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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� Heavy thunderstorms lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, dumping the heaviest rain ever recorded in the country in the span of hours as it flooded out portions of major highways and Dubai's international airp

California officials voted Tuesday to step in to monitor groundwater use in part of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley in a first-of-its-kind move that comes a decade after local communities were tasked with managing the precious but strained resource.

ST. LOUIS (AP) 鈥� Strong storms caused damage in parts of the middle U.S. Tuesday and spawned tornadoes in Kansas and Iowa, including one that left two people hurt. An EF-1 tornado touched down shortly after 6 a.m.

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ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� Plumbing problems at the dam holding back the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. are spurring concerns about future water delivery issues to Southwestern states supplied by the Colorado River.

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) 鈥� Ecuador on Tuesday began to ration electricity in the country's main cities as a drought linked to the El Ni帽o weather pattern depletes reservoirs and limits output at hydroelectric plants that produce about 75% of the nation鈥檚

HONOLULU (AP) 鈥� When wildfires broke out across Maui last August, some firefighters carried victims piggyback over downed power lines to safety and sheltered survivors inside their engines.

The U.S. Coast Guard reopened the Ohio River in Pittsburgh to maritime traffic on Tuesday, nearly four days after 26 barges broke loose and floated away during weekend flooding. 鈥淭he river is open. The Ohio River is open,鈥� Lt.

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FREDERICTON 鈥� New Brunswick officials say the province is prepared for this year's fire season, with 143 trained firefighters, 24 student recruits and two more water bombers. The province's 10-year average is 246 fires per year, with 4.