And in wet years, atmospheric river storms often bring more frequent drenching conditions because warmer temperatures cause more moisture to evaporate into storms.
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Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
When the sun is just skimming across the horizon and ducking behind other peaks, all the heat that the sun baked into the snow and rocks during the day evaporates—fast.
And the risks from hostile actors in the Middle East and China haven’t disappeared either.
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Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
That will not happen if the trooper disappears into the cavernous state building that devoured more than $200 million in public funds for a yearslong renovation project.
No one was injured, and the suspects fled before deputies arrived.
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Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
Other offenses include fleeing from police, escaping from the Northeast Regional Corrections Center, theft, trespassing and giving police a false name.
The notion of grief gradually fades into the backdrop, finally re-emerging in a manner that is, thanks to the film’s lumpy tonal mixture, more confusing than emotionally cleansing.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
But even a full-bodied brass section and some formidable multi-part harmonies can’t stop the song from fading into a 18-track lineup of anemic lounge-funk flips with near-uniform tempos.
Clear out your gutters and drains to prevent melting snow and ice from building up and causing ice dams.
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Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
Gas ovens pose a dangerous carbon monoxide risk that can lead to poisoning or death, while electric ovens can be a fire hazard, melting knobs or igniting nearby flammable items.
Gilchrist replies, his voice brightening the way an ancient sun suddenly burns through an evanescing cloud.
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Chris Richards,
Washington Post,
7 June 2023
Monkfish in a gripping mussel broth found its voice in between sips of an off-dry Alsatian pinot gris, its honeyed sweetness just evanescing off the brine of the seafood.
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