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AP analysis finds growing number of poor, high-hazard dams

Constructed four generations ago, the massive rock and clay dam at El Capitan Reservoir is capable of storing over 36 billion gallons of water,...

President declares disaster in New Mexico wildfire zone

LAS VEGAS, N.M. ((DailyNews)) — Firefighters slowed the advance of the largest wildfire in the U.S. as heavy winds relented Wednesday, while President Joe...

Fire crews close in around massive New Mexico wildfire

LAS VEGAS, N.M. ((DailyNews)) — Firefighters in New Mexico took advantage of diminished winds Thursday to build more fire lines and clear combustible brush...

New Mexico governor seeking US disaster status for wildfire

LAS VEGAS, N.M. ((DailyNews)) — New Mexico’s governor on Tuesday asked President Joe Biden to declare a disaster as firefighters scrambled to clear brush,...

Even as COVID cases rise, mask mandates stay shelved

NEW YORK ((DailyNews)) — An increase in COVID-19 infections around the U.S. has sent more cities into new high-risk categories that are supposed to...

Heat wave sparks blackouts, questions on India’s coal usage

NEW DELHI ((DailyNews)) — An unusually early and brutal heat wave is scorching parts of India, with acute power shortages affecting millions as demand...

CDC restates recommendation for masks on planes, trains

NEW YORK ((DailyNews)) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday restated their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court...

Condors soar again over Northern California coastal redwoods

REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK, Calif. ((DailyNews)) — The endangered California condor returned to soar the skies over the state’s far northern coast redwood forests on...

Amazon tribes turn the tables on intruders with social media

RIO DE JANEIRO ((DailyNews)) — It was dusk on April 14 when Francisco Kuruaya heard a boat approaching along the river near his village...

As wildfire closes in, New Mexico residents prepare to flee

LAS VEGAS, N.M. ((DailyNews)) — Wind-whipped flames raced across more of New Mexico’s pine-covered mountainsides on Monday, closing in on a town of 13,000...

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