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After Sally: Rescue, recovery and a wary eye on rivers

After Sally: Rescue, recovery and a wary eye on rivers

Rivers swollen by Hurricane Sally's rains threatened more misery for parts of the Florida Panhandle and south Alabama on Thursday, even as the storm's remnants were forecast to dump up to a foot of rain and spread the threat of flooding to Georgia and the Carolinas.
by The Associated Press

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Bodies of 2 of 3 victims in Cessna crash recovered

A pilot and two passengers were onboard the Cessna plane when it went down Sunday in the quarry on Grey Cloud Island near the Mississippi River and Cottage Grove.
by The Associated Press

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Congressional inquiry faults Boeing and FAA failures for deadly 737 Max plane crashes

Congressional inquiry faults Boeing and FAA failures for deadly 737 Max plane crashes

An investigation into the troubled plane's development and certification finds a "disturbing pattern" of Boeing design flaws, management failures and "grossly insufficient oversight by the FAA."
by David Schaper

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Climate One: The link between climate change and wildfires

Climate One: The link between climate change and wildfires

From the Climate One series at the Commonwealth Club of California: “Living with Fire.”

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Choking air from Western fires just won't ease up

Choking air from Western fires just won't ease up

Relief from putrid, dangerous air spewing from massive wildfires across the West won't come until later in the week or beyond, scientists and forecasters say, and the hazy and gunk-filled skies might stick around for even longer.
by The Associated Press

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Hurricane Sally slows, gathering a deluge for the Gulf Coast

Hurricane Sally slows, gathering a deluge for the Gulf Coast

Hurricane Sally, a plodding but powerful storm with winds of 85 mph, crept toward the northern Gulf Coast early Tuesday, with forecasters warning of potentially deadly storm surges, flash floods spurred by up to 2 feet of rain and the possibility of tornadoes.
by The Associated Press

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Gulf Coast residents brace for Sally, possible new hurricane

Gulf Coast residents brace for Sally, possible new hurricane

Forecasters from the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sally is expected to become a hurricane on Monday and reach shore by early Tuesday, bringing dangerous weather conditions, including risk of flooding, to a region stretching from the western Florida Panhandle to southeast Louisiana.
by The Associated Press

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Crews locate missing plane in water-filled quarry

Recovery crews have located a missing airplane in a water-filled quarry near the Mississippi River on Grey Cloud Island in Washington County, authorities say. Three people were in the single-engine Cessna aircraft when it left Fleming Field in South St. Paul Sunday afternoon.
by The Associated Press

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