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Chile raises alert on Villarrica volcano activity
Chilean authorities have raised the alert level for the Villarrica volcano to orange, the second-highest, after scientists detected an increase in its activity
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NBC meteorologist cites U.N. doomsday report, says southern states too hot for humans by 2070
The alarming comments come one month after ADN America reported another NBC meteorologist said a recent, extreme heat wave in Puerto Rico was “due to manmade global warming”
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Los Angeles landslide forces dozens of evacuations as houses lean over canyon
At least 12 homes were deemed uninhabitable and were given evacuation orders. Residents were told they had about 20 minutes to gather their belongings
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Independence Day Scare: Fourth of July was the Earth's hottest day in recorded history
The previous record for Earth’s hottest day was split between July 2022 and August 2016, when the global temperature reached 62.46 degrees Fahrenheit or 17.01 degrees Celsius
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Peru to declare emergency over increased activity of Ubinas volcano
Over the past few days, the volcano has been shooting ash that has reached as far as 1,700 meters above the summit of the volcano
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Chicago record rainfall causes widespread flooding and power outages
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC) reversed the flow of the Chicago River to help alleviate the flooding in the area
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Canadian wildfires place more than 100 million Americans under air quality alerts
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires has covered some of the major U.S. cities, such as New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Minneapolis, in a blanket of smoke
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Mexico heat wave leaves at least 112 dead with temperatures peaking at 122 degrees
Most of the deaths were attributed to heat stroke, while a few others were caused by dehydration
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Thousands in southern U.S. left without power as storms and heatwaves hit region
Hundreds of thousands of households in the south were left without power on Monday after several storms hit the region, leaving residents searching for shelter during a heatwave
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Earthquake at 6.4 magnitude rocks Baja California peninsula
The Mexican civil defense agency suggested that boards and coastal towns take additional precautions due to possible dangerous currents and seawater level variations that could have been caused by the quake
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12 dead and more than 20 missing after extra-tropical cyclone hits southern Brazil, causing floods
Authorities have conducted more than 2,400 rescues across 35 cities over the past two days. The government of Rio Grande do Sul said it is conducting helicopter searches in the flooded neighborhoods to locate the missing individuals