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What to know about ‘doublet’ earthquakes like the destructive pair that hit Venezuela
The twin earthquakes occurred in a complex fault system that had most likely been accumulating stress for more than two centuries, experts said.
Dangerous fire weather to hit the West with combination of lightning and wind
A cold front in the forecast will raise the fire risk in a region where drought has left vegetation dry and primed to burn.
Rural area in Northern California jolted by its biggest quake since 1940
No immediate damage or injuries were reported after the 5.6-magnitude quake in Mendocino County.
Federal firefighters will be encouraged to wear N95 respirators in major policy reversal
Although wildland firefighters are at high risk for smoke-related health issues, the U.S. Forest Service has for decades not allowed respirators.
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Deadly heat wave grips Europe with red alerts and scorching records
Authorities in France said at least 40 have drowned as people flocked to beaches, rivers and lakes to escape the heat. 
World’s most sensitive radio telescope array set to be built in Nevada desert
Comprising 1,650 radio dishes, the telescope aims to study supermassive black holes, spinning dead stars and radio bursts from deep space.
Storms, floods and scorching heat grip the U.S. as World Cup and holiday travel peak
The National Weather service issued a flood watch for much an area of Missouri that includes Kansas City Stadium, the venue for Saturday’s World Cup match between Ecuador and Curaçao.
Tropical Storm Arthur weakens but flash flood threats remain in the Southeast
Much of the Southeast had been dealing with a prolonged drought. Five to 10 inches of rain could fall in parts of Texas — which could cause life-threatening flooding.
Oldest evidence of plague outbreak found in prehistoric graves, rewriting the disease’s history
When researchers did genetic testing on the skeletons’ teeth, they found DNA of the bacterium that causes plague in about 40%.
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NASA is going to great lengths to keep dirty human fingers off its $4.3 billion space telescope
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is designed to capture sweeping images at a rapid pace. Its success depends on keeping earthly contamination at bay.
1,000 times faster than Hubble: Up close with the NASA telescope meant to unlock the cosmos
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could help unravel the secrets of dark matter and discover thousands of planets beyond our solar system.
