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What you need to know about turbulence on airplanes

Recent incidents with turbulence during air travel raise questions about this challenging weather phenomenon. Here’s what we know about it and how to stay safe.
Colorado wildfire kills one, signaling fire season is far from over

Colorado wildfire kills one, signaling fire season is far from over

The Kruger Rock fire in northern Colorado has burned about 145 acres, fire officials said. A plane carrying fire suppressant crashed this week, killing the pilot.
The biologist who fell to Earth
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The biologist who fell to Earth

At 17, Juliane Diller was the sole survivor of a plane crash in the Amazon. Fifty years later she still runs Panguana, a research station founded by her parents in Peru.
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