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Climate-fueled wildfires in Europe push emergency response to the limit
Crews are battling to control wildfires that have spread rapidly across parts of Europe, forcing the evacuation of more than 330,000 people in France, Spa...
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Oregon is on track for its worst wildfire season yet
Wildfires in central and eastern Oregon are prompting evacuations and forcing ranchers to scramble to move cattle and find feed as public range land burns...
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2 firefighters die in a wildfire on the southern Greek island of Crete
The flames were being fanned by strong winds in the area, which were hampering firefighting efforts. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour He...
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As Spain battles wildfires, its politicians battle over climate change's role
Crews are still battling wildfires that broke out last week and have burned nearly 200,000 acres across Spain. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR N...
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New wildfire evacuations ordered in France, bringing total to 330,000 people displaced in southwestern Europe
Across France and Spain, roughly 330,000 people have been driven from homes and vacation sites by huge wildfires. Newsiline summarises this report from PB...
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Photos: Spain and France's battle record wildfires
Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced from their homes as powerful wildfires sweep across Spain and France, revealing the growing scale of a cl...
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With wildfires raging in France and Spain, fire crews race against next heat wave
French President Emmanuel Macron said France was "facing a completely unprecedented fire," describing the situation as France's worst fire-related crisis...
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News Wrap: French firefighters battle massive wildfire
In our news wrap Monday, firefighters in southwest France are battling a wildfire that's forced more than 200,000 people to flee, nearly 100 million Ameri...
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French wildfire created country's 1st recorded pyrocumulonimbus cloud, igniting more fires
A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new f...
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Historic wildfires in France and Spain have forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate. Here's what to know
Climate data shows Europe is heating faster than anywhere else on earth. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to...
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France says enormous wildfire that forced 220,000 people to flee has stopped growing
With temperatures expected to rise, the situation remains critical as crews against time, using earth movers to create firebreak Newsiline summarises this...
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France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in Spain
In southern France a wildfire in the region of Gironde is still active, while two major fires in central Spain are finally coming under control, ahead of...
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Climate change is now threatening a pillar of childhood: summer break
When summer rolls around, many parents scramble to sign up their young kids for outdoor activities. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and lin...
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The cooling crisis: How climate change forced air conditioning onto France's agenda
For a country that's never needed -- and often looked down on -- air conditioning, this has been a summer of reckoning. Newsiline summarises this report f...
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Tens of thousands of people flee raging wildfires in France and Spain, some escaping by boat
Large forest fires burned out of control in southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, prompting authorities to evacuate an estimated 87,000 people...
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Thousands are evacuated as wildfire spreads near popular French tourist town
About 20,000 people were evacuated from towns and vacation resorts along the French Atlantic coast Thursday as the latest in a series of wildfires raged a...
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WATCH: Trump expands pledge aimed at shielding consumers from energy cost hikes due to data centers
The president first announced the pledge with leading AI and tech companies in March, but that initial commitment has done little to comfort voters who ar...
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Tropical Storm Bertha forecast to bring heavy rain, flooding along the Gulf Coast
Bertha is the second tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to th...
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Thunderstorms will clear wildfire smoke from Northeast ahead of World Cup final, meteorologists say
Warnings of unhealthy air quality remained in effect Saturday across a wide swath of the United States. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour...
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Air quality improving in northeast, while wildfire smoke hangs over midwest
Wildfire smoke and unhealthy air persist and shift direction, as Trump demands explanation from Canada. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and...
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Texas Hill Country floods test new warning systems after last year's deadly disaster
Residents in some hard-hit areas said a year of preparation did make a difference. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links...
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Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes farther into the U.S. and engulfs D.C. in haze
Warnings of dangerous conditions were expected to remain in effect through Saturday across a wide swath of the U.S., though there's potential for temporar...
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News Wrap: Smoke from wildfires leads to unsafe air quality in U.S.
In our news wrap Friday, health concerns are growing as wildfire smoke is blanketing large parts of the U.S., Taylor Farms is recalling lettuce after it w...
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What to know about bad air caused by wildfires and how to protect yourself
Even if you don't see the pollution, it can be unhealthy to breathe. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the...
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Wildfire smoke is like smoking 'half a pack a day.' Here's how to protect yourself
As Canadian wildfires spread smoke across the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the full...
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Takeaways from Trump's primetime speech. And, at least 2 dead in major Texas flooding
President Trump gave a primetime speech raising claims of voting vulnerabilities but offered no new evidence. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR Ne...
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Texas flash floods leave at least 2 people dead in Hill Country region devastated a year ago
After days of pounding rain, the National Weather Service said a large wave on Thursday barreled down the same river wrecked by flash floods last summer w...
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Flood sirens blare in southcentral Texas as rivers reach perilous heights
Flood sirens blared early Thursday in Comfort, Texas, as the Guadalupe River rose more than 30 feet in three hours, the U.S. Newsiline summarises this rep...
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Dangerous wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the U.S.
Orange skies and heavy smoke covered large parts of the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher fo...
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Ontario Wildfire Smoke Moves East
Canadian wildfires sent plumes of smoke streaming over Ontario, Quebec, and parts of the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NASA - News Releases a...
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Fear and hope in Utah in the shadow of America's largest wildfire
People in Monticello, Utah have been tense and preparing to evacuate since shortly after the Babylon fire started June 26th Newsiline summarises this repo...
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Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the Northeast and Mideast, prompting evacuations
More than 100 wildfires are burning in Canada and winds are carrying the smoke southeast. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and...
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U.S. reimposes blockade and steps up strikes as Iran threatens to halt all energy exports from the region
Iranian officials said Wednesday that the American strikes hit an Iranian army barracks, killed at least seven troops and wounded more than 260 people acr...
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200 young campers rescued as flooding hits parts of Missouri and Kentucky
A historic rainfall event has left communities across several Missouri counties underwater and prompted water rescues, including an evacuation of a summer...
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Missouri flooding leaves one dead, while rescuers helicopter more than 200 to safety at summer camp
Several other states also faced the potential for severe thunderstorms and flash flooding as the slow moving storms moved southward. Newsiline summarises...
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More than 200 people at a summer camp helicoptered to safety as Missouri faces flooding
With nearby roads washed away and more rain in the forecast, the children were trapped at Camp Taum Sauk in the small southeastern community of Lestervill...