Crews battle California blazes before windstorms return

Crews battle California blazes before windstorms return

By STEFANIE DAZIO and BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Crews fought Tuesday to drown, slash and smother wildfires that have incinerated dozens of homes in Northern and Southern California before returning windstorms can blow them back into furious life. In California’s wine country, firefighters worked to reinforce fire lines in western Sonoma County while rushing to shore up the eastern side that could be the new focus as winds switched direction. “We’re playing…

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Study triples population at risk of climate-triggered floods

Study triples population at risk of climate-triggered floods

By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer WASHINGTON — The number of people threatened by climate change-triggered flooding is about three times higher than previously thought, a new study says. But it’s not because of more water. It’s because the land, especially in Asia and the developing world, is several feet lower than what space-based radar has calculated, according to a study in the journal Nature Communications Tuesday. So instead of 80 million people living in…

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Kincade Fire: Couple gets married at California vineyard near massive wildfire

Kincade Fire: Couple gets married at California vineyard near massive wildfire

KENWOOD, Calif. — The show must gone on — even during the massive Kincade Fire in Northern California’s Sonoma County. Karna Roa, a wedding photographer, captured this dramatic photo of a bride and groom getting married in Kenwood on Saturday while the Kincade Fire burned just miles away. “Beautiful wedding at Chateau St Jean yesterday,” Roa posted on Facebook Sunday. “This lovely couple flew from Chicago for their gorgeous destination in the wine country.” Roa…

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Fort Bend County Faces Flooding, Traffic Issues Like The Rest Of Greater Houston

Fort Bend County Faces Flooding, Traffic Issues Like The Rest Of Greater Houston

Fort Bend County Judge KP George with Craig Cohen in the Houston Matters studios. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: <iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/350219/350246″ style=”height: 115px; width: 100%;”></iframe> As Fort Bend County’s population continues to grow, local officials there find it increasingly challenging to make sure the infrastructure keeps up. Judge KP George, the county’s top elected official, says in the past 20 years traffic hasn’t gotten better — even…

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Prolonged Missouri River flooding could last all winter

Prolonged Missouri River flooding could last all winter

By JOSH FUNK, Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Flooding along the Missouri River has stretched on for seven months in places and could endure through the winter, leaving some Upper Midwest farmland and possibly some homes encased in ice. There are several reasons for the flooding, including high levels along the river, saturated ground and broken levees. And with the forecasters predicting a wetter-than-normal winter, it’s possible the flooding could continue in some places all…

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