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Avalanche Canada has issued a public warning for the central Rockies saying there have been several large avalanches over the last two weeks. It says two slides have been fatal and the snowpack "remains primed for human-triggering.

HONOLULU (AP) — Lava from Hawaii's most active volcano created fountains that reached 700 feet (215 meters) Thursday during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption.

New-recruit "bootcamps" will begin next month at the СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Wildfire Service's Merritt training facility.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Wildfires fueled by dry conditions and gusting winds burned in a few Southern states Thursday, forcing evacuations in Texas and prompting Florida officials to close part of a major highway with spring break in high gear.

Bring an umbrella this weekend...and possibly a snorkel.

MONTREAL — Street cleaning is a rite of spring in Montreal, after receding snow exposes months' worth of cigarette butts, dog waste, and other garbage.

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — The enormous blue cone slowly crushes tiny piles of sand that represent houses. It symbolizes the deadly havoc wrought by floods that ravaged Spain's eastern Valencia five months ago.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Another storm system affected millions of people in the middle of the U.S.

SEATTLE (AP) — Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump, but many worry that mass federal worker firings will leave the nation more vulnerable to wildfires.

Climate change doubled the likelihood of elevated temperatures in СÀ¶ÊÓƵ over 25 days this winter, finds U.S. group.