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Stingray lashings up as marine heat wave off Southern California draws more to shore 0
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- August 13, 2026
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Jake Hemann grabbed a board and headed out to surf. But an hour later, he wound up sitting at the lifeguard station soaking his foot in a pail of hot water alongside four other beachgoers. It is a common scene at Bolsa Chica State Beach and some other popular beaches in
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Tropical Storm Cristobal forms in the Atlantic Ocean well away from the Azores 0
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- August 12, 2026
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Cristobal formed Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean well west of the Azores, forecasters said. There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said, and the storm was forecast to dissipate on Thursday. Cristobal was located about 880 miles (1,416 kilometers) west of the Azores
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Flights grounded in Chicago, power knocked out as severe weather pounds Illinois, Indiana 0
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- August 11, 2026
CHICAGO — Severe weather cut power Tuesday in the Chicago area and northwestern Indiana as perilous storms pummeled the region, darkening the sky and carrying extreme wind gusts across state lines. Tornado warning sirens blared in Illinois and Indiana, and all flights were stopped by late morning at Chicago’s two major airports. There were numerous
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Driver who broke the sound barrier attempts another land speed record in Utah 0
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- August 11, 2026
WENDOVER, Utah — The first — and only — person to break the sound barrier in a car hits the track in Utah this week with new wheels and his eye on another record. Twenty years ago, British driver Andy Green set the land speed record for a diesel-powered car, reaching 350.092 mph (563.4 kph)
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Wildfires burn across western US and Canada as residents are evacuated 0
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- August 10, 2026
Wildfires burning across the western U.S. and Canada on Sunday left some residents keeping a wary eye out for possible evacuation orders while others already forced to flee their homes waited to see what would be left on their return. In western Canada, over 20,000 people were forced to flee communities along Okanagan Lake in
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Dangerous wildfire keeps crews from reaching helicopter crash in Utah 0
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- August 8, 2026
A large Utah wildfire kept emergency responders from safely reaching the remote site of a helicopter crash on Saturday as other fires burned across several Western states, including one that closed part of Mount Rainier National Park. The Friday morning crash of a Sikorsky Skycrane helicopter in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest ignited a new fire
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