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By The Associated Press LONDON — Londoners were cleaning up Monday after torrential rain left homes, roads and several subway stations flooded, the second unseasonal inundation in as many weeks. The Met Office weather agency said 41.6 centimeters (16 inches) of rain fell in central London on Sunday afternoon. Monday was drier, but the Environment Agency said four flood warnings remained in place for southeast England. Two London hospitals asked patients not to come to…

By The Associated Press NEW DELHI — Days of landslides and flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in western India’s Maharashtra state killed at least 113 people and injured 50, officials said Sunday, as rescuers scrambled to find at least 100 missing. A government spokesperson, Sandhya Garware, said over 130,000 people were rescued from nearly 900 affected villages across the state. Many were stranded on rooftops or atop buses on highways. India’s navy also said…

By NATHAN HOWARD, Associated Press BLY, Ore. — The nation’s largest wildfire raged through southern Oregon on Friday, but crews were scaling back some night operations as hard work and weaker winds helped reduce the spread of flames even as wildfires continued to threaten homes in neighboring California. The Bootleg Fire, which has destroyed an area half the size of Rhode Island, was 40% surrounded after burning some 70 homes, mainly cabins, fire officials said….

By WRAL Weather We’ve spent the last couple of days draped in smoke from wildfires from the western part of the United States and even Canada. The haze traveled all the way across the country into North Carolina. The smoke prompted a Code Orange alert for air quality over nearly all of the state on Thursday, which expired at midnight. Air quality will improve slowly each day through the weekend with a moderate (Code Yellow)…

By WRAL Weather We’ve spent the last couple of days draped in smoke from wildfires from the western part of the United States and even Canada that traveled all the way across the country into made North Carolina. The smoke prompted a Code Orange alert for air quality over nearly all of North Carolina on Thursday, but that alert is now set to expire at midnight. Air quality will improve slowly each day through the…

By Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador Smoke from wildfires across Western Canada, Southern Oregon, Northern California are riding upper level winds across the continent. These hazy conditions bring air quality concerns, but also provide the right conditions for sunsets ranging from brilliant to eerie.Sunlight is white, but it doesn’t stay that way When viewed from above the atmosphere, such as aboard the International Space Station, the Sun appears white. This is because sunlight is made up of all…

By Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter, and Aimee Wilmoth, WRAL weather executive producer Raleigh, N.C. — Do you notice a haze to the sky or perhaps smell a little bit of smoke in the air outside? Believe it or not, smoke from wildfires over the western part of the United States and even Canada is traveling all the way across the country and has made it to North Carolina. The smoke prompted a Code Orange alert…

By Aimee Wilmoth, WRAL weather executive producer Raleigh, N.C. — Do you notice a haze to the sky or perhaps smell a little bit of smoke in the air outside? Believe it or not, smoke from wildfires over the western part of the United States and even Canada is traveling all the way across the country and has made it to North Carolina. The smoke is causing officials to issue a Code Orange alert for…

By AHMED AL-HAJ, Associated Press SANAA, Yemen — Flooding in Yemen killed at least 14 people this week after nonseasonal rainstorms hit parts of the country, security officials said. The provinces of al-Mahrah, Hadramawt, Shabwa, Abeen and Jouf in the south and east of Yemen have seen instances of flooding. In Shabwa, local officials said a father and daughter are believed to have drowned after swiftly moving waters carried their car away. Searchers had only…

RALEIGH, N.C. — A Code Orange air quality alert is in effect for North Carolina all day Thursday because of smoke from western wildfires. The alert means it can be dangerous for certain people to be outside for extended periods of time. The group at risk includes people with heart or lung disease, as well as children and older adults. According to the EPA, the biggest health threat is the fine particles from smoke that…

By Aimee Wilmoth, WRAL weather executive producer & Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter Did you notice a haze to the sky or perhaps smell a little bit of smoke in the air outside? Believe it or not, smoke from wildfires over the western part of the United States is traveling all the way across the country and has made it to North Carolina. The smoke is causing officials to issue a Code Orange alert for nearly…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Wildfires in the American West, including one burning in Oregon that’s currently the largest in the U.S., are creating hazy skies along the East Coast as the massive infernos spew smoke and ash into the air in columns up to six miles high. Smoke from the wildfires has even made its way into North Carolina, with heavier plumes in the mountains. The risk for visible haze in the morning in central North…

ZHENGZHOU, China — Terrified subway passengers in central China were left clinging to ceiling handles inside flooded cars on Tuesday, trapped up to their necks in rising water, as record-breaking rains devastated parts of Henan province. At least 12 people have been confirmed dead in Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, where more than 20 centimeters (7.8in) of rain fell in one hour on Tuesday, according to the meteorological observatory. More than 100,000 people have so far…

SAN BERNARDINO, California — A couple whose gender reveal ceremony sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter last year were charged with involuntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday. Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. and Angela Renee Jimenez pleaded not guilty Monday to charges involving the El Dorado Fire, San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson announced at a news conference. The charges included one felony count of involuntary manslaughter, along with other felony and misdemeanor…

By Aimee Wilmoth, WRAL weather executive producer Did you notice a haze to the sky or perhaps smell a little bit of smoke in the air outside? Believe it or not, smoke from wildfires over the western part of the United States is traveling all the way across the country and has made it to North Carolina. There are currently 80 large wildfires spanning 13 states out west. The largest fire is the Bootleg Fire…