Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Wildfire along Grand Canyon’s North Rim destroys historic lodge and is spreading rapidlyJul 14, 2025 10:19 am - A wildfire that leveled a historic lodge and a visitors center on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim grew rapidly more than a week after it began as firefighters pushed ahead Monday with efforts to slow its spread.
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He seeded clouds over Texas. Then came the conspiracy theories.Jul 12, 2025 6:00 am - Augustus Doricko knew when he founded a cloud-seeding start-up in 2023 that he’d have to contend with misunderstandings and conspiracy theories surrounding the technology. Still, he wasn’t quite prepared for the sheer volume of online fury he has faced in the wake of the catastrophic Texas floods that have killed more than 100 people and nearly twice that many missing.
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State Farm plans big insurance hike for Illinois homeowners, citing severe weatherJul 11, 2025 1:48 pm - Illinois homeowners are facing a sharp increase in insurance premiums soon, as State Farm implements a hike for both new and renewing homeowners’ policies across the state.
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3 dead as flash flooding hits mountain village of Ruidoso in New Mexico, officials sayJul 09, 2025 7:54 am - Monsoon rains in southern New Mexico triggered flash flooding that killed three people and was so intense an entire house was swept downstream in a mountain village that is a popular summer retreat, officials said.
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Officials push away questions about lack of widespread warnings before deadly Texas floodsJul 08, 2025 2:29 pm - Public officials in charge of finding victims of the devastating flooding in Texas pushed away intensifying questions Tuesday about who was monitoring the weather that killed more than 100 people and warning that floodwaters were barreling toward camps and homes.
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Debate erupts over role job cuts played in weather forecasts ahead of deadly Texas floodsJul 07, 2025 1:25 pm - Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives.
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Girls camp grieves loss of 27 campers and counselors in Texas floods that killed nearly 90 peopleJul 07, 2025 7:19 am - Crews trudged through debris and waded into swollen riverbanks Monday in the search for victims of catastrophic flooding over the July Fourth weekend that has killed nearly 90 people in Texas, including more than two dozen campers and counselors from an all-girls Christian camp.
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What to know about the flash floods in Texas that killed more than 80 peopleJul 07, 2025 7:02 am - Flash floods in Texas killed at least 82 people over the Fourth of July holiday weekend and left others still missing, including girls attending a summer camp. The devastation along the Guadalupe River, outside of San Antonio, has drawn a massive search effort as officials face questions over their preparedness and the speed of their initial actions.
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It’s so hot you could fry an egg on the buckling pavement — asphalt eruptions dot suburbsJun 24, 2025 1:01 pm - IDOT is warns drivers of cracks in the pavement. As high temperatures persist, here’s who you can contact about problems.
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Season’s first heat wave on the wayJun 17, 2025 3:39 pm - Storms with potentially damaging winds and hail are expected Tuesday night, with a heat wave predicted to follow this weekend.