Dust Storms in Texas and New Mexico Raise Fire Risks
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Dust Storms in Texas and New Mexico Raise Fire Risks

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Bone-dry winds tore across parts of Texas and New Mexico, kicking up dust storms and causing dangerous driving conditions, as forecasters said the risk of fires breaking out in the parched region would persist into Wednesday. Blowing dust reduced visibility to near zero…

Edison’s Power Lines Were Under Strain 14 Hours Before Eaton Fire
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Edison’s Power Lines Were Under Strain 14 Hours Before Eaton Fire

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines About 14 hours before the Eaton fire started on Jan. 7 on the hills above Altadena and Pasadena, Calif., power lines in the area had signs of being under strain from intensifying winds. New data from a company that maintains electrical sensors suggests…

Sprawling System Brings Threat of Extreme Weather to Much of the U.S.
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Sprawling System Brings Threat of Extreme Weather to Much of the U.S.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines What forecasters are calling an “unusually strong” storm system for this time of year is poised to intensify on Tuesday, bringing warnings for blizzard conditions to the Plains, wildfire weather to Texas, severe storms in the South and strong winds across the Central…

Wildfires in the Carolinas Prompt Evacuations
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Wildfires in the Carolinas Prompt Evacuations

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Brush fires fueled by gusty winds and dry conditions that broke in North and South Carolina persisted on Sunday, prompting the authorities to order evacuations in several communities. A brush fire along the South Carolina coast was threatening Carolina Forest, just west of…

Significant Winter Storm Continues to Sweep the East Coast
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Significant Winter Storm Continues to Sweep the East Coast

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A sprawling storm that dumped buckets of rain on Kentucky and Tennessee on Saturday is spreading across the East Coast on Sunday and spraying a wintry blast of rain, snow, sleet and freezing rain. The system is expected to continue unleashing dangerous weather…

2 Killed as Tornadoes Sweep Through East Tennessee
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2 Killed as Tornadoes Sweep Through East Tennessee

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Two tornadoes touched down in eastern Tennessee on Thursday night, killing two people and causing widespread damage to rural communities outside Knoxville, the authorities said. In Morgan County, Tenn., a mother and daughter were killed at home and three other people were injured…

Storm Eowyn Brings Fierce Winds to Britain and Ireland
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Storm Eowyn Brings Fierce Winds to Britain and Ireland

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A fierce storm knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of people in Ireland and threatened to disrupt travel across Britain on Friday, one last punch from a weather pattern that has already delivered bitter cold and record-breaking snow to parts of the…

As Brutal Cold Settles Across U.S., Gulf Coast Braces for Rare Winter Storm
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As Brutal Cold Settles Across U.S., Gulf Coast Braces for Rare Winter Storm

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines An intense blast of arctic air is sweeping across much of the United States to start the week, following a storm system off the East Coast that dumped snow over the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast over the weekend. But as the those regions dig…

Powerful Santa Ana Winds Expected to Elevate Fire Risk in Southern California
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Powerful Santa Ana Winds Expected to Elevate Fire Risk in Southern California

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Strong, damaging Santa Ana winds are expected to bring extreme wildfire danger to Southern California Monday into Tuesday as the landscape remains dangerously starved of rain, and as firefighters continue to work to fully contain wildfires that left at least 27 people dead…