Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Vermont-based Phish to play 2 shows to benefit flood recovery effortsJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - BURLINGTON, Vt. - Phish will play two special shows next month to benefit flood recovery efforts in Vermont and upstate New York. The band, which was formed in Vermont i...
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Heat wave returns as Greece grapples with more wildfire evacuationsJul 25, 2023 1:00 am - RHODES, Greece (AP) - A third successive heat wave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40 C (104 F) across parts of the country Tuesday following more nighttime eva...
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Strong typhoon blows closer to northern Philippines, forcing evacuations and halting sea travelJul 25, 2023 1:00 am - MANILA, Philippines - A powerful typhoon blew closer to the northern Philippines on Tuesday, forcing thousands to evacuate and halting sea travel amid warnings of torren...
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Climate change leaves fingerprints on July heat waves around the globe, study saysJul 25, 2023 1:00 am - The fingerprints of climate change are all over the intense heat waves gripping the globe this month, a new study finds. Researchers say the deadly hot spells in the Ame...
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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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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...