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The height of hurricane season is on its way, and local officials and nonprofits are hoping for trained volunteers when the time comes to provide food, shelter, and caring.

Natural disaster relief agencies want you!

As the Atlantic hurricane season heads toward its peak weeks of activity, disaster-relief agencies are gearing up for the worst and hoping for the best. Should disaster strike, the nonprofits need people to help and are looking for volunteers to train. The volunteers will learn how to help the recovery when the environment whips up rough seas, high waves, storm surge, and screaming winds that can leave a place in shambles after the hurricane and tornadoes embedded within it take everything away. Lee County. American Red Cross. United Way. Florida Gulf Coast University

A Natural Particle Accelerator, Far Above The Planet

In 1958, James Van Allen described two belts of radiation that surround Earth. Daniel Baker says that when a satellite was launched to study the belts in 2012, it saw a third belt form, which lasted for about a month before being blasted away by an interplanetary shock wave.

Democratic presidential candidates debate Thursday night at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

6 Takeaways From The 6th Democratic Debate

Former Vice President Joe Biden was steadier than in past debates; South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg came under attack; and the candidates defended their least diverse debate stage yet.