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Yosemite Closes over Flooding Threat as Huge Snowpack Melts

LEMOORE, Calif. (AP) — Ron Caetano is packed and ready to go. His family photos and valuables are in the trailer and he’s put food in carry totes. He moved the rabbits and chickens and their automatic feeders to higher …

No Plan in Place Yet as Rising Sea Levels Threaten Florida Coast

America’s oldest city is slowly drowning. St. Augustine’s centuries-old Spanish fortress sits feet from the encroaching Atlantic, whose waters already flood the city’s narrow streets about 10 times a year – a problem worsening as sea levels rise. The Florida …

Oak Creek Canyon Reopens After Wildfire

Gates are now unlocked and tape has been taken down in much of northern Arizona’s Oak Creek Canyon with the reopening of many areas that were closed nearly three months because of a major wildfire. That’s good news for visitors …