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BusinessIt's about to feel like fall (kind of). Fall forecast 2026 update
While widespread cool temperatures aren't yet in the forecast, experts say other signs of fall are on the way.
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World'Swan on the tracks' halts London railway service, forces riders off during rush hour
Rail workers are getting more training to handle situations like this safely.
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USHurricane Lowell strengthens to Category 5 near Hawaii: Live tracker maps
Forecasters warn Lowell could be near major hurricane strength as it moves close to the western Hawaiian Islands next week.
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USHurricane Lowell strengthens to Category 5 as Hawaii braces for possible impacts
Hawaii is under a state of emergency with powerful Hurricane Lowell set to bear down on its western islands.
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USSeven killed in Indiana floods last month, and survivors are still waiting on government's emergency aid
The flooding was part of a wider disaster across central and eastern Indiana that displaced more than 1,000 people and damaged infrastructure.
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USWill there be enough pumpkins for Halloween?
The hot, dry summer has caused pumpkins to ripen early, farmers say.
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WorldSydney sweats in spring hot spell, faces 'extreme' bushfire risk
SYDNEY, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Australia's most populous city Sydney baked in a burst of sweltering spring heat on Saturday, raising the risk of bushfires and prompting authorities to issue a ban on
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USBurning Man attendee dies at festival
A man died while attending the annual Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert this week, the festival said Thursday.
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WorldWater sector 'fully stable' following assessment, reservoirs to be filled over weekend
The announcement follows shutdowns at Israel's desalination plants amid high seawater turbidity, with plants in Ashkelon and Ashdod still inoperative as of Friday. Israel's water sector was deemed "fully stable" after a situational assessment, according to a joint statement on Friday from the Energy and Infrastructure Ministry and the Water Authority.
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USBurning Man Attendee Dies After Medical Emergency at Nevada Festival
A man is dead after suffering a medical emergency at the Burning Man festival in Nevada. Organizers say the man, who was in his mid-50s, became sick Thursday at the Black Rock Desert event. Organizers urged people planning to attend to delay their travel ... while those already at the event were told to avoid driving.
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USChicago weather: Cooler temps and lower humidity arrive for Labor Day weekend
JD Rudd has your weather update!
FOX 32 Chicago
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WorldPanama Canal begins reducing crossings due to El Nino
The Panama Canal on Friday began reducing the number of ships passing through due to a drought caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon.In 2023, El Nino forced the canal authority to reduce the number of daily crossings to 22 vessels. jjr/axm/cb/mlm
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USAtlantic has no hurricanes yet, but forecasters say one late storm can still hit hard
Only six summers in the past 60 years have finished without a hurricane.
The Cool Down
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USSeveral Hardin County roads remain affected by floodwaters
The Hardin County Office of Emergency Management continues to monitor waterways across the county following recent heavy rainfall, with several waterways cresting and receding while water levels in southern Hardin County are expected to continue rising through Saturday and into Sunday. Emergency management officials said conditions can change quickly and urged residents near creeks, rivers and other flood-prone areas to remain alert and be prepared to take protective action if conditions worsen. Several areas have already crested, including Village Mills, McNeely Road at Village Creek and FM 418 at Village Creek.
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USMaryland Child Rescued After Tree Crashes into Home Overnight, Trapping Him Inside
The child was rescued early Friday morning after a storm left widespread damages
People
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USUnited Cajun Navy helps Vidor residents clear storm debris
United Cajun Navy volunteers spent Friday helping Vidor residents remove storm debris from their properties following recent severe weather. The organization completed two debris-removal jobs Friday, with six volunteers involved in the field operations, according to Josh Gill, incident commander for the United Cajun Navy. The resident’s son contacted the United Cajun Navy for help.
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USWarm and windy sunshine continues, but rain and storm chances return Sunday into Labor Day
Happy Friday, Utah! We will start our holiday weekend off dry, windy, and warm, but rain and storm chances quickly return for our Sunday and Monday.
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USHurricane Lowell strengthens to Category 4 as Hawaii braces for possible impacts
Hawaii is under a state of emergency with powerful Hurricane Lowell set to bear down on its western islands.
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USFlorida residents say tornado alerts hit phones only after storm had already struck
"I just felt like a suction and a really strange noise."
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USPlumes of smoke as blaze forced road closures
West Midlands Fire Service says the roads in Birmingham city centre have now been re-opened.
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USSouth Florida likely to see rainy Labor Day weekend. Here's when
South Florida is likely to see rainy weather over the course of this upcoming Labor Day weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.
USA TODAY
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USAmerican Airlines Flight Aborts Takeoff After Crew Reported They Hit a Bird on N.Y.C. Runway
The incident caused a ground stop at the airport, but a representative for the airline reportedly later said there may have been no bird and it was a “false alarm.”
People
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USHurricane Marie to bring dangerous surf to California shores, fuel Southwest monsoon threat through Labor Day
Hurricane Marie will remain offshore but is expected to generate dangerous surf along the California coast while sending tropical moisture into the Southwest, increasing the threat of heavy rain and flash flooding through Labor Day weekend.
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USDetroit's first tornado since 1997 confirmed as severe storms sweep from Michigan to D.C.
Cleanup is underway from Michigan to Washington, D.C., after damaging winds, flooding rain and the first tornado in Detroit in almost 30 years.
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USHero principal in Nepal evacuated 900 students before flooding swept away their school
"I have no words. I got education from that school. And I gave education at that school."
The Cool Down
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WorldSpain records 45.7 Celsius on year's hottest day
Meteorologists in Spain have confirmed the country's highest daily temperature since the start of the year after the mercury reached 45. 7 degrees Celsius.
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USMore destructive storms expected as over 450,000 remain without power
Extensive damage has already been reported in parts of Michigan.
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USPowerful Hurricane Lowell to turn toward Hawaii with rain, wind and rough seas
Major Hurricane Lowell is forecast to make a sharp right turn and come close enough to Hawaii to bring rain, wind and heavy seas on Labor Day weekend.
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USLarge fire at shipyard extinguished after two days
At the peak more than 50 firefighters worked overnight to control the blaze, which involved "approximately 4,500 tonnes of scrap cars and loose metal".
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USHawaii's most damaging hurricanes have one thing in common
Even paradise can have storms. Hawaii's hurricane history has been particularly hard on one of its main islands. Here's what you need to know.
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USAfter months, South Florida is no longer under extreme drought
After months, recent rainfall has entirely eliminated extreme drought conditions from South Florida.
USA TODAY
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WorldSevere storms tear up parts of Toronto stadium, raising questions ahead of AC/DC concert
Severe thunderstorms damaged seating at Toronto’s 50,000-seat Rogers Stadium on Sept. 2, raising questions about repairs ahead of AC/DC’s Sept. 16 concert.
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USBryan Norcross: Atlantic sleeps while Hurricane Lowell makes its closest approach to Hawaii early next week
In the official record book, which goes back to 1851, 1907 and 1914 had no hurricanes. Obviously, there were also no satellites back then, so nobody thinks the record is necessarily complete.
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USVermont's Green Mountain Railroad receives federal assistance for 2023 flood damage
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Vermont Rail System’s Green Mountain Railroad is receiving $10.9 million in federal disaster funding to aid in repairs from devastating flooding in 2023. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the award to the Vermont Agency of Transportation on Thursday, Sept. 3. It is by far the largest share of more than $12 [...] Read More...
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USThousands lose power in Pittsburgh as city sets rainfall record
Thousands were without power on Sept. 4 after the previous night's storms.
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USRelentless severe storms continue to batter Midwest, Mid-Atlantic following widespread power outages
Severe thunderstorms are reigniting over more than 30 million people across parts of the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic coast, largely part of the same corridor that was slammed by Thursday's storms that left over 500,000 customers without power early Friday.
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USWarm and windy to close out the week with storms returning for parts of Labor Day weekend
Happy Friday, Utah! A strong southwesterly flow allows for gusty winds and slightly above-average temperatures Friday. Dry conditions will hang out for the start of Labor Day weekend, but tropical moisture will push in by Sunday and Labor Day, bringing showers and thunderstorms.
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USSee the photos, videos and aftermath of overnight storms in DC area
A series of intense thunderstorms hit the Washington DC area late Thursday into early Friday morning, bringing devastating winds and nonstop lightning.
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WorldStock up on food to prepare for extreme weather, minister says
Dame Angela Eagle warns the weather event could lead to extreme storms this winter.
BBC
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WorldIndonesia steps up wildfire fight that sparked hazardous haze
Haze from wildfires has sent air quality to hazardous levels in parts of Borneo, Indonesian authorities said on Friday, as thousands were deployed to tackle the blazes.In West Kalimantan province, one of the hardest-hit regions, haze from the blazes plunged air quality to "hazardous" levels, with visibility below one kilometre on Thursday, National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Berton Suar Pelita Panjaitan said.
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WorldCharity sea swim cancelled over forecast wind
Despite a dry, sunny weather forecast, the strong winds and swells are unsuitable for sea swimming.
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USA storm destroyed her tea factory. One Canadian friend kept the business alive 2,300 miles away
Two businesswomen made a promise to each other, and after two years of support, the Asheville Tea Company in North Carolina will reopen
The Guardian
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WorldMalaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo
Malaysia declared an emergency in a region of its Sarawak state on Borneo island after hazardous haze from fires in neighbouring Indonesia drove air pollution to critical levels, the prime minister's office said.King Sultan Ibrahim "has consented to the declaration of emergency throughout Serian Division, Sarawak, following haze conditions that have reached air pollution levels hazardous to public health and safety", Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's office said in a statement.
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USIs Hurricane Lowell heading toward Hawaii? See path tracker
Hurricane Lowell continues to spin in the Pacific Ocean, with its path potentially heading toward the Hawaiian Islands.
USA TODAY
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USUtah mayor gives live update as countywide outage knocks out traffic lights, cause unknown
"Traffic was the wild west out there tonight."
The Cool Down
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USGrand Canyon Flash Floods Leave 2 Dead and 1 Missing, Force Major Closures with No Open in Sight
A weekend in the Grand Canyon became a deadly emergency as flash floods surged through the park, killing two people, leaving another missing, cutting off routes and prompting a large helicopter evacuation. Two hikers remain missing as of Tuesday as search crews continue searching the flood-damaged canyon. CBS News reported Sept. 1 that John Giusti, …
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