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US: Atmospheric River Brings Major Flooding in Western Washington 13

A powerful atmospheric river brought heavy rain to western Washington on Tuesday, December 9, causing rivers to surge and leading to significant flooding. The weather system continued to drench the region on Wednesday, December 10, pushing water levels even higher and forcing tens of thousands of residents to prepare for evacuation.

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US: Atmospheric River Brings Major Flooding in Western Washington 14

A powerful atmospheric river brought heavy rain to western Washington on Tuesday, December 9, causing rivers to surge and leading to significant flooding. The weather system continued to drench the region on Wednesday, December 10, pushing water levels even higher and forcing tens of thousands of residents to prepare for evacuation.

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RECAP: Washington State Slammed by Historic Floods as Rivers Shatter Records

Days of torrential rain from a strong atmospheric river caused historic flooding across Washington State, prompting a state of emergency and mass evacuations. Rivers including the Skagit, Snohomish, and Snoqualmie reached record or near-record levels, with Snoqualmie Falls transformed into a powerful, overflowing torrent. Communities were inundated, homes were swept away, major roads were washed out, and rescue operations continue as more rain is expected.

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US: Snoqualmie Falls in Washington Overflows After Heavy Rain 3

A strong atmospheric river brought heavy rain to the Pacific Northwest, causing major flooding across the region. The Snoqualmie River reached its highest level in 10 years, turning Snoqualmie Falls into a powerful, overflowing torrent.

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US: Atmospheric River Brings Major Flooding in Western Washington 12

A powerful atmospheric river brought heavy rain to western Washington on Tuesday, December 9, causing rivers to surge and leading to significant flooding. The weather system continued to drench the region on Wednesday, December 10, pushing water levels even higher and forcing tens of thousands of residents to prepare for evacuation.

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US: Snoqualmie Falls in Washington Overflows After Heavy Rain 2

A strong atmospheric river brought heavy rain to the Pacific Northwest, causing major flooding. The Snoqualmie River reached its highest level in 10 years.

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US: Atmospheric River Brings Major Flooding in Western Washington 10

A powerful atmospheric river brought heavy rain to western Washington on Tuesday, December 9, causing rivers to surge and leading to significant flooding. The weather system continued to drench the region on Wednesday, December 10, pushing water levels even higher and forcing tens of thousands of residents to prepare for evacuation.

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US: Atmospheric River Brings Major Flooding in Western Washington 11

A powerful atmospheric river brought heavy rain to western Washington on Tuesday, December 9, causing rivers to surge and leading to significant flooding. The weather system continued to drench the region on Wednesday, December 10, pushing water levels even higher and forcing tens of thousands of residents to prepare for evacuation.

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US: Atmospheric River Brings Major Flooding in Western Washington 9

A powerful atmospheric river brought heavy rain to western Washington on Tuesday, December 9, causing rivers to surge and leading to significant flooding. The weather system continued to drench the region on Wednesday, December 10, pushing water levels even higher and forcing tens of thousands of residents to prepare for evacuation.

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US: Atmospheric River Brings Major Flooding in Western Washington 8

A powerful atmospheric river brought heavy rain to western Washington on Tuesday, December 9, causing rivers to surge and leading to significant flooding. The weather system continued to drench the region on Wednesday, December 10, pushing water levels even higher and forcing tens of thousands of residents to prepare for evacuation.

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US: Atmospheric River Brings Major Flooding in Western Washington 7

A powerful atmospheric river brought heavy rain to western Washington on Tuesday, December 9, causing rivers to surge and leading to significant flooding. The weather system continued to drench the region on Wednesday, December 10, pushing water levels even higher and forcing tens of thousands of residents to prepare for evacuation.

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US: Atmospheric River Brings Major Flooding in Western Washington 6

A powerful atmospheric river brought heavy rain to western Washington on Tuesday, December 9, causing rivers to surge and leading to significant flooding. The weather system continued to drench the region on Wednesday, December 10, pushing water levels even higher and forcing tens of thousands of residents to prepare for evacuation.

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US: Atmospheric River Brings Major Flooding in Western Washington 5

A powerful atmospheric river brought heavy rain to western Washington on Tuesday, December 9, causing rivers to surge and leading to significant flooding. The weather system continued to drench the region on Wednesday, December 10, pushing water levels even higher and forcing tens of thousands of residents to prepare for evacuation.

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US: Atmospheric River Brings Major Flooding in Western Washington

A powerful atmospheric river brought heavy rain to western Washington on Tuesday, December 9, causing rivers to surge and leading to significant flooding. The weather system continued to drench the region on Wednesday, December 10, pushing water levels even higher and forcing tens of thousands of residents to prepare for evacuation.

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US: Atmospheric River Brings Major Flooding in Western Washington 3

A powerful atmospheric river brought heavy rain to western Washington on Tuesday, December 9, causing rivers to surge and leading to significant flooding. The weather system continued to drench the region on Wednesday, December 10, pushing water levels even higher and forcing tens of thousands of residents to prepare for evacuation.

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US: Atmospheric River Brings Major Flooding in Western Washington 2

A powerful atmospheric river brought heavy rain to western Washington on Tuesday, December 9, causing rivers to surge and leading to significant flooding. The weather system continued to drench the region on Wednesday, December 10, pushing water levels even higher and forcing tens of thousands of residents to prepare for evacuation.

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US: Flooding Hits Oregon Coast as Atmospheric River Brings Heavy Rain

A strong atmospheric river brought heavy rain to the Pacific Northwest, causing major flooding on Tuesday, December 9.

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US: Atmospheric River Brings Major Flooding in Western Washington 4

A powerful atmospheric river brought heavy rain to western Washington on Tuesday, December 9, causing rivers to surge and leading to significant flooding. The weather system continued to drench the region on Wednesday, December 10, pushing water levels even higher and forcing tens of thousands of residents to prepare for evacuation.

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US: Snoqualmie Falls in Washington Overflows After Heavy Rain

A strong atmospheric river brought heavy rain to the Pacific Northwest, causing major flooding on Tuesday, December 9. This video shows the overflowing Snoqualmie Falls on the Snoqualmie River in Washington.

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US: Storm Lashes Northern California With High Winds, Travel Disruptions

A powerful Pacific storm brought strong winds and heavy rain across Northern California and the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday, November 5. Gusts reached up to around 90 mph in parts of Northern California, disrupting flights at San Francisco International Airport and prompting high wind warnings across coastal and mountain areas.

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US: Bomb Cyclone Whips Through Pacific Northwest 2

An intense storm system called a "bomb cyclone" whipped through the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday, November 19. The storm killed two people and left more than half a million households from Washington to California without power.

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US: Bomb Cyclone Whips Through Pacific Northwest

An intense storm system called a "bomb cyclone" whipped through the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday, November 19. The storm killed two people and left more than half a million households from Washington to California without power.

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US: Thunderstorms Roll Through Western Washington Saturday Night

Thunderstorms brought heavy rain, hail and lightning to much of western Washington on Saturday, August 17. Some videos posted on social media show massive lightning during the storm.

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Xinhua Headlines: Xi's visit to chart course for development of China-Vietnam ties, boost shared growth in Asia-Pacific

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A China-Vietnam freight train pulls out of Xi'an international port in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 23, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUQIA-PACIFIC WHITE SHRIMPS-BREEDING (CN)

(230929) -- URUMQI, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Shengguo examines the Pacific white shrimps he breeds under the guidance of an agrotechnician at a breeding base in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2023. Far from the crashing waves and salty sea air, Jiang Shengguo is busy carefully examining the Pacific white shrimps he breeds in a pond in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City, which is nestled just 100 km away from China's largest desert Taklimakan. TO GO WITH "Defying geography -- breeding Pacific white shrimps at desert edge" (Photo by Liu Xuemei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUQIA-PACIFIC WHITE SHRIMPS-BREEDING (CN)

(230929) -- URUMQI, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Shengguo (1st R) communicates with breeders on the breeding techniques of the Pacific white shrimps at a breeding base in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2023. Far from the crashing waves and salty sea air, Jiang Shengguo is busy carefully examining the Pacific white shrimps he breeds in a pond in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City, which is nestled just 100 km away from China's largest desert Taklimakan. TO GO WITH "Defying geography -- breeding Pacific white shrimps at desert edge" (Photo by Liu Xuemei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUQIA-PACIFIC WHITE SHRIMPS-BREEDING (CN)

(230929) -- URUMQI, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 5, 2023 shows shrimps at a breeding base in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Far from the crashing waves and salty sea air, Jiang Shengguo is busy carefully examining the Pacific white shrimps he breeds in a pond in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City, which is nestled just 100 km away from China's largest desert Taklimakan. TO GO WITH "Defying geography -- breeding Pacific white shrimps at desert edge" (Photo by Liu Xuemei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUQIA-PACIFIC WHITE SHRIMPS-BREEDING (CN)

(230929) -- URUMQI, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 5, 2023 shows a view of a Pacific white shrimps breeding base in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Far from the crashing waves and salty sea air, Jiang Shengguo is busy carefully examining the Pacific white shrimps he breeds in a pond in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City, which is nestled just 100 km away from China's largest desert Taklimakan. TO GO WITH "Defying geography -- breeding Pacific white shrimps at desert edge" (Photo by Liu Xuemei/Xinhua)

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China's Guangxi sees surging China-Europe freight train trips in Jan-July

STORY: China's Guangxi sees surging China-Europe freight train trips in Jan-July DATELINE: July 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the freight train service 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XIA, Manager of Guangxi Pan-Pacific Logistics & Trade Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): QIN YUFANG, Official of China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A train loaded with 55 containers departed from the Nanning International Railway Port in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Thursday. The train will arrive at Almaty, Kazakhstan via the Alashankou Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Nanning has launched 22 China-Europe freight trains as of Thursday this year, delivering 2,420 TEUs of goods, up by 214 percent and 261 percent respectively compared with last year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XIA, Manager of Guangxi Pan-Pacific Logistics & Trade Co., Ltd. "After the regular operation of China-Eu

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Experts expect China-Central Asia Summit to usher in new era of relations

STORY: Experts expect China-Central Asia Summit to usher in new era of relations DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of cityscape in Xi'an, China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): AKKAN SUVER, Head of Istanbul-based Marmara Group Strategic and Social Research Foundation 3. various of cityscape in Xi'an, China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies 5. various of cityscape in Xi'an, China 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Uzbek): SHAVKAT ALIMBEKOV, Researcher at International Institute for Central Asia, Uzbekistan 7. various of the China-Europe freight trains 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO of Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development, Pakistan STORYLINE: The China-Central Asia Summit held in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, has been seen by many experts as a timely and important event to usher in a new era of China-Central Asia relations. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turki

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SDF troops arrive at air base to join anti-quake drill

TOKYO, Japan - Troops arrive at the Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma base in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on June 2, 2014, to participate in an integrated drill designed to address a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough off the Pacific coast of Japan's main island of Honshu.

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Minke whale caught off northeastern Japan coast

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A "scientific whaling" team transports a newly caught minke whale in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 26, 2014. It was the first catch in the northwest Pacific Ocean off the prefecture since the International Court of Justice ruled Japan's Antarctic whaling program illegal in March.

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'Scientific whaling' team examines minke whale

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A "scientific whaling" team examines a newly caught minke whale in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 26, 2014. It was the first catch in the northwest Pacific Ocean off the prefecture since the International Court of Justice ruled Japan's Antarctic whaling program illegal in March.

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75% of whale meat offered for auction remains unsold

TOKYO, Japan - Whale meat is sold at an Osaka department store in January 2011. Three-quarters of more than 1,200 tons of meat from whales caught during Japan's self-described "research whaling" activities in the Northwest Pacific remains unsold, although the whaling organizer began inviting bids for the meat in 2011, according to the Iruka & Kujira (Dolphin & Whale) Action Network, a Japanese anti-whaling group. The Tokyo-based Institute of Cetacean Research has organized 13 rounds of public auctions since October, but 908.8 tons, or 75.0 percent of the 1,211.9 tons offered, remain unsold, according to a report compiled by freelance journalist Junko Sakuma and released by the group.

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75% of whale meat offered for auction remains unsold

TOKYO, Japan - A minke whale, catch during Japan's self-described "research whaling" activities, is landed at Kushiro port, Hokkaido, in September 2010. Three-quarters of more than 1,200 tons of meat from whales caught during such activities in the Northwest Pacific remains unsold, although the whaling organizer began inviting bids for the meat in 2011, according to the Iruka & Kujira (Dolphin & Whale) Action Network, a Japanese anti-whaling group. The Tokyo-based Institute of Cetacean Research has organized 13 rounds of public auctions since October, but 908.8 tons, or 75.0 percent of the 1,211.9 tons offered, remain unsold, according to a report compiled by freelance journalist Junko Sakuma and released by the group.

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Japan, China, S. Korea, Russia discuss marine litter in NW Pacific

TOYAMA, Japan - UNEP Regional Seas Program Coordinator Ellik Adler delivers a keynote speech as government officials and environment experts from Japan, China, South Korea and Russia open a two-day meeting in the city of Toyama on the Japan Sea on Nov. 14 to discuss littering in the northwest Pacific Ocean. The First International Workshop on Marine Litter in the Northwest Pacific Region is hosted by the Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center under Japan's Environment Ministry.

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Powerful typhoon approaching eastern Japan

MINAMIIZU, Japan - High waves strike the coast of Minamiizu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 25. Typhoon Banyan was located about 550 kilometers west northwest of Chichijima Island in the Ogasawara island chain in the Pacific at 6 p.m. and was heading north at about 30 km per hour. Banyan is expected to close in on the Pacific coast of central and eastern Japan on late July 26.

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(1)Typhoon likely to strike western Japan

AMAMI OSHIMA, Japan - High waves wash the coast of the Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Aug. 28 as powerful Typhoon Chaba, almost stalled in the Pacific, moves slowly northwest. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the typhoon may approach or strike the Amami Islands and western Japan between Aug. 29 and Aug. 30.

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Whaling ship embarks on last voyage

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The 740-ton whaling ship Toshi Maru No. 25 leaves a port in Shimonoseki, western Japan, on its final voyage to the Northwest Pacific on June 28 to conduct a three-month research whaling project. The ship is about to be retired from active duty, four decades after its launch in 1962, and the city of Shimonoseki, a former whaling base in Japan, is planning to preserve it.

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British ship with nuclear fuel heads out to sea

BARROW-IN-FURNESS, England - The British ship Pacific Pintail with a shipment of nuclear fuel heads out to sea July 19 en route to Japan. The Pacific Pintail is loaded with its nuclear fuel before leaving Barrow-in-Furness on the northwest English coast.

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Armed merchant vessel to ship nuclear fuel to Japan

BARROW, England - Its machine gun on the bow kept under wraps, the armed British merchant freighter Pacific Pintail is seen berthed at the northwest England port of Barrow on July 9, ready to set sail with a cargo of MOX nuclear fuel bound for Japan. The date of departure has also been kept under veil for security reasons.

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(2)Typhoon likely to strike western Japan

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A fisherman moors his boat to the pier in the port of Kagoshima as powerful Typhoon Chaba moves slowly northwest in the Pacific on Aug. 28. The photo was provided by the Minami-Nippon Shimbun. (Kyodo)

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(1)Typhoon likely to strike western Japan

AMAMI OSHIMA, Japan - High waves wash the coast of the Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Aug. 28 as powerful Typhoon Chaba, almost stalled in the Pacific, moves slowly northwest. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the typhoon may approach or strike the Amami Islands and western Japan between Aug. 29 and Aug. 30. (Kyodo)

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Japan trade delegation seeks to strengthen economic ties with China

Fumiaki Fujino (C), head of the Northwest Pacific Region Economic Center of the Toyama New Industry Organization, speaks at a gathering of representatives of Japanese and Chinese companies as well as local officials in Beijing on April 14, 2015. Fujino was in the Chinese capital as a member of a delegation from Japan's Association for the Promotion of International Trade during a six-day visit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful typhoon approaching eastern Japan

MINAMIIZU, Japan - High waves strike the coast of Minamiizu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 25. Typhoon Banyan was located about 550 kilometers west northwest of Chichijima Island in the Ogasawara island chain in the Pacific at 6 p.m. and was heading north at about 30 km per hour. Banyan is expected to close in on the Pacific coast of central and eastern Japan on late July 26. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China, S. Korea, Russia discuss marine litter in NW Pacif

TOYAMA, Japan - UNEP Regional Seas Program Coordinator Ellik Adler delivers a keynote speech as government officials and environment experts from Japan, China, South Korea and Russia open a two-day meeting in the city of Toyama on the Japan Sea on Nov. 14 to discuss littering in the northwest Pacific Ocean. The First International Workshop on Marine Litter in the Northwest Pacific Region is hosted by the Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center under Japan's Environment Ministry. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China, S. Korea, Russia discuss marine litter in NW Pacif

TOYAMA, Japan - UNEP Regional Seas Program Coordinator Ellik Adler delivers a keynote speech as government officials and environment experts from Japan, China, South Korea and Russia open a two-day meeting in the city of Toyama on the Japan Sea on Nov. 14 to discuss littering in the northwest Pacific Ocean. The First International Workshop on Marine Litter in the Northwest Pacific Region is hosted by the Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center under Japan's Environment Ministry. (Kyodo)

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Golf: Air quality reduces Cambia Portland Classic to 54 holes

Photo taken Sept. 15, 2020, shows Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Oregon, where the LGPA Tour's Cambia Portland Classic starting has been reduced to a 54-hole event from Sept. 18 due to hazardous air quality caused by fires in the Pacific Northwest.

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Golf: Air quality reduces Cambia Portland Classic to 54 holes

Photo taken Sept. 15, 2020, shows Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Oregon, where the LGPA Tour's Cambia Portland Classic starting has been reduced to a 54-hole event from Sept. 18 due to hazardous air quality caused by fires in the Pacific Northwest.

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"Research whaling" starts off Hokkaido

A minke whale is landed at a port in Kushiro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Sept. 4, 2017, the day "research whaling" in the Northwest Pacific started. The whaling season will continue through late October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo