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Much-needed fire relief in North Bay today, but new ridge and record SoCal heat on the way

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October 2017 will be a month not soon forgotten by many thousands of California residents living in the coastal counties just north of San Francisco.
Daniel Swain
10/19/2017

Wildfires kill at least 39 in Portugal and Spain

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At least 36 people died in wildfires raging through parched farmlands and forests in Portugal and another three in neighboring northwestern Spain on Sunday and Monday.
Andrei Khalip and Raquel Castillo
10/16/2017

Spain, Portugal Wildfires Kill at Least 30

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At least 30 people died and dozens were injured by wildfires in Portugal.Wildfires also killed three people in Spain's northwestern Galicia region.The fires were blamed on unusually warm weather, among other factors. 
10/16/2017

Ophelia, strongest eastern Atlantic hurricane on record, roars toward Ireland

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On Saturday, Hurricane Ophelia accomplished the unthinkable, attaining Category 3 strength farther east than any storm in recorded history.
Jason Samenow
10/15/2017

In Queens, chronic flooding and sea-level rise go hand in hand

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If you’d like to get a good picture of New York City’s struggle against sea level rise, head to Hamilton Beach and stand in the middle of the road.
Nathan Kensinger
10/12/2017

For Algeria's struggling herders, "drought stops everything"

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Squinting under a relentless sun, Houssin Ghodbane watches his son tend a flock of 120 of their sheep. Heads bowed, the sheep slowly search for sparse vegetation poking through the parched, crunchy soil.
Yasmin Bendaas
10/11/2017

Guatemala’s changing climate is forcing families to leave their homes, livelihoods

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Shuffling through the acres of robust green bushes, plucking off the ripe red coffee beans and filling bucket after bucket was what Miguel Pol Suy did best. He didn't earn much in his rural Guatemalan town, but it was enough to buy maize and oil. He could feed his growing family.
Deepa Fernandes
10/11/2017

European wine output at its lowest level since second world war

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Europe’s wine production has dropped to levels unseen since the second world war as extreme weather battered top producers Italy, France, Spain and Germany, the main farmers’ union said on Tuesday.
10/11/2017

California Wine Country Fires October 2017

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Climate science at a glance The extreme wildfires in California are consistent with the long-term trend of increasing wildfire activity observed in the western US.[1] The fingerprint of global warming has been be

Hurricane Nate aftermath: 6 inches of rain in Mobile, 6 foot storm surges, minor damage

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Hurricane Nate brought up to 6 inches of rain in areas of Mobile and Covington County in southeastern Alabama, with wind gusts reaching 65 mph at the Mobile Regional Airport.
John Sharp
10/09/2017
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