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Aug 19 2023
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Category 1 Hurricane Hilary barrels towards California, still threatening floods and damaging winds
Hurricane Hilary is expected to slam into Southern California on Sunday as a rare tropical storm, unleashing floods, fierce winds and heavy downpours as residents evacuate, parks and beaches close and first responders brace for water rescues. Hilary is now a Category 1 storm churning maximum winds of nearly 90 miles per hour as it barrels towards San Diego at 18 mph, according to the National
CNN DigitalAug 19 2023
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Hurricane Hilary threatens ‘catastrophic’ flooding on Pacific coast
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — A weakening Hurricane Hilary headed for Mexico’s Baja California on Saturday as the U.S. National Hurricane Center predicted “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” for the peninsula and for the southwestern United States, where it was forecast to cross the border as a tropical storm on Sunday. Officials as far north as Los Angeles scrambled to get the
Chicago TribuneAug 30 2023
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Hurricane Idalia makes landfall, flooding Florida’s Big Bend region
• None Makatla Ritchter wades through flood waters after having to evacuate her home when the flood waters from Hurricane Idalia inundated it on Wednesday in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Hurricane Idalia is hitting the Big Bend area on the Gulf Coast of Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) • None TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA - AUGUST 30: Ken Kruse looks out at the flood waters from Hurricane
Sun SentinelAug 18 2023
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CityLab Daily: Maui Tragedy Highlights ‘Ubiquitous’ Risk of Wildfires
The fires earlier this month in Maui raged through Lahaina with terrifying speed, engulfing building after building and leaving at least 111 people dead amid a chaotic evacuation. As the search for victims — and answers about Hawaii’s response — continues, a lesson is coming to light for the rest of the US: Wildfire risk affects cities everywhere, even places not traditionally thought to be
BloombergAug 18 2023
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Yellowknife fire map, update as thousands flee Canada flames
Maps show the extent of the wildfires spreading across the Northwest Territories in Canada, with the capital of the province asking all its residents to evacuate. Yellowknife, a city on the Great Slave Lake with a population of around 20,000, had already declared a state of emergency over the encroaching wildfires on Monday. It sits in one of several territories that have been subjected to
NewsweekAug 23 2023
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Pittsburgh shooting suspect dead in 6-hour standoff in Garfield neighborhood
For live updates on this breaking story, click here. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A gunman is dead after a six-hours-long standoff in Pittsburgh's Garfield neighborhood that prompted evacuations as he exchanged gunfire with police. Police said the "active shooter" was barricaded inside a home on the 4800 block of Broad Street and N. Mathilda Street. Pittsburgh Public Safety alerted the public to the
CBS News (Online)Aug 28 2023
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Tropical Storm Idalia update: Maps forecast rainfall, wind, peak surge
Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane by Monday night as it heads toward Florida's Gulf Coast and panhandle, where evacuations are underway, forecasters said. As the storm strengthens near Cuba, hurricane-force winds are expected across portions of the island nation Monday night, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Idalia is forecast to bring
NewsweekAug 23 2023
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Grand Canyon Flash Flooding Leads To Massive Traffic Jam as Evacuees Struggle To Get Away
About two to three inches of rain fell fast on the Arizona towns of Grand Canyon Village and Tusayan on Tuesday, causing major flash flooding and leading to the evacuations of more than 100 people. The flooding affected the Grand Canyon's South Rim, and forced the temporary closure of U.S. Highway 64, where flood waters were three feet deep at points. On Wednesday morning, crews were still
The MessengerAug 11 2023
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Central Florida Red Cross workers volunteer in Hawaii wildfires
ORLANDO, FLa. – Six Central Florida residents boarded a plane to Hawaii Friday morning to help with relief efforts for the victims of the devastating Maui wildfires. The men and women are volunteers for their local chapter of the American Red Cross, which has been working to support the victims of the Maui wildfires by aiding in evacuation efforts and providing food and shelter. The Red Cross
Click OrlandoAug 11 2023
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6 Iowa Red Cross volunteers heading to Hawaii to help as wildfires burn
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCAU) — Six Iowans are on their way to Hawaii in response to the burning wildfires, according to the Iowa Red Cross. The volunteers will be helping the American Red Cross in the state as thousands of residents and tourists evacuate as fires on Maui still burn. The wildfire also devastated the historic town of Lahaina. Trained disaster workers with the Red Cross responded
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