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Powerful US storms create blizzard conditions and threaten to spawn more tornadoes

Powerful US storms create blizzard conditions and threaten to spawn more tornadoes

ATLANTA (AP) — Powerful storms that killed three people in Mississippi and ripped roofs from buildings in a small Oklahoma town charged eastward Wednesday, spawning tornado warnings near the East Coast while heavy snow struck the Midwest and dry, win
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Avalanche buries 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska, officials say

Avalanche buries 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska, officials say

GIRDWOOD, Alaska (AP) — Three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and likely killed under the weight of dozens of feet of snow, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday.
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Another earthquake felt on B.C.'s south coast, third in two weeks

Another earthquake felt on B.C.'s south coast, third in two weeks

VICTORIA — Another earthquake has shaken Victoria, becoming at least the third felt in British Columbia's capital in less than two weeks. Earthquakes Canada says the magnitude 3.9 earthquake occurred about 58 kilometres south of Victoria, at 4:18 p.
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Things to know about avalanches, what causes them and how to stay safe

Things to know about avalanches, what causes them and how to stay safe

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Three skiers are believed dead after an avalanche swept them away and buried them under a pile of snow nearly 10 stories deep in the Alaska backcountry. Each winter about 25 people on average die in avalanches in the U.S.
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Residents prepare for the first cyclone in 51 years to hit the Australian coast near Brisbane

Residents prepare for the first cyclone in 51 years to hit the Australian coast near Brisbane

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Residents were stacking sandbags to protect low-lying properties Wednesday ahead of a tropical cyclone forecast to become the first in 51 years to hit the Australian east coast near Brisbane, the nation’s third-most populo
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Lava fountain spews over 100 feet into the air from Hawaii volcano

Lava fountain spews over 100 feet into the air from Hawaii volcano

HONOLULU (AP) — Lava from a Hawaii volcano shot into the sky Tuesday in tall fountains that were expected to grow even bigger as part of an off-and-on eruption. The eruption began Dec.
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Lighter winds help crews fighting wildfires in South and North Carolina

Lighter winds help crews fighting wildfires in South and North Carolina

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Lighter winds Monday helped crews in South Carolina and North Carolina battle wildfires that caused evacuations and threatened hundreds of homes over the weekend.
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Japan fights a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and caused hundreds to evacuate

Japan fights a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and caused hundreds to evacuate

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city.
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SFU professors warn monitoring, management needed of Fraser River delta

SFU professors warn monitoring, management needed of Fraser River delta

Experts say a Fraser River monitoring centre is needed.
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At least 25 workers are trapped by an avalanche in northern India

At least 25 workers are trapped by an avalanche in northern India

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — An avalanche swept away a large construction crew working on a highway near India’s mountainous border with Tibet on Friday, injuring at least three workers and leaving 25 of them trapped, officials said.
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