The U.N. weather agency is predicting that the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious “triple dip.”
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Nearly $12 million has been made available to the National Park Service to repair flood damage to roads in Death Valley National Park, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration said Monday.
North Kelbaker Road, which is closed, will take several months to repair.
The nation’s more than 460 commercial casinos are on a pace to break the all-time annual revenue record of $53 billion set in 2021.
A man who videotaped himself smoking pot inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot is expected to reach a plea deal to avoid trial, court documents show.
Crews have cleared over 20 miles of debris from roads since Friday.
August’s natural disaster was the latest chapter in a series of floods that have damaged roads and buildings at Death Valley National Park.
About 1,000 people stranded in the park Friday were able to follow police escorts out. Damage to the park is being evaluated, but appears to have been extensive.
The Southern Nevada Health District announced Thursday that it had received nearly 3,000 additional doses of the monkeypox vaccine.
Officials have closed some roads in and out of Death Valley National Park and the Mojave National Preserve after they were inundated over the weekend with mud and debris caused by by flash flooding.
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