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NASA unleashes its science capabilities to aid natural disaster response

Miami resident Gina Chingolani was moving from one apartment to another on Wednesday. She said she had no warning the area was under a Flash Flood Emergency until traffic came to a standstill. It took her 45 minutes to travel a drive that normally takes 7 minutes without flooding.

NASA ^[2] rolled out a new program to use what it learns from space to help organizations respond to hurricanes ^[3], floods, heat waves ^[4] and other weather-driven events on Earth.

The U.S.space agency continues to use data from its more than a dozen

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With an extremely active hurricane season forecast, Insurance Information Institute CEO Sean Kevelighan explains that homeowners need to make sure they are covered for all types of disasters, including flood insurance which is not included in standard policies.

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You probably aren't thinking about flooding ^[2].Most people don't until it happens.However, if you live in one of the counties on this list, maybe you should.

"Flooding caused more damage in the United States than any other severe weather ^[3] related

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FOX 35 Orlando Reporter Morgan Parrish reports from Orlando International Airport where people are arriving on the Brightline train from South Florida after fleeing the flooding caused by tropical rains. A majority of Brightline trains are sold out as people try to get out of the flooded region and more rain is forecast.

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ORLANDO, Fla.– Miami ^[2] residents unable to drive or fly out of South Florida ^[3] are opting to take Florida's high-speed train to Orlando to find dry land after a tropical deluge dropped 2 feet of water onto the region.

South Florida is facing

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Firefighters in Arizona are training for a potentially active wildfire season in 2024.

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WICKENBURG, Az.– The Rose Fire destroyed multiple structures after forcing officials to close U.S.60, which connected the town of Wickenburg to Phoenix, ^[2]as dangerously hot temperatures continue in Arizona ^[3] this week.

Officials with the Arizona

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04:26 ^[1]

WICKENBURG, Az.– The Rose Fire destroyed multiple structures after forcing officials to close U.S.60, which connected the town of Wickenburg to Phoenix ^[2], as dangerously hot temperatures continue in Arizona ^[3] this week.

Officials with the Arizona

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04:26 ^[1]

WICKENBURG, Az.– The Rose Fire destroyed multiple structures after forcing officials to temporarily close U.S.60, which connected the town of Wickenburg to Phoenix ^[2], as dangerously hot temperatures continue in Arizona ^[3] this week.

Officials with

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The McDonald Fire south of Fairbanks, Alaska was reported to have burned more than 28,000 acres since its inception on June 8.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Officials believe lightning is to blame for sparking Alaska ^[1]’s largest fire of the year in what otherwise has been a down season for wildfire activity.

The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service reports ^[2] the McDonald Fire has

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Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon tells FOX Weather progress has been made to find options to repair Teton Pass after part of the highway suffered a catastrophic landslide. Multiple mudslides happened on the road before the collapse.

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A temporary detour around Teton Pass is under construction days after a landslide catastrophically destroyed ^[2]a section of the popular route between Wyoming^[3] and Idaho^[4].

On Saturday morning, the Wyoming Department of Transportation said^[5] a

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A video recorded late Tuesday night shows firefighters working to contain and extinguish the Sullivan Fire, which broke out in the community of Sparks outside Reno in Nevada.

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SPARKS, Nev.– Some residents in the community of Sparks ^[2] outside Reno ^[3] in Nevada ^[4] have been told to evacuate their homes as firefighters frantically work to contain and extinguish a large wildfire ^[5] that broke out near a high school on

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The Ike Dike is part of a proposed coastal barrier system that aims to protect coastal Texas from storm surge damage from hurricanes. (Texas A&M University)

A proposed project could help limit the impacts of a hurricane ^[1]’s storm surge on the Texas coastline, but a ballooning price tag and project scope have raised questions about whether the system will ever be completed.

The proposed coastal barrier system

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NASA unleashes its science capabilities to aid natural disaster response

Counties most at risk of flooding in 2024: See the rankings

Miami residents swamped by flooding flee to Orlando by Brightline train

Arizona's Rose Fire destroys structures, closes route between Phoenix

Arizona's Rose Fire destroys structures, closes route between Phoenix, Wickenburg

Arizona's Rose Fire destroys structures, temporarily closing route to Phoenix

Lightning sparks Alaska’s largest wildfire of year

Wyoming crews begin construction of Teton Pass temporary detour after landslide

Sullivan Fire in Nevada forces Sparks residents to flee homes outside Reno

What is the Ike Dike and how could it help Texas during a hurricane strike?

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