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California avoids major power outages as wildfires rage
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California avoids major power outages as wildfires rage

SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Rescuers in military helicopters airlifted 207 people to safety over the weekend after an explosive…
California wildfire traps campers in national forest
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California wildfire traps campers in national forest

SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Three fast-spreading California wildfires sent people fleeing Saturday, with one trapping campers at a reservoir…
California ‘dream house,’ decades in the making, is in ashes
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California ‘dream house,’ decades in the making, is in ashes

VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — When he closes his eyes at night, Hank Hanson hears sirens in his dreams — a…
California seeks help as wildfires threaten communities
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California seeks help as wildfires threaten communities

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Nearly two dozen massive wildfires continued to ravage parts of California on Saturday, fueled by high…
California governor calls wildfires ‘deadly moment,’ urges residents to flee
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California governor calls wildfires ‘deadly moment,’ urges residents to flee

(Reuters) – Hundreds of wildfires burning across Central and Northern California that have already killed six people more than doubled…
California fires claim 5 lives, threaten thousands of homes
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California fires claim 5 lives, threaten thousands of homes

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires that blackened skies, took at least five lives and forced tens of thousands of…
‘Extreme’ California wildfire forces hundreds to evacuate
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‘Extreme’ California wildfire forces hundreds to evacuate

(Reuters) – Firefighters scrambled to protect thousands of homes from a wildfire racing through brush-covered mountains north of Los Angeles…
Heavy rains bring both relief and new dangers to bushfire-hit Australia
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Heavy rains bring both relief and new dangers to bushfire-hit Australia

MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – A four-day downpour across Australia’s east coast has brought relief after months of devastating bushfires and years…
At home with couple who saved baby kangaroos from the fires
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At home with couple who saved baby kangaroos from the fires

WYTALIBA, Australia (Reuters) — Even as a fierce bushfire bore down on the rural Australian community of Wytaliba, Gary Wilson…
As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk
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As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk

Fabric curtains stretch across the huge Warragamba Dam to trap ash and sediment expected to wash off wildfire-scorched slopes and…
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