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Buildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura near Lake Charles, La., on Aug. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

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Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list
By BY SETH BORENSTEIN - AP Science Writer
Tue,07/23/24-1:00AM , 99 Reads
Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue.
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The website for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention displays on a computer screen in Glenside, Pa., Monday, April 22, 2024, a new heat risk system developed with the National Weather Service. They unveiled a new color-coded system to warn Americans about heat danger, and it will set magenta as the most dangerous level. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level
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Mon,04/22/24-3:20PM , 79 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Forget about red hot. A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions they may see this summer.
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Nicole Brown wipes sweat from her face while setting up her beverage stand near the National Mall on July 22, 2022, in Washington. What's considered officially “dangerous heat” in coming decades will likely hit much of the world at least three times more often as climate change worsens, according to a new study. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)

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Dangerous heat predicted to hit 3 times more often in future
By BY SETH BORENSTEIN - AP Science Writer
Thu,08/25/22-10:58AM , 79 Reads
What's considered officially “dangerous heat” in coming decades will likely hit much of the world at least three times more often as climate change worsens, according to a new study.
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Members of the Balch Springs Fire Department bring a family of four by boat to higher ground after rescuing them from their home along Forest Glen Lane in Batch Springs, Texas, Aug. 22, 2022. This summer the weather has not only been extreme, but it has whiplashed from one extreme to another. Dallas, St. Louis, Kentucky, Yellowstone, Death Valley all lurched from drought to flood. (Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News via AP, File)/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

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Weather whiplash: Summer lurches from drought to flood
By BY SETH BORENSTEIN - AP Science Writer
Tue,08/23/22-9:15AM , 88 Reads
Parts of northern Texas, mired in a drought labeled as extreme and exceptional, are flooding under torrential rain. In a drought.
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