Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Tropical Storm Franklin makes landfall and dumps heavy rain on Haiti and Dominican RepublicAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Tropical Storm Franklin unleashed heavy floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday after making landfall in the cou...
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Maui confronts the challenge of finding more than 800 missing people after the deadly wildfiresAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - LAHAINA, Hawaii - Two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century swept through the Maui community of Lahaina, authorities say anywhere between 500 an...
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To beat extreme heat, waste pickup to begin earlier this weekAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - To beat this week's extreme temperatures, waste disposal and recycling providers Groot, Flood Brothers and Waste Management will start their drivers' collection routes e...
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Dominican Republic starts shuttering schools and offices ahead of Tropical Storm FranklinAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Authorities in the Dominican Republic prepared to shut down much of the country Tuesday as Tropical Storm Franklin took aim at the island of Hisp...
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Delayed start of classes? How suburban school districts are dealing with extreme heat this weekAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - As scorching temperatures move into the region Wednesday and Thursday, it all hangs on cooling systems for local school districts, with some canceling classes because of...
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Greek authorities say the bodies of 18 people have been found in area struck by a major wildfireAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece - Firefighters on Tuesday found the burned bodies of 18 people believed to have been migrants who had crossed the Turkish border into an area of ...
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Immigrant workers' lives, livelihoods and documents in limbo after the Hawaii fireAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - LAHAINA, Hawaii - Freddy Tomas was working in his yard in Lahaina when the fire advanced with stunning speed right up to his fence. He rushed to save valuables from a sa...
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It could feel like it's 115 degrees later this week when heat wave hits the suburbsAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - The hottest days of the year so far could hit Chicago and the suburbs Wednesday and Thursday, with temperatures expected to climb into the upper 90s and potentially dang...
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Hilary drenched deserts, flooded roadways in California. Now it's threatening Oregon and Idaho.Aug 21, 2023 1:00 am - PALM DESERT, Calif. - Hilary, the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, swept people into swollen rivers, toppled trees onto homes and flooded roa...
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Canadian firefighters prevent more wildfire losses and step up defense of territorial capitalAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Canadian firefighters prevented wildfires from destroying more structures in a scenic region of British Columbia and stepped up their defen...