Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Beating the heat: Suburbanites' quirky, creative solutions for coping with soaring tempsAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - For years, "Frozen's" Elsa has been making mischief at the Ellsworth home. Every summer, the Disney queen "accidentally" freezes Lauren and Caitlin Ellsworth's playthin...
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A heat index record: It felt like 120 as Chicago area sees first 100-degree day since 2012Aug 24, 2023 1:00 am - It was officially the hottest day in 11 years for the Chicago area, and at one point it felt the hottest ever. The weather station at O'Hare International Airport record...
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How to stay cool as dangerous heat sets inAug 23, 2023 5:30 am - With sweltering heat levels bearing down on the region today and Thursday, public health agencies are offering tips to stay safe. An extreme heat warning is in effect fo...
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In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged barricades survivedAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, car after car of fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a desperate race for safety. And car af...
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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 ...