This June has been a scorcher in the South! With the hottest months of the year yet to come, dozens of cities across the nation are already dealing with dangerous, and even deadly, heat waves. Read more.
Jun
30
2011
How hot was June? Five cities tell tale of scorcher
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Jun
30
2011
NM fire burns sacred native areas, nears town
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This city and neighboring nuclear lab appeared to be out of fire danger, at least for the day, but officials said Thursday that sacred Native American sites had burned and that the fire was now threatening a town first settled five centuries ago. Read more.
Jun
30
2011
Tropical Storm Arlene makes landfall on Mexican coast
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Tropical Storm Arlene made landfall along Mexico’s Gulf coast early Thursday, the National Hurricane Center reported. Read more.
Jun
30
2011
Aid group: Hundreds of children fleeing drought arrive in Kenya daily
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More than 800 Somali children are arriving at crowded refugee camps in Kenya daily after walking for days to escape a prolonged drought, an aid group said this week. Read more.
Jun
29
2011
Uganda lightning strike kills school children
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Lightning has struck a junior school in western Uganda, killing 18 children and their teacher, officials say. Read more.
Jun
29
2011
Flooding across Midwest, South
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Missouri River floodwaters overrun a farm near Big Lake, Mo. Read more.
Jun
29
2011
Gas under $2 a gallon to help MA tornado victims
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A Bay State gas station offered a special deal: gas under $2 a gallon to help victims of the tornado tragedy in Massachusetts. Read more.
Jun
29
2011
Four houses in Maidenhead are struck by lightning
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Four houses in Maidenhead have been struck by lightning which caused damage to a roofs, left holes in walls and short-circuited appliances. Read more.
Jun
28
2011
Greenland ice melts most in half-century: US
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Greenland’s ice sheet melted the most it has in over a half century last year, US government scientists said Tuesday in one of a series of “unmistakable” signs of climate change. Read more.
Jun
28
2011
Report: 25 years since global temps were below average
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It’s been more than 300 months since the average global average temperature was below average, scientists and the U.S. government said in the annual State of the Climate report released Tuesday. Read more.