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Pakistan floods highlight impact of climate change

Pakistan is once again facing devastating floods, raising urgent questions about the country’s climate preparedness.

Al Jazeera

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Fire Raptor chopper among new weapons in Canada’s wildfire arsenal

Fire Raptor helicopters are making their debut in Newfoundland fighting wildfires this season. The choppers hold 5,000 litres of water in a collapsible bladder and douse from a precision hose.

CBC News

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Fire burning in one of the tallest trees in the world

Crews are working to put out an Oregon fire that is burning one of the tallest trees in the world. Megan Harper of the Bureau of Land Management joins CBS News to discuss efforts to put out the fire.

CBS America

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces relief initiative for flood victims

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has announced a multi-million dollar relief initiative for victims of last month's deadly July 4th floods. CBS News correspondent Jason Allen reports on ongoing recovery efforts.

CBS America

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Rough surf, coastal flooding from Erin overtake Northeast beaches

Hurricane Erin's impacts have stretched up the East Coast, leaving even beaches in New Jersey completely covered with water, as AccuWeather's Melissa Constanzer shows.

AccuWeather

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Hurricane Erin sparks surge warnings as it moves off NC coast

Hurricane Erin has begun to track into the Atlantic and away from the North Carolina, but storm surge warnings remain in place for parts of the state and the storms effects are still expected to be felt along the East Coast.

CBS America

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Firefighters struggle to contain wildfires in Spain and Portugal

Spain and Portugal keep on fighting major wildfires during one of the most destructive fire seasons in recent decades. Thousands of firefighters, aided by soldiers and water-bombing aircraft, fought flames devastating woodland and small ...

France 24

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Flooding in Niger displaces tens of thousands, leaves at least 47 dead

Officials say the flooding has affected almost 8,000 households in 339 neighbourhoods and villages.

Africanews

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Ukrainian suspected of links to Nord Stream pipeline blasts arrested

The damage added to tensions over the war in Ukraine as European countries moved to wean themselves off Russian energy sources following the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of its neighbour.

Euronews

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Pilot rescued after U.S. Navy fighter jet crashes off Virginia coast

The U.S. Navy says a F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft crashed off the coast of Virginia Wednesday during a routine training flight. The pilot was rescued from the Atlantic Ocean a little less than 90 minutes after ejecting.

CBS America

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Families of Camp Mystic victims testify after devastating Texas floods

Parents of the Camp Mystic flood victims spoke before a Texas Senate committee on Wednesday, advocating for camp safety legislation. In July, devastating flooding killed more than 130 people in Kerr County, Texas, where the camp was loca...

CBS America

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State of emergency as Hurricane Erin threatens U.S. East Coast

Hurricane Erin is affecting the US East Coast, bringing extreme heat and raising wildfire risks. Residents are bracing for triple-digit temperatures and possible thunderstorms, recalling the damages caused by Hurricane Helen.

France 24

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Beijing villager recalls 'terrifying' floods amid rising climate threats

Recent floods in Beijing have revealed how rural districts are unprepared for an increasingly wetter future. As China faces rising climate threats, a climate campaigner urges the government to beef up its rural emergency response.

Reuters

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Spain wildfires burn vast land, risks remain high

Spain is facing one of its most destructive wildfire seasons, with nearly 400,000 hectares of land already burned. While temperatures have started to drop in several regions, strong winds continue to challenge firefighting efforts and ra...

Al Jazeera

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Why does the Outer Banks get hit by hurricanes so often?

Hurricanes strike North Carolina's Outer Banks nearly once a year, but why is that? AccuWeather's Anna Azallion explains.

AccuWeather

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Waves crash against homes in the Outer Banks as Hurricane Erin arrives

AccuWeather's Ali Reid reported live from Buxton, North Carolina, on Aug. 20, highlighting waves and rip currents as tropical storm conditions struck the Outer Banks.

AccuWeather

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What's coming next after Erin?

Tropical Storm Fernand may form at the same time that Hurricane Erin begins to head away from the East Coast.

AccuWeather

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Megafires more likely to occur on private land than public forests

More than 44,000 fires have burned nearly 4 million acres across the U.S. so far in 2025, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, but only a handful have been megafires. A new study found that these kinds of fires are more lik...

CBS America

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Families of Camp Mystic flood victims plead for change at hearing

Lawmakers in Texas Wednesday heard from the families of those who died in the July 4th flood at Camp Mystic. More than two dozen campers and counselors were among 135 people killed in the floods. Jason Allen reports.

CBS America

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Pakistan flooding: Search for survivors continues as death toll rises

In northern Pakistan, rescuers are searching for survivors from flash flooding caused by five days of heavy rain. Hundreds are dead and countless are missing, with survivors losing all belongings and lacking clean water or shelter.

Al Jazeera

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Tragic bus crash in Afghanistan claims 79 lives

In a tragic incident in northwestern Afghanistan, at least 79 people have died in a bus crash while returning from Iran.

Africanews

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N.L. communities get clearer picture of wildfire damage

Communities in Newfoundland and Labrador have started to get a clearer picture of the damage from wildfires in the province as officials say more than 200 structures have been lost. Elsewhere in Atlantic Canada, concern remains that dry ...

CBC News

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Rip current danger rises as Erin stirs Florida surf

Hurricane Erin is staying offshore, but rough surf and potentially life-threatening rip currents are making Florida beaches dangerous this week.

AccuWeather

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Beyond Erin, more tropical trouble is already brewing

DeIt's likely that we'll see Tropical Storm Fernand while Erin is still spinning off the East Coast.

AccuWeather

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Spain battles record fires despite end of heatwave

The Spanish government will declare the areas affected by the deadly wildfires that have ravaged much of its northern Galicia province as disaster zones.

Euronews

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Devastating floods in Pakistan kill at least 270 people

Anguished Pakistanis searched remote areas for bodies swept away by weekend flash floods as the death toll reached 277 on Monday, while one official replied to the lack of evacuation warnings by saying people should have built homes else...

France 24

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Record wildfires devastate Portugal as firefighters battle relentless blazes

Around 2,000 firefighters have been deployed to contain fires raging across northern and central Portugal. The fires are being fuelled by strong winds and searing temperatures.

Al Jazeera

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Hurricane Erin to churn offshore

Dangerous rip currents and storm surge flooding from Erin will hit the Outer Banks especially hard, even if the hurricane itself doesn't make landfall.

AccuWeather

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Record Spanish wildfires close part of Camino de Santiago route

Spain's worst wave of wildfires on record spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountains and prompted authorities to close part of the popular Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.

Reuters

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Spain and Portugal battle wildfires as death toll mounts

Spain's worst wave of wildfires in at least two decades spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountain range on Monday and prompted authorities to close part of the popular Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.

France 24