Name: Colorado supertanker headed to battle fires burning in Amazon rainforest
Uploaded: 8/24/2019 12:58:01 AM
Duration: 38
Description: The supertanker is helping fight the fires in what's known as "Earth's lung."

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TD #5 strengthens to become Tropical Storm Dorian; could near hurricane strength by Tuesday

Brazilian troops begin deploying to fight Amazon fires

Some 44,000 troops will be available for 'unprecedented' operations to put out the fires.

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TD #5 strengthens to become Tropical Storm Dorian; could near hurricane strength by Tuesday

What was Tropical Depression #5 quickly picked up steam and is now Tropical Storm Dorian

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Tracking Tropical Storm Dorian

Blake Mathews is tracking the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.

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Houston Forecast: Saturday storms may be heavy at times

Storm chances begin in the morning and last off and on (hit and miss) all day Saturday.

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Houston Forecast: Scattered showers likely Saturday

Storm chances begin in the morning and last off and on (hit and miss) all day Saturday.

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Saturday rain chances on the rise

Blake Mathews has your Saturday forecast, and it does include chances for rain.

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Friday Houston weather radar forecast 7 pm update

Tropical moisture and rain chances hang out for the weekend

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Wet Friday Ahead

Wet Friday Ahead

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Umbrella needed today

A little bit of everything the next 7 days

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Lightning strikes kill 5, injure over 100 in eastern Europe's Tatra Mountains

Rescuers say they believe the lightning probably hit some of the metal chains installed to aid tourists in their climb.

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Thursday 7 pm weather radar forecast update

Big slug of tropical moisture in the Gulf brings rain to Houston Friday and Saturday

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Amazon fires stir bitter dispute over who is to blame

A London-based rights group blames Brazil's government for the rainforest wildfires, but President Jair Bolsonaro accuses non-governmental groups and the media.

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