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Volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year

Volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland that has roared back to life after eight centuries of silence has erupted for the seventh time since December, sending molten lava flowing towards the Blue Lagoon spa, a major tourist attrac
Volcano on Iceland's Rekjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year

Volcano on Iceland's Rekjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano erupted with lava spewing from the crater on the Rekjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland late Wednesday evening. It was its seventh eruption since December. The Associated Press
'Bomb cyclone' kills 2 and knocks out power to over half a million homes across the US Northwest

'Bomb cyclone' kills 2 and knocks out power to over half a million homes across the US Northwest

ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — A major storm battered the U.S. Northwest with strong winds and rain , causing widespread power outages, closing schools and downing trees that killed at least two people.
Bomb cyclone batters B.C., cutting roads and power, snapping trees 'like gunshots'

Bomb cyclone batters B.C., cutting roads and power, snapping trees 'like gunshots'

VANCOUVER — Geoff Johnson and fellow storm watchers in Ucluelet, B.C., were concerned on Tuesday about the so-called "bomb cyclone" taking shape off Vancouver Island — not for safety reasons, but because they wondered if it would be "disappointing.

Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour) stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found Wednesday.
Emergency alert test comes as B.C. mops up from 'bomb cyclone' with high winds

Emergency alert test comes as B.C. mops up from 'bomb cyclone' with high winds

A test for Canada's emergency alert system took place Wednesday just as British Columbia was cleaning up from a so-called "bomb cyclone" weather system that cut power and battered parts of the coast with hurricane-force winds.
FEMA head sounds the alarm over disaster funding after double hurricanes

FEMA head sounds the alarm over disaster funding after double hurricanes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The money available to help communities hit by disasters has shrunk after back-to-back hurricanes Helene and Milton , and the funding problems might jeopardize the government's ability to respond to new emergencies in the future, th
FEMA head sounds the alarm over disaster funding after double hurricanes

FEMA head sounds the alarm over disaster funding after double hurricanes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The money available to help communities hit by disasters has shrunk after back-to-back hurricanes Helene and Milton , and the funding problems might jeopardize the government's ability to respond to new emergencies in the future, th

Second teen charged in New Jersey forest fire as rain should help douse New York blaze

A second teenager was charged with intentionally setting a wildfire in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia as “significant” rainfall was expected to help douse a stubborn wildfire burning on the New Jersey-New York border Wednesday.

Second teen charged in New Jersey forest fire as rain should help douse New York blaze

A second teenager was charged with intentionally setting a wildfire in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia as “significant” rainfall was expected to help douse a stubborn wildfire burning on the New Jersey-New York border Wednesday.