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Snatched pets and livestock deaths blamed on wolves prompt emergency in rural New Mexico

Snatched pets and livestock deaths blamed on wolves prompt emergency in rural New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
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Tennessee safety agency says workers killed in flooding were given time to evacuate

Tennessee safety agency says workers killed in flooding were given time to evacuate

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
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Large South Carolina wildfires contained as teens charged with starting blaze with cigarettes

Large South Carolina wildfires contained as teens charged with starting blaze with cigarettes

PICKENS, S.C. (AP) — Two wildfires that started lose to each other in the South Carolina mountains and burned an area over half the size of Hilton Head Island are nearly contained, authorities said.
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What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death

What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death

ATLANTA (AP) — With new innovations and technology, scientists have learned from major tornado outbreaks over the years how to improve safety guidance.
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When heavy rainfall threatens flooding, you can protect yourself. Here's how

When heavy rainfall threatens flooding, you can protect yourself. Here's how

Extreme weather is dangerous weather, and that's particularly true for the heavy rainfall events that experts say are becoming more frequent with climate change.
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Death toll from the wildfires that tore through the Los Angeles area reaches 30

Death toll from the wildfires that tore through the Los Angeles area reaches 30

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly three months after two wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, officials said the death toll from the blazes had reached 30.
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This is what forecasters mean when they talk about a 100-year flood

This is what forecasters mean when they talk about a 100-year flood

Weather forecasters sometimes warn of storms that unleash rains so unusual they are described as 100-year or even 500-year floods.
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Whales migrations changed as seas warmed. But can they keep pace with climate change?

Whales migrations changed as seas warmed. But can they keep pace with climate change?

The Canadian lead author of a new study on the migration of humpback whales is sounding the alarm on how climate change could spell trouble for the species.
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Takeaways from AP's story on safety concerns about Shell's fleet of oil production ships

Takeaways from AP's story on safety concerns about Shell's fleet of oil production ships

Oil major Shell operates a fleet of giant ships permanently moored over oilfields around the world. The ships receive oil pumped from wells beneath the seabed and transfer it to tankers.
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Leaked files raise fears over safety of Shell oil production fleet, years after devastating spill

Leaked files raise fears over safety of Shell oil production fleet, years after devastating spill

Off the coast of Nigeria, one of the world’s largest oil production ships, called the Bonga, was taking oil from a field on the ocean floor and transferring it to a tanker ship.
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