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No structures have been damaged as the wildfire has traversed nearly 6 sq miles (15 sq km) on the cusp of the Boulder Heights subdivision of Scottsdale, said Matthew Wilcox, spokesperson for a multi-agency wildfire response team.

There were 275 people combatting the fire Saturday as temperatures surpassed 100F (38C) before midday, with wind gusts expected in the afternoon.

“We still have unseasonably high humidity, hot weather,” Wilcox said. “We have no wind right now, but gusts were predicted.”

In an update released on Saturday morning, the multi-agency wildfire response team said that crews will “especially focus on the southeast part of the fire due to residences at risk and wind direction”.'

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Beryl − the first hurricane of the 2024 season − was gaining strength and was expected to rapidly intensify before striking the Windward Islands with powerful winds and flooding storm surge, forecasters said Saturday.

The Category 1 storm was about 660 miles east of the Windward Islands on Saturday night and was approaching Barbados with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.

The justices in a 5-4 vote on Thursday rejected arguments by the Biden administration and Democratic-controlled states that the plan was cutting air pollution and saving lives in 11 states where it was being enforced and that the high court’s intervention was unwarranted.

Gusty winds fueled a rapidly growing wildfire in central Oregon, the latest blaze to erupt in the US west as high temperatures envelop the region.

The fire broke out just outside the community of La Pine, in central Oregon, on Tuesday and rapidly grew to 2,415 acres (9.7 sq km) by Wednesday morning. Fire crews were able to get 30% containment on the blaze, officials reported on Wednesday, but winds continued to threaten progress.

Evacuation alerts were sent to more than 1,000 homes and businesses as a billowing plume of black and grey smoke loomed over local businesses. La Pine, located about 30 miles south of Bend, is a popular destination area best known for its microbreweries, hiking, river rafting and skiing on nearby Mount Bachelor.

Jodi Kerr, the owner of a home decor and gift store in La Pine, was packing up her store on Tuesday afternoon so she could evacuate. “It’s part of the risk of living in an area like this. It’s beautiful, but it’s wild,” said Kerr.

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Hawaii on Thursday agreed to settle a lawsuit by 13 young people alleging the U.S. state was violating their rights under its constitution by operating a transportation system that contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.