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Wildfires threaten homes in Oregon and California, prompting hundreds of evacuations

Wildfires threaten homes in Oregon and California, prompting hundreds of evacuations

Thousands of homes in Northern California wine country and central Oregon were under evacuation orders and warnings Sunday as firefighting crews battled wildfires in dry, hot weather .
Metro Vancouver issues air quality warning over Fraser Valley wildfire, smog levels

Metro Vancouver issues air quality warning over Fraser Valley wildfire, smog levels

The Fraser Valley Regional District has issued an evacuation alert for properties near a wildfire between Yale and Spuzzum, B.C., while smoke from the blaze has spurred an air quality warning for the province's eastern Fraser Valley.
How Hurricane Katrina shaped these New Orleans educators

How Hurricane Katrina shaped these New Orleans educators

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina changed the face of education in New Orleans forever. The school system was utterly destroyed and then utterly transformed, becoming the first and only all-charter school district in the country.
BC Hydro says power restored for more than 500 customers on Vancouver Island

BC Hydro says power restored for more than 500 customers on Vancouver Island

PORT ALBERNI — BC Hydro says crews have restored power for more than 500 customers in Bamfield on Vancouver Island after a wildfire caused extensive damage to infrastructure outside Port Alberni.
When heat and drought stress trees, the consequences can be tragic

When heat and drought stress trees, the consequences can be tragic

Sometimes it happens without any more warning than the sound of cracking.
Vancouver Island wildfire downgraded again, no longer a fire of note

Vancouver Island wildfire downgraded again, no longer a fire of note

PORT ALBERNI — A wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., that spurred evacuations and a state of local emergency last week has been downgraded again, leaving the province without any wildfires of note.
Erin weakens to post-tropical cyclone, moving out to sea as it batters East Coast with wind, waves

Erin weakens to post-tropical cyclone, moving out to sea as it batters East Coast with wind, waves

RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — Strong winds and waves battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard and dangerous rip currents threatened from the Carolinas to New England as Hurricane Erin made its way farther out to sea.
Hurricane to pass offshore of Atlantic region, but could complicate firefighting

Hurricane to pass offshore of Atlantic region, but could complicate firefighting

A powerful storm tracking up the Atlantic Ocean risks disrupting firefighting efforts in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia, but officials in both provinces say they are prepared.
Parents of kids swept away in Texas floods beg lawmakers to protect future campers

Parents of kids swept away in Texas floods beg lawmakers to protect future campers

When floodwaters rushed through a girl's summer camp nestled in the Texas Hill Country , Michael McCown's 8-year-old daughter was among 27 campers and counselors swept to their deaths.
Rising heat a 'public health crisis' for workers, including in Canada: WHO

Rising heat a 'public health crisis' for workers, including in Canada: WHO

TORONTO — The World Health Organization says climate change-driven heat is a "public health crisis" for workers around the globe and experts say Canada is no exception.