A boy looks at the devastation caused by flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Wednesday. Niranjan Shrestha/AP hide caption
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An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods at Devighat, Bidur municipality in Nepal's Nuwakot district, on Thursday. Prabin Ranabhat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
School buses idle in front of a school in Manhattan's East Village on Jan. 15, 2013. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Rescuers carry a victim of flash flooding to safety along the Trishuli River in Nepal's Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. Niranjan Shrestha/AP hide caption
A woman walks in the shade in downtown Houston, Texas, on July 30, 2026, during a regional heat wave. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Indonesian Muslims attend a prayer requesting for rain following wildfires that burn through peatlands in several regions in Sumatra and Kalimantan Island, in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. Muhammad Fajri/AP hide caption
A person prays before receiving a free boxed lunch at City Life Center in Gary, Ind., Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, more than a week after a deadly storm passed through the area. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption
Wildfire experts have found that homes with dense vegetation are at higher risk of burning, like in the Palisades Fire in 2025. New regulations in California require homeowners to manage plants within 5 feet of a structure. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
California passes toughest wildfire rules in the U.S. for home landscaping
Three wildfires in Spokane, Wash., including the Old Trails Fire, destroyed more than 800 homes and buildings. For years, Washington has debated adopting statewide rules to help protect communities during wildfires. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
As wildfires get worse, some states are struggling to pass fire protection rules
Three-year-old sunflower stars explore the kelp forest for the first time. They come in a rainbow of colors but are all the same species. The stars in this cohort are called the "snack pack," so they all have snack names, from Cheeto and Noodles to Sweet Potato. Jennifer Adler hide caption
How a Northwest tribe and an endangered sea creature are helping each other
A school girl and her father wade through floodwaters in Alengmora village in Jorhat, India, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. Parikhit Saikia/AP hide caption
Matt Rutherford at the helm of his sailboat. He hopes to be the first to circumnavigate the Arctic Circle alone. Matt Rutherford/Ocean Research Project hide caption
The daring, 10,000-mile-long journey to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean
A captain with the Clifton Fire Protection District salutes the passing procession carrying the bodies of three firefighters killed while fighting the Snyder Fire in Grand Junction, Colo., on June 28. Gretel Daugherty via AP hide caption
A man walks on a sandbank by the wreckage of a WWII German warship, which emerged during the drought in front of Djerdap II, a large dam on the Danube River between Romania and Serbia near Prahovo on Aug. 4, 2026. Darko Vojinovic/AP hide caption
Chris Mutton, left, whose house burned in a wildfire speaks with Shane Maggart on Aug. 2, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Young Kwak/AP hide caption
People watch Old Trails Fire from W. Northwest Blvd., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Young Kwak/AP hide caption
A plane releases fire retardant as it flies over a forest near Blagon, during wildfires in southwestern France, July 29, 2026. Emma Da Silva/AP hide caption
Firefighters in France’s Bordeaux region may have control over fires, officials say
An air tanker drops retardant while battling the Bench fire on Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Jefferson County, Ore. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
Firefighters battle a blaze outside Lanton, during wildfires in southwestern France, Tuesday. Emma Da Silva/AP hide caption
Heatwave threatens firefighters' battle to contain wildfires in France and Spain
This photograph shows the building of a painting company destroyed by a wildfire in a business park in Biscarrosse, southwestern France, on July 28, 2026. Philippe Lopez/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Canadair firefighting aircraft fight a wildfire burning near Pelayos de la Presa, 65 kilometers west of Madrid, on Sunday. Oscar del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Camp Widjiwagan in Ely, Minn., submerged some of their canoes in lake waters to protect them from the wildfires. YMCA of the North hide caption
