are expected to calm, giving firefighters a chance to corral flames

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters hoped for a break Friday from fierce winds that have fueled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area , killing 10 people, obliterating whole neighborhoods and setting the nation's second-largest city on edge.
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Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold

Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold , several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday.
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How to improve climate predictions? McGill researchers turn to 19th century letters

How to improve climate predictions? McGill researchers turn to 19th century letters

A team led by McGill University researchers came up with a method they hope could improve climate models over Africa by combining them with 19th century missionary records, refashioning dubious documents in a bid to better inform projections of globa
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Tanker hit by Houthi rebels that threatened a Red Sea oil spill has been salvaged

Tanker hit by Houthi rebels that threatened a Red Sea oil spill has been salvaged

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea after being attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels and threatening a massive oil spill has been salvaged, a security firm said Friday.
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Tanker hit by Yemen rebels that threatened Red Sea spill has been salvaged

Tanker hit by Yemen rebels that threatened Red Sea spill has been salvaged

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea and threatened a massive oil spill has been “successfully” salvaged, a security firm said Friday.
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What to know about thousands of evacuations and homes burned in Los Angeles-area fires

What to know about thousands of evacuations and homes burned in Los Angeles-area fires

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least 10 people were killed and thousands of structures were burned as fierce wildfires raged in the Los Angeles area, officials said.
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Winter storm plods into the Deep South, prompting states of emergency and school closures

Winter storm plods into the Deep South, prompting states of emergency and school closures

DALLAS (AP) — A powerful winter storm that dumped heavy snow and glazed roads with ice across much of Texas and Oklahoma lumbered eastward into southern U.S.
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LA area's 2 biggest blazes burn at least 10,000 structures, while new fire leads to more evacuations

LA area's 2 biggest blazes burn at least 10,000 structures, while new fire leads to more evacuations

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures, officials said Thursday as they urged more people to heed evacuation orders after a new blaze ignited and qu
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New LA-area fire prompts more evacuations while over 10,000 structures lost to the 2 biggest blazes

New LA-area fire prompts more evacuations while over 10,000 structures lost to the 2 biggest blazes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures, officials said Thursday as they urged more people to heed evacuation orders after a new blaze ignited and qu
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