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Residents north of Boulder, Colo., told to evacuate as 3 wildfires threaten neighborhoods
Associated Press WriterBOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Wind-driven wildfires swept across Boulder County grasslands Wednesday, destroying at least four structures and prompting police to go door-to-door ordering residents to flee one neighborhood. No injuries were immediately...Tags: Fires, Emergency Planning
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Text-messaging, 911 use among the many areas affected by new California laws
Californians must abide by dozens of new state laws taking effect Jan. 1, including bans on text-messaging while driving, electronic bingo machines and bidding on state contracts by companies that do business with the government of Sudan, which the U.S....Tags: House Building, Britney Spears, Farrah Fawcett, State Budgets, Los Angeles Unified School District
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Spending to fight California wildfires tops $1 billion
Wildfire spending in California continued its upward climb this year, driven by one of the worst fire seasons in the state's history.
Almost a quarter of all the wild land that burned across the country in 2008 was in California -- roughly 1.4 million...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Agriculture, Natural Resources, Agricultural Research and Technology, Building Material
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Oakridge Mobile Home Park residents make do during Christmas
Jody Miller is doing her best.
The only tree she could squeeze into the temporary apartment she is sharing with her husband this Christmas was too tiny to decorate. So she strung up lights above the fireplace, pinned stockings to the front door and lined...Tags: Miley Cyrus, Richard Alarcon, Religious Festivals, House Building, Holidays
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Fire breathers say their work is their joy
The Connecticut PostIn the cool evening air, the last light lingers over distant trees at a home in Woodbridge. In a clearing, several people warm up for what will turn out to be an amazing spectacle. In one spot, a man juggles pins. In another, a woman twirls a staff in...Tags: Charles Moore, Popular Music, Fires, Torrington, Techno
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Gravest threats might not be what you think
Tribune Newspapers++++++++++++++++++++ || Tornadoes can be more deadly than hurricanes. MELANIE BURFORD/DALLAS MORNING NEWS || || Wildfires like this one last year in California, combined with earthquakes and hurricanes, accounted for only 5 percent of U.S. natural...Tags: Natural Disasters, Fires, Disasters, Floods, Hurricanes
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Disaster area? Southern California has it made in the shade
Southern California may think of itself as disaster-prone, alternately bemoaning and reveling in its status as earthquake-, wildfire- and mudslide-plagued.
But it seems a reality check is in order: The region is actually one of the nation's safest --...Tags: Disasters, Hurricanes, Weather Statistics, Government, Natural Disasters
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Southern California may see sub-freezing temperatures
Heavy rain and snow are expected to be replaced by sub-freezing temperatures in some areas of Southern California after the first major storm of the season pummeled the region Monday, triggering evacuations in some burn areas, collapsing the roof of a...Tags: Vehicles, Avalanches and Landslides, Los Angeles Police Department, Disasters, Road Accidents
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Southern California braces for rain, snow
Hillside homeowners and emergency crews braced for heavy rain and mountain snow Sunday night as the first strong storm of the rainy season bore down on Southern California, prompting warnings of flash floods as well as possible mudslides in areas...Tags: Avalanches and Landslides, Chatsworth, Lake View Terrace, Disasters, Clubs and Associations
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Weekend cold snap is in store for Southland
Southern Californians can probably go straight from sunglasses to ski goggles this weekend, as the nastiest chill in a while is expected to blast through the unusually mild autumn weather. The storm will probably bring rain and snow at the beginning of...Tags: Ventura County, Woodland Hills, Ventura (Ventura, California), San Gabriel, Weather Reports
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There's no smoke or fire in Orange County -- just dust
With all they've been through in the last few weeks -- a massive wildfire, the threat of mudslides, a small earthquake -- the residents of Yorba Linda and other north Orange County cities could be forgiven Tuesday if they thought the forces of nature were...Tags: Avalanches and Landslides, Fires, Santa Ana, Disasters, Earthquakes
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Disbelief over burnt Calif. state park
Los Angeles TimesFor more than 20 years, Chino Hills State Park in Southern California has stood as an island of wilderness circled by freeways and untrammeled development. Swaying grasslands and remote canyons offered solitude to hikers and bikers. Rare plants and...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Chino Hills, Wildlife, Natural Resources, Nature
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