Tag: Weather

Western wildfires: Crews make progress on huge Oregon blaze

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BLY, Ore. — The nation's largest wildfire raged through southern Oregon on Friday but crews were scaling back some night operations as hard work...

German railway: Floods caused $1.5 billion damage to network

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BERLIN — Germany's national railway operator estimated on Friday that last week's flooding caused damage worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) to its network,...

Western wildfires: Crews make progress on huge Oregon blaze

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BLY, Ore. — The nation's largest wildfire raged through southern Oregon on Friday but crews were scaling back some night operations as hard work...

Technology has growing role in corralling US West wildfires

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As drought- and wind-driven wildfires have become more dangerous across the American West in recent years, firefighters have tried to become...

Heavy rain forecast to hit German flood regions at weekend

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BONN, Germany — Germany's national weather service said Thursday that regions hit by deadly floods last week could again see heavy rain at the...

Nonseasonal floods kill 14 in Yemen

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SANAA, Yemen — At least fourteen people have been killed by flooding in Yemen in the past 24 hours, according to security officials. Non-seasonal...

Summer storms create havoc in parts of northern New England

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People are cleaning up from powerful thunderstorms in parts of northern New England, and more unsettled weather is on tap Wednesday. ...

Record-high electricity bills draw criticism to Spain’s govt

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MADRID — Spanish consumers are fretting over record-high power prices just as high summer temperatures are keeping air conditioning and cooling systems operating at...

Calls for outside help as extreme weather fuels Oregon fires

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PORTLAND, Ore. — The threat of thunderstorms and lightning has prompted officials in fire-ravaged Oregon to ask for help from outside the Pacific Northwest...

Germany defends preparation for floods, considers lessons

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BERLIN — German officials are defending their preparations for flooding in the face of the raging torrents that caught many people by surprise and...