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WorldHelicopters to be put on standby when wildfire risk is high
The justice secretary says aerial water bombing was a key part of the effort to extinguish a large fire in the Cairngorms.
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BusinessNew NOAA Maps Show Temperature and Precipitation Forecasts in US Into Mid-September
Will it finally feel like fall where you live?
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USRain from Edouard is not quite done over Texas
Edouard still has some life left as a tropical rainstorm over eastern Texas. The storm will continue the risk of flash flooding and help with drought easement.
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USHas a hurricane ever hit California?
While no tropical storm has officially made landfall in Southern California, a handful of tropical storms have pounded the area throughout history and before official tracking and record-keeping began.
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Sports3 hurricanes at once in the Pacific for the first time in 11 years
Hurricanes Lowell, Karina and Marie are spinning in the Pacific at the same time, just the second time on record three storms have lined up like this.
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WorldEven More Australian Ski Resorts Throw in Towel Early Amid Tough Winter
The ski states of Victoria and New South Wales saw their warmest winters on record this year.
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USExtreme heat is building across the Midwest. See the maps
A late-summer heat wave is intensifying across the Midwest and South, with 90s, 100s and dangerous heat expected into next week.
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HealthMore Atlanta metro area mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus
Mosquitoes around the Atlanta metro area have tested positive for West Nile Virus. What is it, and what are health officials doing?
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LifestyleThe science behind the Pacific's three hurricanes and what Lowell and Marie mean for the US
The Pacific has recently roared to life while the Atlantic has been nearly crickets. Here's why.
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WorldCrews facing 'very challenging' blaze at scrap metal facility
More than 50 firefighters have worked through the night to try to extinguish the fire in Belfast's dock area.
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USGrand Canyon flash flood: hikers describe wall of water on North Rim
Two people died and more than 80 people were airlifted after a monsoon flash flood ripped through the Grand Canyon's North Rim, washing out trails and bridges.
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USWatch: Mystery animal attacks man in New Hampshire parking lot
A mystery animal attacked a man in a Lebanon, New Hampshire, parking lot, surveillance video released by police shows.
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USChicago weather: Heat warning, severe storms possible today
Chicago faces dangerous heat today with mid-90s temperatures and heat indexes above 100 degrees.
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USHurricanes Karina, Lowell and Marie are simultaneously churning in the Pacific. It’s been over 10 years since this last happened.
There are three hurricanes simultaneously churning in the Pacific Ocean, partly due to this year’s El Niño conditions. None poses a direct threat to land.
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World"Supersized" El Niño's harshest weather ahead includes heat, drought, floods
A new forecast predicts with almost 100% certainty that El Niño will remain in place until early 2027, peaking later this year.
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BusinessFlood-hit NKY small businesses eligible for new grant program
Duke Energy Foundation and the NKY Chamber are offering recovery grants for small businesses in three counties that were affected by recent storms.
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WorldStormy autumn, cold winter - how might El Niño affect the UK weather?
This year's El Niño is expected to be the strongest in living memory and could lead to a range of impacts of the UK - including a stormy autumn.
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HealthChicago confirms first West Nile virus death of 2026
Health officials confirm the city’s first two human cases as a rainy summer fuels mosquito breeding.
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BusinessTrack Hurricane Lowell: Path, forecast cone, spaghetti models, wind and more
Major Category 4 Hurricane Lowell is generally maintaining its westward tracking, but its future track, indicating a northward turn come this weekend, is putting Hawaii on high alert for potential direct impacts.
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WorldHottest summer in France since records began
France has recorded its hottest and sunniest summer since records began in 1900. According to the national weather service, Météo France, maximum temperatures frequently reached unprecedented levels, exceeding the seasonal average by 4.
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USDrenching severe storm train to shift southward in eastern US on Labor Day weekend
A persistent train of thunderstorms packing damaging wind gusts and flash flooding will gradually shift southward in the eastern part of the United States and will settle over the Southeast this weekend.
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USMajor Hurricane Lowell forecast to make sharp turn toward Hawaii
Powerful Hurricane Lowell, now a Category 4 storm, is expected to make a sharp turn. Forecasters aren't yet sure how close it will come to Hawaii.
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USStaten Island Man Survives Lightning Strike Caught on Doorbell Camera
Staten Island man Thomas Fahmy survived a lightning strike in 2026, with a neighbor's doorbell camera capturing the shocking moment on video.
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USExtreme Flooding in Utah Damages Homes with Rivers of Mud and Water
Desert rainfall is causing some devastating issues with flooding in parts of the U.S., including in Grand Canyon National Park, where multiple people were reported missing, with at least two confirmed deaths after flash flooding hit the area. Zion National Park was also hit in Utah, and videos of the resulting flooding and landslides instantly …
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USSeveral Hardin County roads still closed or flooded day and a half after Edouard's landfall
Several roads across Hardin County remained flooded or closed Thursday morning, more than a day and a half after Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall and moved over Southeast Texas, leaving flooding and thousands without power in the area. As of 6 a.m., FM 787 was not passable and barricaded from FM 770 to FM 1293 due to water over the roadway in numerous locations, according to Hardin County Judge Wayne McDaniel.
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USBlown tire sparked the 90,000-acre Ross Fire in North Texas
After 11 days, the Ross Fire has burned more than 90,000 acres across North Texas. Investigators say a blown tire sparked the blaze.
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WorldIn flood-ravaged Nepal valley nothing is left standing
RASUWA, Nepal, Sept 3 (Reuters) - From the air, the section of Nepal's Trishuli River valley, where rescuers are trying to reach hundreds of workers trapped in hydroelectric power plants, emerges as
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USA Volatile Winter Is Coming: What the ‘Supersized’ El Niño Means for U.S. Homeowners, According to the UN and Farmers’ Almanac
After the UN defined the current El Niño as supersized, the Farmers' Almanac predicts this upcoming winter will look very different.
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USBryan Norcross: Last day for Edouard's rain in Texas while we watch Lowell and Hawaii for early next week
In this case, the message is that there is higher-than-normal uncertainty on exactly where Hurricane Lowell will track as it passes the islands. In other words, how far offshore of Kauai and the far western island, Niihau, will it be?
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USSouth Florida broke summer heat records. Where, how high temps got
Over the course of a dry, scorching summer in Florida, several South Florida cities set new records for summer heat.
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USPlane ‘Crash-Lands’ Next To Elementary School Playground in Tennessee
No one was injured when a plane “crash-landed” next to an elementary school’s playground in Tennessee on Tuesday, officials said. The Lebanon Police Department said a single-engine aircraft “crash-landed” near the playground at Byars Dowdy Elementary School at around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday. Police said there were children present on campus, but they were not on […]
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USPupils at fire-damaged school are learning at home
Pupils will move to a temporary site until they can go back to their school grounds
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USGusty winds to end the week with dry conditions
Happy Thursday, Utah! Conditions will stay dry through the end of the week for Utah as southwesterly flow will bring gusty winds. Temperatures will hover close to average, with the potential for tropical moisture to move in by Labor Day weekend, bringing showers and thunderstorms.
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WorldUN warns of 'supersized' El Niño as countries prepare for impact
The WMO has warned that the natural weather phenomenon could bring disruption to global economies.
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WorldDays are about to get way shorter in September: How much daylight we’re losing
The days will still have 24 hours, of course, but the amount of daylight you see is declining.
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USHikers describe intense rain and wind before floodwaters ravage Grand Canyon
Down below, dozens of hikers were setting up camp along Bright Angel Creek and admiring the towering walls they eventually would have to traverse on the way back up. It wasn't long before muddy water came rushing down the creek. More than 80 people were airlifted out of the canyon, and the National Park Service is assessing the damage.
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WorldUN warns El Nino could be ‘off the charts’, strongest in decades
The World Meteorological Organization says forecasts show 100% likelihood that El Nino will continue through February.
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USDoorbell Camera Captures Moment Staten Island Man Survives Lightning Incident
Thomas Fahmy was not chasing a storm. He was not hiking through the wilderness or standing in the middle of an open field. The 24-year-old Staten Island man was simply walking back to his car after leaving work for a dentist appointment, carrying a backpack, when a lightning-related incident changed an ordinary afternoon in seconds. A Nest camera outside a nearby home captured the moment. Fahmy, wearing an orange shirt and carrying a backpack, walked along Todt Hill Road before bright flashes in
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WorldUN warns of 'very strong' El Nino this year, carrying threat of extreme weather
"El Niño is being supersized before our eyes," the U.N. secretary-general said.
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USNew Jersey issues swimming advisories for 12 beaches after high bacteria readings
When bacteria levels rise, so does the risk of stomach illness, skin irritation, and other infections.
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USChicago weather: Dangerous heat continues with triple-digit heat index values
🥵The dangerous heat isn't over yet. Another day of triple-digit heat index values is expected across Chicagoland.
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USHeavy rain puts a dampener on Taiwan 'extreme heat' drill
Taiwan had planned an "extreme heat drill" for government officials and emergency workers to practise their response to 40C temperatures, but Thursday's exercise was almost washed out by heavy rain."In the future... we could have extreme heat in the morning and intense rainfall in the afternoon, turning a heat drill into a flood drill.
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USHeat advisory as hot, sticky conditions persist. When will we see rain?
Greater Cincinnati will remain under a stretch of late-summer heat through Friday, but a chance of rain is back in the forecast.
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USGOP Congresswoman’s Staffer Struck By Lightning In Terrifying Incident
Thomas Fahmy recalled a “very intense burning sensation,” as well as “tingling, numbness, pain, severe pain, in both of my feet.”
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USWashington creator says morning was clear, then films ash falling as wildfire smoke surges
"There's ash, literal ash falling everywhere."
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WorldU.N. warns very strong El Niño means more floods, drought, extreme heat
The U.N.'s metrological agency said El Niño's impacts will be felt long after it peaks late this year with extreme weather continuing in 2027.
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World'Supersized' El Niño may become strongest ever recorded, UN says
By Emma Farge GENEVA, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The El Niño weather phenomenon is set to intensify further into 2027 and could be the strongest ever, raising risks of extreme weather into next year, the
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USWoman Seemingly Bitten by a Shark at the Same Beach Where ‘Jaws’ Was Filmed
A woman swimming near the same Martha’s Vineyard beach that Steven Spielberg used to film Jaws suffered what is believed to be a real-life shark bite. Edgartown Town Administrator James M. Hagerty shared a statement on social media explaining that a woman in her late twenties was swimming near Norton Point when she was bitten […]
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WorldMalaysia starts cloud seeding to help clear toxic haze
Malaysia launched a three-day cloud-seeding operation on Thursday in a bid to ease hazardous haze choking Sarawak state, as smoke from Indonesian forest fires pushed air quality to dangerous levels.Air quality in Sarawak deteriorated sharply again on Thursday, with seven locations recording hazardous Air Pollutant Index (API) readings above 300.
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USMan rescued from 7-foot-deep storm drain in Indiana
A Martinsville man told firefighters he climbed into a 7-foot-deep storm drain to clean it. Crews say never go in yourself — here's what to do instead.
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