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An Indian Flying Fox bat hangs at the Organization for Bat Conservation in Pontiac, Mich. on June 12, 2017. The organization recently moved into a new, larger location for its new Bat Zone. (Robin Buckson/Detroit News via AP)
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A woman crosses a flooded street in heavy rain during a thunderstorm in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 30, 2017. A massive thunderstorm in the Moscow region has killed at least one and injured several people. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)
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In this undated photo, Bill George, who lost his legs to frostbite sits in a hotel room with Lisa Lee, right, a case manager for Northern Nevada HOPES, in Reno, Nev. George was likely hours away from death when Lee found him under a bridge. (Andy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
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Tsunehisa Katsumata, right, former chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), arrives at Tokyo District Court for a trial in Tokyo Friday, June 30, 2017. Three former executives of TEPCO, including Katsumata, are going on trial for alleged negligence in the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The trial is the first to consider whether the utility can be held criminally responsible. (Shigeyuki Inakuma/Kyodo News via AP)
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In this Friday, June 16, 2017 photo, fireworks for sale are seen on display in an Iowa Fireworks Company tent, in Adel, Iowa. Decades after a devastating fire caused by a dropped sparkler led Iowa to ban fireworks, the explosives are now legal in the state. But fireworks retailers and people eager to set off the explosives are finding that many local officials remain keenly aware of that fire so many years ago. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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In this Thursday, June 15, 2017 photo, a no smoking sign is seen in an Iowa Fireworks Company tent, in Adel, Iowa. Decades after a devastating fire caused by a dropped sparkler led Iowa to ban fireworks, the explosives are now legal in the state. But fireworks retailers and people eager to set off the explosives are finding that many local officials remain keenly aware of that fire so many years ago. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Firefighters set back fires as they work to put out a brush fire in San Clemente, Calif., Thursday, June 29, 2017. U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein says California's wildfire season could be more severe than last year, with nearly 30,000 acres already burned. (Ken Steinhardt/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Firefighters keep an eye on the burning hillsides after setting back fires in San Clemente, Calif., Thursday, June 29, 2017. U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein says California's wildfire season could be more severe than last year, with nearly 30,000 acres already burned. (Ken Steinhardt/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey listens to a briefing on a northern Arizona wildfire at a command center set up at Bradshaw Mountain Middle School on Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Dewey, Ariz. Crews made considerable progress Thursday fighting an Arizona forest fire that shut down youth summer camps, forced thousands from their homes and came dangerously close to consuming a town. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey listens to a briefing on a northern Arizona wildfire at a command center set up at Bradshaw Mountain Middle School on Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Dewey, Ariz. Crews made considerable progress Thursday fighting an Arizona forest fire that shut down youth summer camps, forced thousands from their homes and came dangerously close to consuming a town. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)
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Gov. Doug Ducey speaks to local government officials about the northern Arizona wildfire at Bradshaw Mountain Middle School on Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Dewey, Ariz. Crews made considerable progress Thursday fighting an Arizona forest fire that shut down youth summer camps, forced thousands from their homes and came dangerously close to consuming a town. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey speaks with Jean Wilson, a 71-year-old evacuee from the community of Pine Flats at the fire's evacuation center on Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Prescott Valley, Ariz. Crews made considerable progress Thursday fighting an Arizona forest fire that shut down youth summer camps, forced thousands from their homes and came dangerously close to consuming a town. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)
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Yavapai County Sheriff Scott Mascherat speaks during a news conference at an evacuation center on Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Prescott Valley, Ariz. Crews made considerable progress Thursday fighting an Arizona forest fire that shut down youth summer camps, forced thousands from their homes and came dangerously close to consuming a town. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey tours the fire's evacuation center in Prescott Valley, Ariz., Thursday, June 29, 2017. Crews made considerable progress Thursday fighting an Arizona forest fire that shut down youth summer camps, forced thousands from their homes and came dangerously close to consuming a town. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)
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FILE - In this July 25, 2012, file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown waits for the start of a news conference to announce plans to build a giant twin tunnel system to move water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to farmland and cities, at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Environmental and fishing groups have filed challenges Thursday, June 29, 2017, seeking to block Brown's ambitious plan to build a pair of massive water tunnels in California. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2016, file photo, water flows through an irrigation canal to crops near Lemoore, Calif. Environmental and fishing groups have filed challenges Thursday, June 29, 2017, seeking to block California Gov. Jerry Brown's ambitious plan to build a pair of massive water tunnels in California. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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In this June 21, 2017, photo, crews battle a brush fire in Gooding County, Idaho. Fire officials say quick responses by ranchers and others in Idaho to more than 20 wildfires sparked by lightning have kept the small fires from becoming major blazes like those that scorched the region in recent decades. About 10 wildfires remained active Wednesday, June 28, in grass and brush in southern Idaho, with one of the largest just north of the Utah border. (Drew Nash/The Times-News via AP)
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In this Wednesday, June 28, 2017 photo, firefighters work to control a wildfire along Lightner Creek Road west of Durango, Colo. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has declared a disaster emergency to add resources for crews battling a wildfire in the southwest part of the state. (Jerry McBride/The Durango Herald via AP)
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A structure burning on Lightner Creek Road west of Durango, Colo., on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, quickly spread into the surrounding forest, creating the Lightner Creek Fire and burning an estimated 100 acres. (AP Photo/Durango Herald,Jerry McBride)
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FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2017, AT 1:00 A.M. CDT.- Pearl Lake General Manager Bob Severson stands in front of Pearl Lake's new Pearl Lake Park Model being built. With the tiny house movement continuing to grow, Pearl Lake building custom-made 400-square-foot homes. Its first one featured barnwood decor and its next one will be attached to an 1800s school house. The one shown, under construction, will be a model available for sale. (Hillary Gavan /The Beloit Daily News via AP)
