Articles filed under Weather
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France and Spain battle wildfires as more than 250,000 people are forced to flee homesJul 25, 2026 6:53 pm - France sent a hulking military cargo plane to dump tons of flame retardants as it battled raging wildfires on Saturday and slashed the final stage of Tour de France to redeploy security personnel to the blazes that forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes.
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Beaches closed as Tropical Storm Bertha crawls along the Gulf CoastJul 22, 2026 10:01 am - Tropical Storm Bertha creeped along the Gulf Coast toward the edge of Louisiana on Wednesday, spinning off strong winds far from its center and closing beaches from Flori...
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Crews scramble to more water rescues in Texas after days of punishing rainsJul 17, 2026 3:41 pm - More heavy rains in storm-weary Texas sent first responders rushing to people trapped in high waters Friday, widening the danger caused by floods that have killed at least two people and left hundreds more in need of rescue.
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires begins clearing out of suburbs as winds shift, rain arrivesJul 17, 2026 8:49 am - Air quality in the Chicago area Friday is among the world’s worst for a second day due to wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota.
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More than 75 people rescued, 1 killed as rain deluges areas of TexasJul 16, 2026 3:44 pm - Relentless rains were lashing Texas Hill Country on Thursday, with flash flood emergencies reported across the region, rescues ongoing and at least one person killed as water levels rose.
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Wildfire smoke blankets suburbs, state declares Air Pollution Action DayJul 16, 2026 8:39 am - A dense blanket of haze covered most of the Chicago suburbs Thursday creating hazardous breathing conditions thanks to smoke from wildfires raging in Minnesota and Canada.
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Heavy rains keep drenching South Texas, tornado reported in San AntonioJul 15, 2026 3:23 pm - Slow-moving storms drenched much of southern Texas with more heavy rain on Wednesday, prompting warnings to evacuate flooded areas after downpours washed out roads and farmland and led to dozens of high-water rescues across the region.
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Chicago’s second heat wave of the season to bring poor air quality Monday, more 90s starting TuesdayJul 13, 2026 8:09 am - As a heat dome builds in the Plains and “dangerous” record highs become a possibility for parts of the country, the Chicago area is forecast to experience at least three ...
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Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire in southern Spain that killed at least 12Jul 11, 2026 8:12 pm - Hundreds of firefighters backed by helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft struggled on Saturday to contain one of Spain's deadliest wildfires that erupted earlier this week and killed a least 12 people.
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More than 200 people at a summer camp helicoptered to safety as Missouri faces floodingJul 11, 2026 7:45 pm - One person remained missing in Missouri on Saturday after heavy rainfall battered parts of the state the previous day, forcing numerous emergency rescues and evacuations, including at a summer camp with more than 200 children.