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Return to Everest
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One year after an avalanche killed 16 Nepalese guides, climbers have returned to the mountain for the 2015 season.

Apr 16, 2015
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Buckweed Fire
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Encouraged by parched vegetation and relentless Santa Ana winds, California wildfires exploded over the weekend of October 20, 2007, affecting…

Oct 25, 2007
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Fires in Southern California
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The massive Witch Fire in San Diego County sprawled over nearly 200,000 acres of Southern California, reaching from the Cleveland…

Oct 25, 2007
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Fires in Southern California
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The Witch Fire in San Diego County was encroaching on the city of Ramona on October 22, 2007, when the…

Oct 25, 2007
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Hurricane Katrina Floods the Southeastern United States
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Biloxi, Mississippi, was one of the communities hardest hit when Hurricane Katrina came ashore on August 29, 2005. Large sections…

Sep 2, 2005
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Hurricane Katrina Floods the Southeastern United States
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Sections of levees designed to channel canals through New Orleans crumbled under the battering waves and storm surge brought on…

Sep 2, 2005
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Hurricane Katrina Floods the Southeastern United States
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The Louisiana Superdome is now an island refuge for as many as 30,000 people, according to news reports. Many sheltered…

Sep 2, 2005
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Earthquake Spawns Tsunamis
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Satellites continue to acquire imagery of areas severely damaged by the tsunami of December 26, 2004. This image of Meulaboh,…

Jan 12, 2005
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Ship Wreck on Unalaska Island
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On Wednesday, December 8, 2004, the Selendang Ayu ran aground near Skan Bay off Alaska’s Unalaska Island. The ship snapped…

Dec 15, 2004
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