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Vietnam storm deaths rise to 64 as a bridge collapses and flooding sweeps away a bus

Vietnam storm deaths rise to 64 as a bridge collapses and flooding sweeps away a bus

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A bridge collapsed and a bus was swept away by flooding in Vietnam on Monday, raising the death toll in the Southeast Asian country to at least 64 from a typhoon and subsequent heavy rains that also damaged factories in export-f
Wildfires east of LA, south of Reno, Nevada, threaten homes, buildings, lead to evacuations

Wildfires east of LA, south of Reno, Nevada, threaten homes, buildings, lead to evacuations

HIGHLAND, Calif.
Book Review: ‘Category Five’ examines superstorms amid compelling personal memoir

Book Review: ‘Category Five’ examines superstorms amid compelling personal memoir

I graduated from Middlebury College with Porter Fox just over 30 years ago. We weren’t friends, but it was a small campus and everyone knew something about everybody else. I knew he sailed and wore L.L. Bean like a native Mainer.
School districts race to invest in cooling solutions as classrooms and playgrounds heat up

School districts race to invest in cooling solutions as classrooms and playgrounds heat up

Ylenia Aguilar raised her two sons in Arizona — first in Tucson and later Phoenix, so they’re no strangers to scorching heat . Just recently, Phoenix hit its 100th straight day at or above 100 F (37.8 C), shattering the record set in 1993.

Flooding kills more than a dozen people in Morocco and Algeria

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Torrential downpours hit North Africa's normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend, causing flooding that killed more than a dozen people in Morocco and Algeria and destroyed homes and critical infrastructure.
Bridge collapses as more rain falls in Vietnam and storm deaths rise to 21

Bridge collapses as more rain falls in Vietnam and storm deaths rise to 21

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A bridge collapsed Monday as more rain fell on northern Vietnam from a former typhoon that caused landslides, flooding, power outages and at least 21 deaths, state media reported.
Takeaways from AP's report on how Duck Valley Indian Reservation's water and soil is contaminated

Takeaways from AP's report on how Duck Valley Indian Reservation's water and soil is contaminated

OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) — The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation have long grappled with contaminants embedded in the land and water.
A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?

A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?

OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) — The family placed flowers by a pair of weathered cowboy boots, as people quietly gathered for the memorial of the soft-spoken tribal chairman who mentored teens in the boxing ring and teased his grandkids on tractor rides.
Lightning could worsen wildfire east of LA already threatening 35,000 homes and buildings

Lightning could worsen wildfire east of LA already threatening 35,000 homes and buildings

HIGHLAND, Calif.
Tropical system expected to strengthen near Mexico and Texas and bring heavy rains, forecasters say

Tropical system expected to strengthen near Mexico and Texas and bring heavy rains, forecasters say

HOUSTON (AP) — A tropical system in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico was expected to strengthen this week into a tropical storm and dump heavy rains onto Mexico and Texas before reaching the U.S.
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