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A new map has been released by scientists that shows the US regions that are most vulnerable to climate change disasters.

At least two people have died in the historic winter storm battering the southeast. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

"We've upped our game," said Strain, whose agency oversees wildland fires in Louisiana, in an interview with USA Today Network Tuesday. California's devastating Los Angeles County wildfires have ...

Drivers in southeastern Louisiana ... Santa Rosa counties - will stay closed through Friday. Mobile, Alabama, broke its all-time records for one- and two-day snowfall Tuesday. The city was ...

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The storm unleashed record levels of snow on three states and has halted normal daily life for residents. Millions of students stayed home and thousands of flights were cancelled.

and a map by Newsweek shows the hardest hit areas. A forecast shows "significant snow" across the southeast of the Lone Star State in the coming days, as well is in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi ...