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France's largest wildfire since 1949 has been declared extinguished more than two months after it broke out in southwestern Gironde, forcing the evacuation of around 224,000 people and covering the city of Bordeaux with a thick plume of smoke. The blaze was put under control on August 1, but continued to smoulder under
Extreme weather events are impacting multiple continents simultaneously, with catastrophic flooding in Thailand, India, and Nepal, while the U.S. faces threats from both a significant nor'easter and Hurricane Nolo. These disasters, alongside projections of hundreds of thousands of heat-related deaths linked to El Niño, highlight the growing global scale of climate-related risks to public safety and infrastructure. Observers are now monitoring how international aid and local adaptation strategies will address these intensifying environmental challenges.
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While direct landfall by the storm's center was not expected, forecasters said it could cause life-threatening flooding and mudslides, with parts of the Big Island expected to see rainfall totals up to 20 inches.
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Over 60 million in danger from Nor'easter; Hawaiians shelter ahead of Hurricane Nolo.
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