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Just a Category 1 hurricane? Don't be fooled by a number - it could be more devastating than a Cat 5

Just a Category 1 hurricane? Don't be fooled by a number - it could be more devastating than a Cat 5

Here's a troubling phrase hurricane forecasters hate but often hear: “It's just a Category 1. Nothing to worry about.” Or even worse: “Tropical storm? Just some wind and rain.
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Chicago exhibition center modifying windows to prevent bird strikes after massive kill last year

Chicago exhibition center modifying windows to prevent bird strikes after massive kill last year

CHICAGO (AP) — An exhibition center on Chicago's lakefront has launched a $1.2 million effort to prevent bird strikes after hundreds of songbirds crashed into the building in one night last fall.
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For at least a decade Quinault Nation has tried to escape the rising Pacific. Time is running out

For at least a decade Quinault Nation has tried to escape the rising Pacific. Time is running out

TAHOLAH, Wash. (AP) — Standing water lies beneath the home Sonny Curley shares with his parents and three children on the Quinault reservation a few steps from the Pacific Ocean in Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
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On NYC beaches, angry birds fight drones patrolling for sharks and struggling swimmers

On NYC beaches, angry birds fight drones patrolling for sharks and struggling swimmers

NEW YORK (AP) — A fleet of drones patrolling New York City’s beaches for signs of sharks and struggling swimmers is drawing backlash from an aggressive group of seaside residents: local shorebirds.
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Hundreds of thousands are still without power in the Houston area. Here's how it happened

Hundreds of thousands are still without power in the Houston area. Here's how it happened

Hundreds of thousands of people in the Houston area likely won’t have power restored until next week, as the city swelters in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. The storm slammed into Texas on Monday, knocking out power to nearly 2.
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Increasingly popular 'parametric insurance' helps farmers and others hit hard by extreme weather

Increasingly popular 'parametric insurance' helps farmers and others hit hard by extreme weather

MINDANAO, Philippines (AP) — Joemar Flores, a spindly 28-year-old, gestured across his family’s farmland, nestled between a steep hill and a river, and expressed gratitude for the rice paddies in the distance.
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New heat wave in Greece expected to last at least a week. North Macedonia also swelters

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities on Friday warned of an impending weeklong heat wave during the summer tourist season, with a high risk of dangerous wildfires , as much of southern Europe sweltered under high temperatures .
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Wildfire risk rises as Western states dry out amid protracted heat wave

Wildfire risk rises as Western states dry out amid protracted heat wave

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities in Western states warned of the rising risk of wildfires amid a protracted heat wave that has dried out the landscape while setting temperature records and putting lives at risk.
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A second person has died in Vermont flooding from Hurricane Beryl’s remnants, officials say

A second person has died in Vermont flooding from Hurricane Beryl’s remnants, officials say

PLAINFIELD, Vt. (AP) — A second person has died in Vermont in the flooding from Hurricane Beryl’s remnants, officials said Thursday.
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Half a million Houston-area homes and businesses still won't have power into next week

Half a million Houston-area homes and businesses still won't have power into next week

HOUSTON (AP) — About half a million Houston-area homes and businesses will still be without electricity next week, the city's largest utility said Thursday, stoking the frustration of hot and weary residents and leading a top state official to call t
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