Thursday, August 29, 2013

Daily News: Weather News Headlines - Yosemite's weather turns to firefighters' advantage

Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 06:47 PM PDT

Yosemite's weather turns to firefighters' advantage 
Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 06:47 PM PDT
The Rim Fire expands in the hills behind Tuolumne City northwest of Yosemite National Park, CaliforniaBy Laila Kearney and Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Fire crews battling to keep a massive blaze from invading the heart of California's Yosemite National Park seized on cooler weather and lighter winds on Thursday to slow the spread of flames ahead of a holiday weekend marking the end of the peak summer tourist season. Progress came after a long stretch of Yosemite's main east-west road was closed on Wednesday through the western half of the park as crews tightened their grip on the blaze, extending containment lines around 30 percent of the fire's perimeter by the end of its 12th day. ...
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Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 01:30 PM PDT
Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia, is in an unenviable position when it comes to coal and climate change.
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Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 06:32 AM PDT
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