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This satellite image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Maria on Tuesday. (AFP/NOAA/RAMMB)“Maria is developing the dreaded pinhole eye,” wrote National...

Cleanup from California fires poses environmental and health risks.

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Caribbean residents fend off looters after Irma.

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Cape Town rations water before reservoirs hit zero.

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