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Search crews with cadaver dogs wade through muck of communities ‘wiped off the map’ by Helene

Search crews with cadaver dogs wade through muck of communities ‘wiped off the map’ by Helene

SWANNANOA, N.C.
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In India, warming climate pressures scientists to keep developing tougher seeds

In India, warming climate pressures scientists to keep developing tougher seeds

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Unpredictable rains and increasing heat aren't just making life more difficult for the people of Rayanpet, a village in India's arid south. They're also taking a toll on the thousands of acres of rice grown here.
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Swiss glaciers are receding again after 2 punishing years and despite a good start to 2024

Swiss glaciers are receding again after 2 punishing years and despite a good start to 2024

GENEVA (AP) — The volume of Switzerland's glaciers shrank again this summer, compounding the negative impact of climate change after a devastating two-year run that depleted the ice by more than 10% , scientific experts reported Tuesday.
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Hurricane Helene's victims include first responders who died helping others

Hurricane Helene's victims include first responders who died helping others

Falling trees and raging floods from Hurricane Helene killed more than 150 people when it struck Florida late last week and then plowed through the Southeast as one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history.
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A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta's suburbs prompts a new shelter-in-place alert

A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta's suburbs prompts a new shelter-in-place alert

ATLANTA (AP) — Residents east of Atlanta were again warned Tuesday to take shelter where they are if shifting winds push the still-billowing chemical cloud from a chlorine factory fire over their neighborhood.
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Historic ship could soon become the world's largest artificial reef

Historic ship could soon become the world's largest artificial reef

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
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Days after Hurricane Helene, a powerless mess remains in the Southeast

Days after Hurricane Helene, a powerless mess remains in the Southeast

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Sherry Brown has gotten nearly the entire miserable Hurricane Helene experience at her home. She's out of power and water. There is a tree on her roof and her SUV.
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Wildfires in California have burned 1 million acres so far this year. Heat wave poses more risk

Wildfires in California have burned 1 million acres so far this year. Heat wave poses more risk

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The total acres burned in California this year surpassed 1 million as spiking temperatures Tuesday added to the challenges facing firefighters struggling to contain a stubborn blaze in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles that fl
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Officials identify driver who crashed into a Texas pipeline and sparked a 4-day fire

Officials identify driver who crashed into a Texas pipeline and sparked a 4-day fire

The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a pipeline valve and sparked a four-day fire that forced the evacuation of nearby neighborhoods in a Houston suburb was a local 51-year-old man, according to police.
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Wildfires in California have burned 1 million acres so far this year. Heat wave poses more risk

Wildfires in California have burned 1 million acres so far this year. Heat wave poses more risk

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The total acres burned in California this year surpassed 1 million as spiking temperatures Tuesday added to the challenges facing firefighters struggling to contain a stubborn blaze in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles that fl
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