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In the early hours of July 4, 2025, severe flooding from the Guadalupe River inundated Kerr County and surrounding areas after heavy rainfall. The floodwaters quickly brought widespread destruction—sweeping away homes, vehicles, and infrastructure. Roads remain closed, and facilities like Camp Mystic suffered major damage (CNN). On July 6, Governor…
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US Central Command targeted three of Iran’s nuclear sites—Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan—with strikes aimed at dismantling or significantly impairing the country’s nuclear capabilities (DoD). “Operation Midnight Hammer” utilized B-2 stealth bombers to drop over a dozen “bunker-buster” bombs on the facilities. In addition to these strikes, Tomahawk missiles targeted Isfahan.…
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On January 8, 2025, President Biden declared a major disaster for the wildfires impacting Southern California, authorizing federal agencies to provide aid, funding, and resources for recovery efforts (CA.gov). As of Tuesday, January 14, 2025, approximately 88,000 Los Angeles County residents were under mandatory evacuation orders, while 84,000 others faced…
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According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida’s west coast as an intense Category 3 storm on the evening of October 9, 2024. Starting as an intense Category 5 tropical storm, Emergency declarations were made by the Biden Administration on October 5th and more than…
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