Slush flows can be more deadly than avalanches – Norwegian scientists are racing to help predict this hidden hazard
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Did a private equity fire truck industry consolidation worsen the Los Angeles fires?
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Eighteen months after Maui wildfires destroyed over 2,000 homes, only three have been rebuilt
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Families of the more than 120 men killed when the Alexander L. Kielland oil rig capsized in 1980 were failed by official investigations in Norway, a new study has concluded
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Fire at one of the world's largest battery plants forces evacuations in California
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California’s insurance woes have triggered a cash-only crisis at this upscale community
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Wildfire smoke is always toxic. Los Angeles's is even worse. Experts expect long term health impacts.
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Beirut blast investigator resumes probe, charges ten people
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Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of engraved sun stones – linked with a large volcanic eruption that made the sun disappear throughout Northern Europe
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California fire facts
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How Watch Duty app became crucial for tracking the Los Angeles wildfires
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What's in the pink flame retardant planes are dropping on the Los Angeles fires?
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Jeju Air flight 2216 crashed during landing. 179 of 181 onboard killed.
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Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles
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Drone collides with firefighting aircraft over Palisades fire, in Los Angeles, Federal Aviation Administration says
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This could be the beginning of the end for fire insurance in California
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Los Angeles area wildfires: over 5K acres burned and over 30K people forced to evacuate so far
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Fire from the storm: Chemical release at bio-lab
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California will require insurance companies to offer coverage in wildfire zones
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NTSB animation - In-flight collision during Dallas Air Show B-17 accident
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How easy is it for Norway's international seed bank to navigate politics and secure our future food supply?
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South Korea plane crash: Why was there a wall near the runway?
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Physical protective barriers have been built to hold back avalanches – but Svalbard has also turned to tech, with the help of a telecom firm and the University of Svalbard
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Russia launches a rescue operation after a storm damages two oil tankers in the Kerch Strait
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A marine heat wave in the Pacific Ocean that began a decade ago killed some four million common murres in Alaska, researchers say
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In a first, Arizona’s attorney general sues an industrial farm over its water use
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Costs from hurricane Helene more than $53 billion in North Carolina. Currently available funding is significantly less than that.
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California tsunami hazard area map
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Tsunami warning issued in Northern California after 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast
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Panama is planning a new dam to secure water to operate the Canal
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Emmanuel Macron praises artisans in ceremony prior to reopening Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
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Hurricane season appears to be unofficially over, so let’s do a quick review and talk about bomb cyclones in the West
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Air France flight 736, December 31st 2020
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DNA shows Pompeii’s dead aren’t who we thought they were
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Quartz producing location Spruce Pine, North Carolina just got hit by hurricane Helene. The fallout on the tech industry could be huge.
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Scientists are racing to find out whether the rapid retreat of glaciers could drive a surge in eruptions as magma builds under Iceland
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At least 158 people die in devastating flash floods in eastern Spain
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Cubans begin third day without power as hurricane nears
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Our US disaster recovery system must evolve to respond more effectively to climate change
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The "dirty side" of a hurricane, explained
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Victims of toxic waste dump in Ivory Coast still seeking justice
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A report, county-by-county North Carolina recovery from Hurricane Helene after two weeks
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Dramatic images show the first floods in the Sahara in half a century
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Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida with 155 MPH winds
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New study shows that hurricanes lead to excess mortality long after the storm has passed
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Starlink is offering free internet access for thirty days for folks affected by Hurricane Helene
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Devastated community in North Carolina revives the town meeting
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US hospitals take steps to conserve IV fluid supply after hurricane Helene strikes critical factory in North Carolina
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At least sixty-four dead and millions without power after hurricane Helene devastates south-eastern US states with landslides and flooding, washing away roads and bridges
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Southern Water, serving 4.7mn UK customers, in discussions with private supplier to tanker water from Norwegian fjords to mitigate against potential supply shortages and drought
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