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At least $102 million dollars. That’s just an initial estimate of the hit Panhandle ranchers took after an outbreak of wildfires in late February — including the Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest in state history. Over three days this week, a panel of state lawmakers heard first-hand accounts from affected ranchers and investigators exploring the fire’s origins.
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After more than a week of destruction, including thousands of dead livestock and hundreds of lost structures, firefighters now have two of the largest Texas Panhandle wildfires more under control.
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Two people and tens of thousands of cattle have died in the largest wildfire in state history. As firefights continue battling the Smokehouse Creek fire, residents of towns it blazed through are figuring out what's next.
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As the people of Maui are attempting to recover from one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history, Native Hawaiians in North Texas are offering a helping hand thousands of miles away.
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Gov. Greg Abbott, who requested a federal disaster declaration for 23 counties, called it a critical first step in the recovery.
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At least 54 Arkansas residents were injured and one is dead after the March 31 tornadoes, according to a spokesperson with the National Weather Service.
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Governor Greg Abbott signed a disaster declaration on Tuesday for much of the North Texas region.
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For decades, it was impossible to say that a specific weather event was caused, or even made worse, by climate change. But advanced research methods are changing that.
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More than 164,000 acres have been burned in March and a forecaster said that number could rise this week.
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The lights went off in Texas one year ago this week. Winter Storm Uri brought freezing temperatures and a chain reaction of blackouts that spurred many to become better prepared for disasters.
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Even as climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, two-thirds of U.S. adults say if their home is hit they'd rather rebuild than relocate.
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Buildings are concentrated in places that are likely to be hit by a disaster such as a hurricane, flood or wildfire, researchers found. That includes both urban and rural hotspots.