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This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say

GENEVA — Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Last month was not only the hottest August scientists ever recorded by far with modern equipment, it was...

Tropical Storm Lee strengthens into a hurricane as it churns across Atlantic toward Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tropical Storm Lee strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday as it churned through the open waters of the Atlantic on a path that would take it near the northeast Caribbean. The hurricane was located about 1,130 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands. It had...

Heat wave arrives in Pittsburgh region, cooler temperatures come later in week

The Pittsburgh region will see at least two more days with temperatures breaking into the 90s as a heat wave continues to hover over Southwestern Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh office of the National Weather Service said many parts of the region will see temperatures above 90 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday....

Tropical Storm Idalia descends on North Carolina after pounding Florida, Georgia, South Carolina

PERRY, Fla. — Tropical Storm Idalia descended on the Carolinas on its way out to the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, leaving a trail of flooding and destruction throughout the Southeast that stretched back to its landfall as a hurricane in Florida. Rescue and repair efforts continued in the areas the...

Supermoon could team up with Hurricane Idalia to raise tides higher

A rare blue supermoon could raise tides above normal just as Hurricane Idalia lashes Florida’s west coast, exacerbating flooding from the storm. The moon was closest to the Earth on Wednesday, the same day Idalia made landfall as a high-end Category 3 hurricane near Keaton Beach in Florida’s sparsely populated...

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power

PERRY, Fla. — Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia as a still-powerful storm that flooded roadways and sent residents running for higher ground. “All hell...

Rare 'blue super moon' will appear between the clouds this evening

If you’ve referred to something rare happening “once in a blue moon,” that time is now. The moon won’t be blue when it rises into the skies Wednesday evening, but the blue moon refers to the second full moon in a calendar month, according to NASA. A blue moon happens...

Category 4 Hurricane Idalia projected to hit Florida with 'catastrophic' storm surge

TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a dangerous Category 4 storm Wednesday morning as it steamed toward Florida’s Big Bend region and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave as Hurricane Idalia gained strength...

Florida governor declares widespread state of emergency ahead of Idalia's expected landfall

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida residents loaded up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Idalia intensified Monday and forecasters predicted it would hit in days as a major hurricane with potentially life-threatening storm surges. As the state prepared, Idalia thrashed Cuba...

Tropical Storm Idalia takes aim at Gulf of Mexico on a possible track toward the U.S., forecasters say

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Idalia formed Sunday off the coast of Mexico on a potential track to come ashore as a hurricane in the southern U.S., the National Hurricane Center said. At 5 p.m. Sunday, the storm was about 95 miles east-southeast of Cozumel, Mexico, moving northeast at 3 mph...

7 tornadoes confirmed as Michigan storms down trees and power lines; 5 people killed

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — At least seven tornadoes touched down in Michigan as part of severe storms powered by strong winds that killed five people, while downing trees, tearing roofs off buildings and leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power, officials said. The National Weather Service on Friday said...

6 injured in Fayette County tornado amid early Friday morning damage, weather service gives storm assessment

Homes, trees, power lines, and a Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park resort and campground were damaged early Friday morning when strong thunderstorms and a tornado moved through Southwestern Pennsylvania. The National Weather Service confirmed in a report that a tornado with winds peaking at 120 miles per hour passed through the...

At least 1 dead, 1 missing as Tropical Storm Franklin batters Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Tropical Storm Franklin unleashed heavy floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday after making landfall in the country’s southern region, killing at least one person and injuring two others. The storm began to slowly spin away late Wednesday afternoon from the island of...

Climate change may force more farmers and ranchers to consider irrigation — at a steep cost

The Texas ranch where Gilda Jackson trains and sells horses has been plagued by grasshoppers this year, a problem that only gets worse when the hatch quickens in times of heat and drought. Jackson watched this summer as the insects chewed through a 35-acre pasture she badly needs for hay;...

Tropical Storm Franklin nears Dominican Republic and Haiti, bringing 'life-threatening flooding'

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in the Dominican Republic shut schools and government offices Tuesday as Tropical Storm Franklin took aim at the island of Hispaniola that it shares with Haiti and threatened to unleash landslides and heavy floods. The storm was expected to make landfall on the island...

Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall in South Texas, bringing welcome rain and cooler temperatures

McALLEN, Texas — Thousands of homes and businesses in the South Texas city of Corpus Christi are without power Tuesday after the state’s first tropical storm of the hurricane season made landfall, bringing strong wind, welcome rain and cooler temperatures following months of hot, dry weather. Tropical Storm Harold, which...

California mountain and desert towns dig out of the mud from 1st tropical storm in 84 years

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. — Crews in mountain and desert towns worked to clear away mud and debris Tuesday in the aftermath of the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years. The system was dissipating as it moved over the Rocky Mountains. Hilary dumped record rainfall over California’s...

Haiti and Dominican Republic warn of floods and landslides as Tropical Storm Franklin nears

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tropical Storm Franklin churned through the Caribbean Sea on Monday as authorities in Haiti and the Dominican Republic warned residents to prepare for landslides and heavy floods. The storm was centered at midafternoon about 275 miles south of Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican...

Hilary drenched deserts and flooded roadways in California. Now it's threatening Oregon and Idaho

LOS ANGELES — Hilary, the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, swept people into swollen rivers, toppled trees onto homes and flooded roadways as the massive system marched northward Monday, prompting flood watches and warnings in more than a half dozen states. The National Hurricane Center...

Morning Roundup: Air quality alert issued in Western Pa.

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Aug. 21: Air quality alert issued for Pittsburgh region Expected high ozone levels have triggered a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day on Monday for seven counties in the Western Pennsylvania region. Code Orange represents unhealthy pollution levels...

Sweltering temperatures bring misery to large portion of central U.S., setting heat records

OKLAHOMA CITY — Sweltering temperatures lingered Sunday in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. Record high temperatures were recorded in Texas and other states. People were told to chug extra water while mowing lawns or exercising outdoors, and...

Deluge from Tropical Storm Hilary hits California after making landfall along Mexico's Baja coast

ENSENADA, Mexico — Deadly floodwaters inundated streets across Mexico’s arid Baja California on Sunday as Tropical Storm Hilary moved ashore carrying torrential rain into Southern California, and concerns mounted that flash floods could strike in places as far north as Idaho that rarely get such heavy rain. Forecasters said Hilary...

Canadian firefighters wage epic battle to save communities after mass evacuations

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Firefighters battling wildfires in Canada on Saturday sought to stop flames that swept through the West Kelowna suburbs in British Columbia, forced the evacuation of a university campus and fouled the air with thick smoke. The entire province was under a state of emergency as firefighters...

Hurricane Hilary threatens 'catastrophic and life-threatening' flooding in Mexico and California

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico — Hurricane Hilary headed for Mexico’s Baja California on Saturday as the U.S. National Hurricane Center predicted “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” for the peninsula and for the southwestern United States, where it was forecast to cross the border as a tropical storm on Sunday. Officials as...

Hurricane Hilary grows off Mexico and could reach California as a very rare tropical storm

MEXICO CITY — Hurricane Hilary grew rapidly to Category 4 strength off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Friday and could reach Southern California as the first tropical storm there in 84 years, causing “significant and rare impacts” including extensive flooding. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Hilary had sustained winds near...

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