Climate change seen in floods fires and heat across regions
A World Meteorological Organization briefing ties July and August disasters to climate change, urging improved forecasting tools as heat waves and deluges intensify. In Iowa, floods from a heavy three-night rainfall force hundreds to evacuate homes amid the wettest 36 months on record.
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New York
Moscow
Iowa
High Arctic
World Meteorological Organization
Russia
Pak
Istan
Europe
America
United Nations
U.S
Peter Stott
U.N
Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change
PCC
Stott
NASA
Gavin Schmidt
Goddard Institute of Space Studies
Schmidt
WMO
Sam's Club Midland Roof Fire Delays Normal Hours
A Sam's Club at 1500 Tradewinds Blvd Midland caught fire during roof renovations Thursday evening. No injuries were reported as employees evacuated safely and firefighters contained the blaze to the roof and storage areas. Fire officials cited heavy roof smoke, five minutes to arrival, and an ongoing investigation into the cause.
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Midland
Sam's Club
Gabe Manquero
Tradewinds Blvd
Midland Fire Department
David Hickman
Hickman
Pea Sprout Found In Man's Lung In Boston Case
Boston doctors report a 75 year old Massachusetts man had a pea sprout growing in his lung after inhaling the seed during a summer illness. The patient, Ron Sweden, had emphysema and a collapsed lung with pneumonia but recovered after Dr Jeff Spillane removed the pea sprout.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Ron Sweden
Sweden
Sveden
Jeff Spillane
Spillane
Judge clears same sex marriage in California
A federal judge ruled California’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional and allowed same sex weddings to resume next week unless the 9th Circuit blocks them. Couples, including Amber Fox and her partner, hoped to marry in the state while awaiting appellate action.
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San Francisco
California
Amber Fox
Beverly Hills
Massachusetts
U.S. District
Vaughn Walker
Supreme Court
Walker
9Th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals
Charles J. Cooper
9Th Circuit
Cooper
Teresa Rowe
Suisun City
City Hall
North Dakota inmate swallows rival’s glasses in jail
Burleigh County Sheriff Maj. Les Witkowski says a 42-year-old inmate at the county detention center swallowed the other suspect’s glasses and part of the frame after becoming frustrated for not speaking to the chaplain. The incident occurred Aug. 1, five hours after the man was booked on an aggravated assault charge. The glasses were valued at $250.
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North Dakota
Bismarck
N.D
Burleigh County
Les Witkowski
Center
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