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 Watch Air Force fly inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa as experts warn 'storm of the century' will be catastrophic for JamaicaBy Patrick Pester Published 
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  'Near stationary' Tropical Storm Melissa is moving slower than a person walking — and it may bring deadly flash floods to the CaribbeanBy Sascha Pare Published 
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 Tropical Storm Melissa puts Caribbean's most flood-vulnerable places at riskBy Bob Henson Published 
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 The most devastating extreme weather events of the year: GalleryBy James Price Published 
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  Rare Fujiwhara hurricane 'dance' could save East Coast from worst effects of Tropical Storm ImeldaBy Patrick Pester Published 
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 'A serious threat': China braces as Super Typhoon Ragasa, this year's strongest storm, nears with winds of up to 177 mphBy Ben Turner Published 
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 Earth from space Earth from spaceExtreme 'golf ball-size' hailstones carve 125-mile 'scar' in Canadian landscapeBy Harry Baker Published 
 
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Flooding
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 OPINION OPINIONIn disasters like the Texas floods, warning people of danger isn't so simpleBy Keri K. Stephens Published 
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 Texas flood devastation revealed in before-and-after satellite imagesBy Patrick Pester Published 
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 Why were the Texas flash floods so catastrophic?By Sarah Wild Published 
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 1-in-1,000-year flood about to hit central USBy Patrick Pester Published 
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 'Stay off the roads': Winter storm warning as deadly floods strike KentuckyBy Patrick Pester Published 
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 El Niño could unleash several '10-year flood events' this winter in cities such as Seattle and San DiegoBy Ben Turner Published 
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 Rare lake forms in Death ValleyBy Jennifer Nalewicki Published 
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 'Monsoon on steroids' has flooded vast swaths of Pakistan, disturbing satellite images showBy Nicoletta Lanese Published 
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 Satellite images show extreme flooding in New Jersey in the aftermath of Hurricane IdaBy Chelsea Gohd Published 
 
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Hurricanes
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 Watch Air Force fly inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa as experts warn 'storm of the century' will be catastrophic for JamaicaBy Patrick Pester Published 
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 Tropical Storm Melissa puts Caribbean's most flood-vulnerable places at riskBy Bob Henson Published 
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 'A serious threat': China braces as Super Typhoon Ragasa, this year's strongest storm, nears with winds of up to 177 mphBy Ben Turner Published 
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  Category 4 Hurricane Kiko is heading for Hawaii — but it will weaken before it gets there, forecasters sayBy Sascha Pare Published 
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 'Now is the time': Hurricane category 6 could be introduced under new storm severity scaleBy Sascha Pare Published 
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  Watch Hurricane Erin reach Category 5 strength in a blaze of lightningBy Patrick Pester Published 
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 Hurricane Erin could unleash 100-foot waves across the East Coast this week, forecasters warnBy Patrick Pester Published 
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 'Above normal' conditions could bring as many as 10 hurricanes to the US this summerBy Jess Thomson Published 
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 La Niña is dead — what that means for this year's hurricanes and weatherBy Evan Howell Published 
 
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Wildfires
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 Satellites watch France's largest wildfire in 75 years burn an area larger than ParisBy Tereza Pultarova Published 
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 Grand Canyon Dragon wildfire burns down historic lodge and triggers toxic gas leakBy Patrick Pester Published 
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 'We are creating the fire equivalent of an ice age': Humans have plunged Earth into the 'Pyrocene'By Stephen Pyne Published 
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 What's in pink fire retardant being dropped on LA, and is it dangerous?By Patrick Pester Published 
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 Stark 'drought' maps reveal just why wildfires have blazed through Los AngelesBy Ming Pan Published 
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 Giant wildfires can create their own weather. Here's how.By Kyle Hilburn Published 
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 'Wall of flames' from out-of-control Canadian wildfire devastates town of Jasper and national parkBy Patrick Pester Published 
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 Canadian wildfire smoke detected thousands of miles away in NorwayBy Kiley Price Published 
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 NYC's air quality ranked worst of any major city on Wednesday. With climate change, will it happen again?By Rebecca Sohn Published 
 
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 Earth from space Earth from spaceExtreme 'golf ball-size' hailstones carve 125-mile 'scar' in Canadian landscapeBy Harry Baker Published 
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  Category 4 Hurricane Kiko is heading for Hawaii — but it will weaken before it gets there, forecasters sayBy Sascha Pare Published 
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 'Now is the time': Hurricane category 6 could be introduced under new storm severity scaleBy Sascha Pare Published 
 
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