Nature may finally be turning in favor of the 3,000 firefighters trying to contain the conflagration in Arizona. The high winds that have stymied attempts to contain the fire abated last night, allowing crews to control part of the blaze’s northwestern…

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Arizona Fire 5 Percent Contained

An Arizona wildfire is beginning to threaten New Mexico, and smoke pushed by high winds has disrupted flights and prompted an air quality alert on the other side of the border.

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2,500 firefighters struggle to contain Arizona blaze

Thousands of people left without power because of high winds may not be back on supply until Tuesday evening, Northern Ireland Electricty says.

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3,000 still without electricity

Wildfires fuelled by high winds have blazed through more than a third of a town in Canada’s Alberta province, forcing thousands to flee.

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Wildfires rip through Canada town

Fires are still burning in parts of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland as high winds and dry conditions combine to frustrate emergency services.

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Forest fires blaze across the UK

Winter storms sweep through the western US, bringing snow, rain and high winds to as many as 15 states.

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West US bears brunt of new storms

Even before the high winds and snow ended Monday morning, cries of neglect regarding snow removal efforts could be heard across the five boroughs.

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Choreographing a Snowplow Ballet, to Mixed Reviews (Again)

A woman dies after being impaled by a tree branch which hits her car as high winds and torrential rain batter England.

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Impaled woman dies during storms

A woman who was impaled by the branch of a tree which smashed into her car in high winds in Wakefield dies in hospital.

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Woman impaled by tree branch dies

US residents from North Dakota to North Carolina clean up after a fierce storm unleashed rain, high winds, snow and 56 tornadoes in just two days.

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US Midwest battered by 56 tornadoes

Huge waves and high winds from Hurricane Igor pound Bermuda, causing flooding and cutting power to thousands of homes.

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Bermuda lashed by Hurricane Igor

The horse chestnut that comforted Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis has fallen in high winds and heavy rain.

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High wind in Amsterdam topples Anne Frank tree

A storm that swept through the metropolitan Washington area Thursday morning brought high winds and heavy rain, knocking down trees and power lines.

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Storm knocks down trees in D.C.