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• Firefighters, helped by rain, mop up California wildfire Monday, 6 May 2013 | 8:31 PM ET

  LOS ANGELES, May 6- Cool winds and rain helped firefighters mop up the remains of a fast-burning California wildfire on Monday that had threatened 4,000 homes in an early start to an expected busy wildfire season.

• UPDATE 5-Wildfire on Southern California coast threatens 4,000 homes Friday, 3 May 2013 | 11:25 PM ET

  CAMARILLO, Calif., May 3- A fierce, wind-driven wildfire spread on Friday along the California coast northwest of Los Angeles, threatening 4,000 homes and a military base as residents were evacuated ahead of the flames and a university campus was closed.

• UPDATE 4-Wildfire on Southern California coast threatens 4,000 homes Friday, 3 May 2013 | 9:01 PM ET

  CAMARILLO, Calif., May 3- A fierce, wind-whipped wildfire spread on Friday along the California coast northwest of Los Angeles, threatening 4,000 homes and a military base as residents were evacuated ahead of the flames and a university campus was closed.

• UPDATE 3-Southern California coast wildfire threatens 4,000 homes Friday, 3 May 2013 | 6:21 PM ET

  CAMARILLO, Calif., May 3- A fierce, wind-whipped brush fire spread on Friday along the California coast northwest of Los Angeles, threatening several thousand homes and a military base as more than 1,100 dwellings were ordered evacuated and a university campus was closed.

• UPDATE 2-Southern California coast wildfire threatens 4,000 homes Friday, 3 May 2013 | 5:16 PM ET

  CAMARILLO, Calif., May 3- A fierce, wind-whipped brush fire spread on Friday along the California coast northwest of Los Angeles, threatening several thousand homes and a military base as more than 1,100 dwellings were ordered evacuated and a university campus was closed.

• CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Southern California coast wildfire threatens 4,000 homes Friday, 3 May 2013 | 3:16 PM ET

  CAMARILLO, Calif., May 3- A fierce, wind-whipped brush fire grew along the California coast northwest of Los Angeles on Friday, threatening thousands of homes and a military base as about 200 dwellings were evacuated and a university campus closed.

• UPDATE 1-Southern California coast wildfire threatens 4,000 homes Friday, 3 May 2013 | 2:23 PM ET

  CAMARILLO, Calif., May 3- A fierce, wind-whipped brush fire grew along the California coast northwest of Los Angeles on Friday, threatening thousands of homes and a military base as about 200 dwellings were evacuated and a university campus closed.

• California Fire Line  Friday, 3 May 2013 | 1:15 PM ET

  

  NBC's Aymen Mohyeldin reports that thousands of homes are under threat from wildfires in California.

• US government risks financial exposure from climate change -GAO Thursday, 14 Feb 2013 | 3:30 PM ET

  *Infrastructure, flood insurance, disaster relief vulnerable. *Congressional watchdog report follows Obama's vow to act.

• UPDATE 2-US House passes $50.5 billion in Sandy aid, Republicans trim items Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 | 8:57 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, Jan 15- The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved $50.5 billion in long-delayed federal disaster aid to victims of Superstorm Sandy, but not before Republicans flexed their budget-cutting muscle to strike some spending provisions.