Humidity Aids Containment Of Two California Wildfires
Thunderstorms in Northern California brought light rain and higher humidity aiding Lassen National Forest fires near Burney. Crews increased containment on the smaller 45 square mile blaze from 10 to 20 percent, with eight homes destroyed and about 700 threatened as evacuations continued.
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Burney
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California
Lassen National Forest
Shasta County
New Zealand ski slopes face snow shortage this winter
In Wellington the Southern Alps see rain and warm conditions as Craigieburn Valley Ski Area and others delay openings after a record warm start to Southern Hemisphere winter. Operators rely on snow guns to cover slopes while over 60 000 skiers flock from Australia during June to August. Coronet Peak uses 200 snow guns to maintain operations as climate change drives melting snow and glaciers.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Nick Jarman
Alps
Craigieburn Valley
Jarman
Australia
Queenstown
Coronet Peak
Dual Hawaii storms loom as El Nino boosts activity
Two major storms, Hurricane Iselle and Tropical Storm Julio, threaten Hawaii this week in an uncommon paired approach tied to a developing El Nino pattern. Forecasters caution on exact impacts as Iselle may weaken before landfall and Julio’s track remains uncertain. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center will issue watches or warnings if needed.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
National Weather Service
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Iselle
Julio
James Franklin
Central Pacific Hurricane Center
Eastern Pacific
Franklin
Central Pacific
Atlantic
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