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Record winter heat, dry air helped drive Panhandle fire risk

Texas has a wildfire season in winter, but climate change is extending it, scientists say.

The Texas Tribune

Texas wildfires: how to help and how to stay safe

As firefighters work to put out the largest wildfire in Texas history, here’s a guide to fire weather watches, safety tips and how to find organizations collecting donations to directly help local residents, including farmers and ranchers.

The Texas Tribune

Texans in the Panhandle recall towering smoke and darkened skies as wildfires crept near their towns

The fires have left at least two people dead and four injured firefighters. Cattle have been lost and homes and businesses decimated in their wake.

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Texas Wildfires Devastate Panhandle, Largest In State's History

Devastating wildfires in Texas, including the historic Smokehouse Creek Fire, leave a lasting impact on the Panhandle region. Resilience and community supp...

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Firefighters rush to subdue deadly Panhandle wildfire before dangerous conditions return Saturday

Light rain and snow Thursday allowed firefighters to gain better control of the state’s largest-ever fire, which has killed at least two people.

The Texas Tribune

Texas wildfires continue growing as firefighters struggle to contain massive Panhandle blazes

The five fires have burned more than a million acres — more than double the landmass of Houston — as residents have fled or sheltered in place.

The Texas Tribune

West Texas A&M turned to leading conservatives to build out institute for “Panhandle values”

Emails obtained by The Texas Tribune suggest the new center is more closely aligned with influential conservative actors than publicly discussed.

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In the Texas Panhandle, a nonprofit is fighting rural child care deserts

The Amarillo Area Foundation is funding new day care facilities in Friona and Claude after the towns found that a shortage of child care is making it harder to fill job openings.

The Texas Tribune

In Texas’ Panhandle, a long-awaited oasis for mental health care is springing up

The region that includes Amarillo, a Panhandle city of more than 200,000 people, and surrounding towns has long been a mental health care desert. Officials hope a new $159 million hospital can help reduce a massive spike in suicide attempts.

The Texas Tribune

In tornado’s aftermath, Perryton residents refuse to see their town wiped from the map

Three people died, and part of the remote Panhandle town was destroyed. Its residents immediately set forth on the long road to recovery.

The Texas Tribune

Texas town hit by tornado that killed three braced for more damage as high winds and hailstorms forecast

Perryton was bracing for more severe weather after an EF-3 tornado tore through the Texas Panhandle town, killing three

The Independent UK

“This is pretty devastating”: Three dead, more than 100 injured after tornado strikes Perryton

More than 100 people were injured in the tornado that hit the Panhandle town. Gov. Greg Abbott sent emergency crews to assist with recovery efforts.

The Texas Tribune

A storied Texas Panhandle newspaper halts publication after 130 years

The end of The Canadian Record’s print edition — even if temporary — is another indication of how perilous the news business is for local publishers and the communities they’re a part of.

The Texas Tribune

Girls in Texas could get birth control at federal clinics, until a Christian father objected

AMARILLO, Texas — On the vast Texas Panhandle, raked by wind and relentless sun, women might drive for hours to reach Haven Health, a clinic in Amarillo.

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Sudden Dust Storm Leads To Deadly 10-vehicle Pileup In Oklahoma

A swirling dust storm resulted in a 10-car pileup and the death of a driver on US Highway 54 in the Oklahoma Panhandle

The Texas Tribune

Watch: Panhandle cotton farmers, rural economies struggle under “exceptional” drought conditions

“A year like this, where everything is disaster, is just, I’d say, devastating,” cotton farmer Steven Walker said.

Axios

Southern states survey tornado damage as risk lingers

One tornado watch remains in effect for parts of Alabama, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.

The Independent UK

Lessons from Hurricane Michael being applied to Ian recovery

Southwest Florida is getting some advice from the Florida Panhandle as it moves ahead after Hurricane Ian

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Miami Herald

Voting in Southwest Florida may be difficult. Election officials look to Panhandle for answers

MIAMI — When Hurricane Michael landed in the Florida Panhandle, destroying buildings and displacing residents, it came less than a month before the 2018 general election.

Axios

Strengthening Hurricane Ian threatens Cuba and Florida

Ian was about 155 miles southeast of the western tip of Cuba on Monday at 5pm ET.

Sports Illustrated

Texas Panhandle City Mourns Death of High School Football Player

Yahir Cancino suffered a severe head injury in a game Thursday, and his organs have been donated by his family.

The Texas Tribune

West Texas farmers and ranchers fear the worst as drought, heat near 2011 records

2011 was the driest year on record for Texas, causing an estimated cost of $7.62 billion in crop and livestock losses. A dry and hot June has many sounding alarm bells about 2022.

Daily Mirror

Florida Panhandle may be a lesser known part of the Sunshine State but it's one to get on your travel radar

The theme parks of Orlando and the Art Deco delights of Miami are probably Florida's best known sights but the Panhandle is well worth discovering for its wild beauty, windswept beaches, state parks, lakes and rivers, Southern hospitality and great seafood

The Conversation

How a hurricane fueled wildfires in the Florida Panhandle

The wildfires that broke out in the Florida Panhandle in early March 2022 were the nightmare fire managers had feared since the day Hurricane Michael flattened millions of trees there in 2018. It might sound odd – hurricanes helping to fuel wildfires. But Michael’s 160 mph winds left tangles of…

The Independent UK

Review: Ryan Culwell leans into his Texas Panhandle roots

Ryan Culwell is as Texan as an El Camino with a rusty tailgate, writes Scott Stroud of The Associated Press

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