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Fire Risk Prompts Florida to Restrict Everglades Access

Florida wildlife officials are imposing restrictions on use of some Everglades recreation areas due to increased risk of fire. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission decided Tuesday to prohibit motor vehicles, motorcycles, airboats and campfires in parts of Broward and …

Hail Storm Slams Abilene, Brings Some Relief to Wildfire Area

Baseball size hail hit Abilene, Texas, on April 24 causing property damage to vehicles, homes and businesses. Hail fell from a line of storms that passed over the southern half of the city and continued to move eastward all the …

Wildfires Destroy Homes in Western Australia

Wildfires tore through the suburbs of an Australian city on Sunday, destroying a number of homes, news reports and authorities said. There were no reports of injuries. Two fires fanned by hot summer winds were burning in forested areas to …