Articles filed under Weather
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With temperatures rising, Cook County opening suburban cooling centersJul 25, 2023 1:00 am - With temperatures expected to climb into the 90s, and heat indexes in the 100s, Cook County will open several cooling centers in the suburbs this week. Locations include...
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Sick of hearing about record heat? Scientists say those numbers paint the story of a warming worldJul 22, 2023 1:00 am - The summer of 2023 is behaving like a broken record about broken records. Nearly every major climate-tracking organization proclaimed June the hottest June ever. Then Ju...
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'Fascinated with tornados': Geneva native shares stories from his 35-year career with National Weather ServiceJul 21, 2023 6:00 am - Brian Smith's adrenaline might have been surging if he were back in his hometown of Geneva last week when tornadoes were popping up in Kane County like Whack-a-Moles at ...
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Rescuers find more bodies in landslide-hit village in western India, bringing the death toll to 21Jul 21, 2023 1:00 am - RAIGAD, India - Rescuers found five more bodies Friday in India's western Maharashtra state, raising the death toll from a landslide triggered by torrential rains to at ...
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Catastrophe losses double at Travelers as insurance industry, more regions hit by severe weatherJul 20, 2023 1:00 am - Travelers, considered a bellwether for the insurance industry due to its size, said catastrophe losses doubled in its most recent quarter and the company swung to a loss...
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Tornado damage to Pfizer plant will probably create long-term shortages of some drugs hospitals needJul 20, 2023 1:00 am - The fallout from a Pfizer factory being damaged by a tornado could put even more pressure on already-strained drug supplies at U.S. hospitals, experts say. Wednesday's t...
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Second heat wave in as many weeks grips Mediterranean while fires hit Spain, Switzerland and GreeceJul 18, 2023 1:00 am - MILAN - Officials warned residents and tourists packing Mediterranean destinations on Tuesday to stay indoors as a second heat wave in as many weeks hit the region and G...
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Heavy rains swamp Northeast again as flash flooding claims at least 5 lives in PennsylvaniaJul 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) - Heavy rains pounded an already saturated Northeast on Sunday for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, can...
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Hong Kong schools and stock market are closed as Typhoon Talim sweeps toward ChinaJul 17, 2023 1:00 am - HONG KONG - Schools and the stock market were closed in Hong Kong on Monday as Typhoon Talim sideswiped the city and headed toward the Chinese mainland and the island pr...
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A heat wave in southern Europe generates health warnings for residents and touristsJul 17, 2023 1:00 am - ROME - Italian health officials intensified heat warnings Monday as southern Europe began a brutally hot week with temperatures expected to top 40 degrees Celsius - or 1...