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Flash floods in southern Spain prompt officials to evacuate homes. Couple missing in rising waters

Flash floods in southern Spain prompt officials to evacuate homes. Couple missing in rising waters

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Emergency services in southern Spain were searching Tuesday for a married couple after flash floods swept away their vehicle as rising waters prompted the evacuation of hundreds of homes.
B.C. expert urges prevention of human-caused fires ahead of potentially active fire season

B.C. expert urges prevention of human-caused fires ahead of potentially active fire season

Human-caused fires start to pick up in the spring due to low moisture content in forests and vegetation, and increased activity outside.
Canadians want next government to prioritize climate change, poll finds

Canadians want next government to prioritize climate change, poll finds

Survey results come as 14 environmental groups warn Ottawa that European Union import regulations will soon restrict wood products linked to forest degradation
Rainy, warm weather leads to flooding, school closures in parts of Quebec

Rainy, warm weather leads to flooding, school closures in parts of Quebec

MONTREAL — Rain and record warm weather sent several southern Quebec rivers spilling over their banks on Monday, forcing residents from their homes and leading officials to close roads and cancel classes. Municipal officials in Drummondville, Que.
Rainy, warm weather leads to flooding, school closures in parts of Quebec

Rainy, warm weather leads to flooding, school closures in parts of Quebec

MONTREAL — Rain and record warm weather sent several southern Quebec rivers spilling over their banks on Monday, forcing residents from their homes and leading officials to close roads and cancel classes. Municipal officials in Drummondville, Que.
Nearly half of B.C. landslides linked to logging, wildfires, study finds

Nearly half of B.C. landslides linked to logging, wildfires, study finds

Study finds nearly half of 1,300 landslides that occurred during B.C.'s November 2021 atmospheric river event started in areas burned by wildfire or disturbed by logging.
What to know about the deadly storm system that socked the US

What to know about the deadly storm system that socked the US

At least 42 people are dead after a weekend of dynamic storms unleashed tornadoes, blinding dust and wildfires — leaving behind uprooted trees and flattening hundreds of homes and businesses across eight U.S. states in the South and Midwest.
Nearly 700 people were killed 100 years ago this week in the deadliest US tornado

Nearly 700 people were killed 100 years ago this week in the deadliest US tornado

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) — From Logan School's top floor, 11-year-old Othella Silvey should have been able to see her house easily — it was less than two blocks away.
Oklahomans survey devastation after hundreds of homes are destroyed and damaged by wildfires

Oklahomans survey devastation after hundreds of homes are destroyed and damaged by wildfires

DALLAS (AP) — As Oklahomans assessed the devastation from wildfires that whipped across the state, damaging or destroying hundreds of homes, officials in both Oklahoma and Texas warned Sunday of an increased risk of fire danger in the coming week.
Florida's citrus industry faces threats from hurricanes, disease and real estate

Florida's citrus industry faces threats from hurricanes, disease and real estate

LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) — As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad's 20-acre (8-hectare) grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, he points to the cookie-cutter, one-story homes encroaching on the orange trees from all sides.