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Tropical storm hits Caribbean, wildfires rage in Greece. What to know about extreme weather now

Tropical storm hits Caribbean, wildfires rage in Greece. What to know about extreme weather now

Flames devoured forests and homes as dozens of wildfires raged across Greece Wednesday, leaving 20 people dead over the past three days, while major blazes burned in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border and on Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands.
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Halifax studying ways to better protect at-risk neighbourhoods from wildfires

Halifax studying ways to better protect at-risk neighbourhoods from wildfires

HALIFAX — The Halifax Regional Municipality is exploring ways to better protect its vulnerable neighbourhoods from wildfires.
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Flames devour forests and homes as wildfires that have left 20 dead in Greece burn out of control

Flames devour forests and homes as wildfires that have left 20 dead in Greece burn out of control

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Advancing flames devoured forests and homes as wildfires that have killed 20 people raged across swathes of Greece Wednesday, with blazes also burning in neighboring Turkey and in Spain's Canary Islands.
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Saint-Gobain to close New Hampshire plant blamed for PFAS water contamination

MERRIMACK, N.H.
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Ontario adds $11M to funding for investigation, recovery following Wheatley explosion

Ontario adds $11M to funding for investigation, recovery following Wheatley explosion

WHEATLEY, Ont. — Ontario's minister of natural resources and forestry says the province is putting an additional $11 million toward ongoing costs of a 2021 explosion in Wheatley, Ont., that levelled a building and injured 20 people.
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2035 or 2050? A realistic clean electricity goal for Alta. could fall between the two

2035 or 2050? A realistic clean electricity goal for Alta. could fall between the two

CALGARY — As politicians spar over whether 2035 or 2050 should be the deadline to attain a net-zero electricity grid in Alberta, the correct answer may lie somewhere in the middle.
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Climate change may force more farmers and ranchers to consider irrigation -- at a steep cost

Climate change may force more farmers and ranchers to consider irrigation -- at a steep cost

The Texas ranch where Gilda Jackson trains and sells horses has been plagued by grasshoppers this year, a problem that only gets worse when the hatch quickens in times of heat and drought.
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Rescuers evacuate over 100,000 people from flood-hit areas of Pakistan's Punjab province in 3 weeks

Rescuers evacuate over 100,000 people from flood-hit areas of Pakistan's Punjab province in 3 weeks

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers have evacuated more than 100,000 people from flood-hit areas of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province in the past three weeks, officials said Wednesday.
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Wildfire smoke can damage the brain long after flames are extinguished, research says

Wildfire smoke can damage the brain long after flames are extinguished, research says

A growing body of international research suggests pollution from wildfire smoke can produce cognitive deficits, post-traumatic stress and may even increase the risk of dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
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Hawaii officials urge families of people missing after deadly fires to give DNA samples

Hawaii officials urge families of people missing after deadly fires to give DNA samples

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Authorities in Hawaii pleaded Tuesday with relatives of those missing after the deadliest U.S.
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