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Aug 25, 4:59 AM EDT Hot weather aids fires in Oregon, Calif., Idaho By JEFF BARNARD Associated Press Writer AP Photo/Mike Meadows ...

Don't put away the sunscreen just yet. After a mild summer, Southern California is due for a heat wave that could drive temperatures to record levels by Wednesday. ...

CBC.caExtreme heat in BC raises fire risks, potential for evacuationsVancouver SunVANCOUVER - Extreme heat is raising the odds of forest fires across the province, says Alyson Couch, fire information office for BC Wildfire Management. She noted that as of...

CBC.caHot weather ups the wildfire tally in BCNews1130VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - The warm, dry weather is making life more difficult for crews fighting wildfires across the province. Alyson Couch with the BC Forest Service says there are 268 fires burning in ...

CBC.caNew wildfires sparked across BC as temperatures spikeVancouver SunOne of a group of wildfires in the Alexis Creek area, pictured a week ago, remains 50 per cent contained. The 11000-hectare blaze is burning five km SW of Alexis Creek. ...People keep...

New York Times (blog)Moscow airports reopen for flights after smogRIA NovostiFlights started to take off from Moscow airports on Sunday after their work was interrupted by a heavy smog from wildfires raging across central Russia due to abnormally hot weat...

CBC.caWest Nile Hitting Hard In New York CitydBTechnoHealth officials in New York city are reporting three positive cases of the West Nile virus in humans. With the hot weather upon us, mosquitoes are buzzing and many of the little critters are carrying t...

The Star-Ledger - NJ.comBeware The West Nile VirusdBTechnoThe hot weather is hear for the foreseeable future and along with it come mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus. The little critters contract the virus from feasting on the carcuses of dead birds...

Lady Gaga performs her new song You and I on the Today ShowNeither rain or hot weather can keep Lady Gaga little monsters from their mother monster performance.Therefore, it was no surprise that around 20,000 of her adoring little monsters showed up in...