Articles filed under Weather
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Snow, cold predicted this week in the Chicago areaNov 25, 2023 12:00 am - Bundle up, folks: The experts are predicting snow and a colder-than-usual week. Snowfall is predicted to be heaviest between 4 and 10 a.m. Sunday in this region, accordi...
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Small earthquake reported in downstate Illinois could be felt in suburbsNov 15, 2023 12:00 am - A small earthquake registering a 3.6 magnitude on the Richter scale occurred early this morning near the tiny town of Standard, about 115 miles southwest of Chicago. The...
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Last 12 months on Earth were the hottest ever recorded, analysis findsNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - The last 12 months were the hottest Earth has ever recorded, according to a new report by Climate Central, a nonprofit science research group. The peer-reviewed report s...
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Cheetahs become more nocturnal on hot days. Climate change may trigger fights among predatorsNov 08, 2023 12:00 am - Cheetahs are usually daytime hunters, but the speedy big cats will shift their activity toward dawn and dusk hours during warmer weather, a new study finds. Unfortunatel...
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Red hot October almost guarantees 2023 will be the hottest year on recordNov 08, 2023 12:00 am - This October was the hottest on record globally, 3.1 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the preindustrial average for the month - and the fifth straight month with such a ma...
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Storm Ciarán kills 5 people as it brings record rainfall to Italy, taking European death toll to 12Nov 03, 2023 1:00 am - MILAN - Record-breaking rain produced floods in a vast swath of Italy's Tuscany region as Storm Ciarán pushed into the country overnight trapping residents in their home...
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Storm Ciaran whips western Europe, blowing record winds in France and leaving millions without powerNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - PARIS - Recording-breaking winds in France and across much of Western Europe left at least seven people dead and injured others as Storm Ciarán swept through the contine...
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Helicopters drop water on Oahu wildfire for 2nd day, while some native koa and ohia trees burnNov 01, 2023 1:00 am - HONOLULU - A wildfire in Hawaii's Central Oahu has grown to cover more than a square mile (2.5 square kilometers) in a remote mountainous area and has burned native koa ...
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Eruption of Eurasia's tallest active volcano sends ash columns above a Russian peninsulaNov 01, 2023 1:00 am - MOSCOW - Huge ash columns erupted from Eurasia's tallest active volcano Wednesday, forcing authorities to close schools in two towns on Russia's sparsely populated Kamch...
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Maui police release 16 minutes of body camera footage from day of Lahaina wildfireOct 31, 2023 1:00 am - HONOLULU - Maui police held a news conference on Monday to show 16 minutes of body camera footage taken the day a wildfire tore through Lahaina town in August, including...