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Yukon's remote fresh waters are producing NHL-calibre talent in Dylan Cozens and Gavin McKenna

Yukon's remote fresh waters are producing NHL-calibre talent in Dylan Cozens and Gavin McKenna

WHITEHORSE, Yukon (AP) — Buffalo Sabres centre Dylan Cozens had just finished a gruelling summer off-ice session when he and trainer Ben McPherson drove out into the Yukon wilderness to go fishing. “I know the spot,” McPherson recalled Cozens saying.
EPA reaches $4.2M settlement over 2019 explosion, fire at major Philadelphia refinery

EPA reaches $4.2M settlement over 2019 explosion, fire at major Philadelphia refinery

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a tentative $4.2 settlement with a firm that owned and operated a major East Coast refinery that was shuttered after an explosion and fire in 2019.
What makes a storm a hurricane? The dangers across 5 categories

What makes a storm a hurricane? The dangers across 5 categories

Severe weather can target any part of the globe, but each year the Atlantic hurricane season brings heavy rain, strong wind, storm surge and sometimes catastrophic devastation to locations from the Caribbean islands and Central America all the way up
Ocean research device victim of great white shark attack off Nova Scotia shore

Ocean research device victim of great white shark attack off Nova Scotia shore

HALIFAX — A device used by researchers with Fisheries and Oceans Canada appears to have been the victim of an attack by a great white shark 300 metres under water off the coast of Nova Scotia.
Milton's storm surge is a threat that could be devastating far beyond the Tampa Bay region

Milton's storm surge is a threat that could be devastating far beyond the Tampa Bay region

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
What makes a storm a hurricane? The dangers across 5 categories

What makes a storm a hurricane? The dangers across 5 categories

Severe weather can target any part of the globe, but each year the Atlantic hurricane season brings heavy rain, strong wind, storm surge and sometimes catastrophic devastation to locations from the Caribbean islands and Central America all the way up
The hunt for gasoline is adding to Floridians’ anxiety as Milton nears

The hunt for gasoline is adding to Floridians’ anxiety as Milton nears

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Long lines and empty pumps at some Florida gas stations Tuesday compounded the stress for residents planning to either hunker down or flee as Hurricane Milton approached the state's western coast. Gov.
Wildfire fight continues in western North Dakota

Wildfire fight continues in western North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D.
As Milton takes aim at Florida, why is Tampa Bay so vulnerable to hurricanes?

As Milton takes aim at Florida, why is Tampa Bay so vulnerable to hurricanes?

The last time the eye of a major storm like Hurricane Milton struck Tampa Bay, in 1921, the city was a sleepy backwater of a few hundred thousand people.
Control the path and power of hurricanes like Milton? Forget it, scientists say

Control the path and power of hurricanes like Milton? Forget it, scientists say

Hurricanes are humanity’s reminder of the uncontrollable, chaotic power of Earth’s weather.
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