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A look at some of the deadliest floods in the US in the last 25 years

A look at some of the deadliest floods in the US in the last 25 years

Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the United States over the past few decades, according to the National Weather Service, and flash floods are the nation’s top storm-related killer.
Chantal, now a tropical depression, raises concerns of flash flooding in North Carolina and Virginia

Chantal, now a tropical depression, raises concerns of flash flooding in North Carolina and Virginia

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Chantal was downgraded to a depression Sunday but raised concerns of possible flash flooding as it makes its way through central North Carolina toward south-central Virginia.
Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation's top storm-related killer

Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation's top storm-related killer

The monstrous, swift-moving flood that swept through the Hill Country of Texas on Friday, killing at least 79 people and leaving many more missing, was a flash flood, the nation's top storm-related killer.
Quick action by one Texas summer camp leads to timely evacuations ahead of deadly flood

Quick action by one Texas summer camp leads to timely evacuations ahead of deadly flood

It was about 1 a.m. on the Fourth of July when the facilities manager at a central Texas summer camp saw water from the Guadalupe River steadily rising amid a deluge of rain.
Wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C, grows to 245 hectares

Wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C, grows to 245 hectares

LYTTON — The only blaze of note identified by the BC Wildfire Service continued to grow Sunday.
Heat warning for southern Ontario, Quebec expected to end Sunday: Environment Canada

Heat warning for southern Ontario, Quebec expected to end Sunday: Environment Canada

TORONTO — Environment and Climate Change Canada says the scorching heat wave that sent temperatures soaring into the mid-30s across much of southern Ontario and Quebec this weekend is expected to end late Sunday.
Environment group warns against repealing federal electric vehicle mandate

Environment group warns against repealing federal electric vehicle mandate

OTTAWA — An environmental think tank is warning the federal government against repealing its electric vehicle mandate, instead suggesting that politicians should be helping to put more EVs on the road.
'Everything is dying': Prairie farmers, crops struggling with yearly droughts

'Everything is dying': Prairie farmers, crops struggling with yearly droughts

REGINA — It's the ninth year in a row Quinton Jacksteit's farm has experienced drought.
Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape

Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Rescuers scoured a devastated central Texas landscape of mangled trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris Saturday in an increasingly bleak mission to locate survivors, including 27 girls who have not been seen since thei
Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding

Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Before heading to bed before the Fourth of July holiday, Christopher Flowers checked the weather while staying at a friend's house along the Guadalupe River. Nothing in the forecast alarmed him.