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Tropical Storm Fernand passing well east of Bermuda, no threat to land

Tropical Storm Fernand passing well east of Bermuda, no threat to land

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Fernand strengthened Sunday over the open Atlantic Ocean well east of Bermuda. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center reported Fernand was located some 320 miles (515 kilometers) east of Bermuda by late Sunday.
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Typhoon Kajiki drenches southern China's Hainan island and heads toward Vietnam

Typhoon Kajiki drenches southern China's Hainan island and heads toward Vietnam

BEIJING (AP) — Strong winds and heavy rain whipped southern China's Hainan island and nearby parts of Guangdong province on Sunday, as Typhoon Kajiki passed over open waters to the south and headed toward Vietnam's central coast.
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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 .
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Nova Scotia's Long Lake fire intensifies, forcing more evacuation orders

Nova Scotia's Long Lake fire intensifies, forcing more evacuation orders

Officials in Nova Scotia expanded an evacuation order Sunday night after officials warned of “a challenging day” ahead in the fight against an out-of-control wildfire raging in the province's Annapolis County.
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US heat wave smothers Pacific Northwest, poses extreme risk in California and Arizona

US heat wave smothers Pacific Northwest, poses extreme risk in California and Arizona

SEATTLE (AP) — Residents of the Western U.S. sweltered in a heat wave Saturday that hospitalized some people, with temperatures forecast to hit dangerous levels throughout the weekend in Washington, Oregon, Southern California, Nevada and Arizona.
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Great white sharks head north, following seals and alarming beachgoers

Great white sharks head north, following seals and alarming beachgoers

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Rick Clough spent some four decades fishing for lobsters and sea urchins off the Maine coast before spotting one of the ocean's most recognized predators — a great white shark . The approximately 8-foot (2.
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Making mud sexy: Scientists search for climate change answers in Quebec sea floor

Making mud sexy: Scientists search for climate change answers in Quebec sea floor

MONTREAL — Far below the seals and belugas that dive gracefully through Quebec's Saguenay fiord, there are small creatures burrowing in the sea floor mud that scientists believe play a crucial role in mitigating the effects of climate change.
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Great white sharks are going north. Here's what the numbers say

Great white sharks are going north. Here's what the numbers say

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — New data shows that great white sharks are spending more time in the chilly waters off New England and Canada’s Atlantic coast.
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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.
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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.
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