Boundary Waters fully closes as 46 large fires burn nationwide; extreme heat grips the Plains and the I-95 corridor; Texas activates flood resources as Kerr County is warned again
The nation holds at Preparedness Level 4 with 46 uncontained large fires, and the Forest Service closes the entire Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for only the third time in its history. Extreme heat warnings stretch from the Desert Southwest to the Upper Midwest while heat advisories return to the East Coast, and PJM issues a Hot Weather Alert for its 13-state grid. Texas activates swiftwater rescue teams and National Guard helicopters ahead of a multi-day flash flood threat that has already put Kerr County back under a warning. Plus: CISA’s advisory on Russian router targeting…
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