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The Sugar Loaf fire burning southeast of Cottage Grove in the Umpqua National Forest is also 0% contained.
The Juniper Canyon fire, which sparked on Thursday, has burned just under 10,000 acres northeast of Hermiston.
The fire was 0% contained by Sunday morning.
It was 50% contained as of Sunday, the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Northeast Oregon District said on Facebook.
The cause of the fire, which started on private land approximately seven miles southwest of Culver, remains under investigation.
The 23,346-acre fire sparked on Aug. 21 and threatened thousands of homes near Sisters in central Oregon.
The Emigrant fire, which officials believe was sparked by lightning on Aug. 24, has burned more than 21,000 acres southeast of Oakridge.
The Flat fire is now almost 40% contained, fire officials said on Sunday morning.
The Flat fire destroyed five homes and prompted evacuations in Jefferson and Deschutes counties earlier this month.
Summer is known to be Portland’s loveliest season — especially in September, when it’s still sunny but the crowds have thinned out.
The floor was covered with two inches of water.
Researchers have also found elevated concentrations of PFAS in the soil at family ski resorts, on ski slopes and on cross-country trails after competitions.
They can contaminate the soil and drinking water, and can make their way into crops and livestock.
Globally, the push is in exactly the opposite direction, in the direction of electrifying vehicles.
If the E.P.A.’s decision holds, it could increase the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent over the next 30 years, according to the Environmental Defense Fund, an advocacy group.
That race took place on a warm, humid, gray afternoon on soft, slushy snow, not ideal for Shiffrin, who prefers hard, dry tracks.
After a day of wet snow Saturday, temperatures dropped overnight, and Sunday morning broke chilly on the mountain with a bright sky and good visibility.
Biloxi is regularly hit by tropical storms and hurricanes; Mrs. Harlow’s childhood home in East Biloxi was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
What natural event has recently disrupted the suburban calm of San Ramon, Calif., a community east of San Francisco?
Some homes and businesses in the county were also damaged by lightning during the storm, the office said.
Recently analyzed in Climate
Residents and their livelihoods have become increasingly vulnerable to worsening summer storms and floods, as well as scorching heatwaves and drought.
CNN
The downpour prompted water rescues, damaged homes and businesses, and knocked out power for thousands.
The New York Times
The county, at the heart of the Texas Hill Country, suffered 108 known deaths, including at least 27 counselors and campers from Camp Mystic.
The New York Times
Dwindling habitat is forcing the animals closer to humans.
The New York Times
The Park Service dismantled a plaque about climate change at the Muir Woods National Monument in California.
The New York Times