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Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Oct. 3
https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article293440679.html
https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article293440679.html
Sacramento Bee
Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Oct. 3
First discovered: 12:37 p.m. Oct. 3
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Collapsed live oak in Audubon Park was around 200 years old. Why had it been filled with cement?
https://www.nola.com/news/environment/live-oak-new-orleans-trees-audubon-park-arborist/article_f6841782-81c3-11ef-9d3c-272561264aa3.html
https://www.nola.com/news/environment/live-oak-new-orleans-trees-audubon-park-arborist/article_f6841782-81c3-11ef-9d3c-272561264aa3.html
NOLA.com
Collapsed live oak in Audubon Park was around 200 years old. Why had it been filled with cement?
The outdated practice was meant to prevent water, bacteria, termites or other bugs from getting into open tree cavities, but the concrete ended up severely harming the trees it intended to protect.
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‘The Death Toll Is Going to Be Tremendous’
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/10/hurricane-helene-north-carolina-fema-interview/680136/
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/10/hurricane-helene-north-carolina-fema-interview/680136/
The Atlantic
‘The Death Toll Is Going to Be Tremendous’
A former FEMA director describes the devastation in western North Carolina and what comes next.
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Western NC resident helps man whose wife got swept away in floodwaters
https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/weather/hurricane/helene/western-nc-resident-helps-man-wife-swept-away-floodwaters-helene/83-01eb122e-e909-47b9-9ef0-84d9d998f0dc
https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/weather/hurricane/helene/western-nc-resident-helps-man-wife-swept-away-floodwaters-helene/83-01eb122e-e909-47b9-9ef0-84d9d998f0dc
wfmynews2.com
Western NC resident helps man whose wife got swept away in floodwaters
Derek Calhoun was trying to get his family to safety when he came upon a man who'd just lost his wife in raging floodwaters.
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More than 100 post-Helene landslides observed, USGS reports
https://wlos.com/news/local/post-helene-landslides-observed-usgs-reports-united-states-geological-survey-damage-road-closure-river-structure
https://wlos.com/news/local/post-helene-landslides-observed-usgs-reports-united-states-geological-survey-damage-road-closure-river-structure
WLOS
More than 100 post-Helene landslides observed, USGS reports
The United States Geological Survey says more than 100 landslides were observed after Helene ripped through Western North Carolina.
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Hazmat crews respond to diesel fuel spill in downtown Sacramento
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hazmat-crews-respond-to-diesel-fuel-spill-in-downtown-sacramento/ar-AA1rFz1K
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hazmat-crews-respond-to-diesel-fuel-spill-in-downtown-sacramento/ar-AA1rFz1K
MSN
Hazmat crews respond to diesel fuel spill in downtown Sacramento
A trailer with a generator overturned and leaked diesel fuel on 7th St. and Railyards Blvd. in downtown Sacramento.
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Rock spill causes delays on major thoroughfare
https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/rock-spill-causes-delays-on-major-thoroughfare/
https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/rock-spill-causes-delays-on-major-thoroughfare/
Wise County Messenger -
Rock spill causes delays on major thoroughfare - Wise County Messenger
A tractor trailer spilled a load of rock onto U.S. 81/287 at County Road 4840 in Rhome Thursday morning, causing significant traffic delays. MICAH MCCARTNEY | WCMESSENGER A tractor trailer carrying a load of rock caused significant traffic delays on U.S.…
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Eugene pilot killed in crash during second landing attempt at Roseburg airfield
https://kpic.com/news/local/eugene-pilot-killed-in-crash-during-second-landing-attempt-at-roseburg-airfield
https://kpic.com/news/local/eugene-pilot-killed-in-crash-during-second-landing-attempt-at-roseburg-airfield
KPIC
Eugene pilot killed in crash during second landing attempt at Roseburg airfield
The pilot and sole occupant of a single-engine plane was killed Thursday morning while attempting to land on the turf runway in Roseburg.
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One dead in float plane crash in remote area of B.C.'s central coast
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/bc-news/one-dead-in-float-plane-crash-in-remote-area-of-bcs-central-coast-9611267
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/bc-news/one-dead-in-float-plane-crash-in-remote-area-of-bcs-central-coast-9611267
Vancouver Is Awesome
One dead in float plane crash in remote area of B.C.'s central coast
PORT HARDY, B.C. — Police say one person is dead after a float plane crashed in a remote area along British Columbia's central coast.