Articles filed under Severe Weather
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To stop wildfires, residents in some Greek suburbs put their own money toward early warning dronesAug 28, 2023 1:00 am - ATHENS, Greece - The nightmare repeats itself every year: A towering wall of flames devours forests, farmland and homes, forcing animals and people to flee for their liv...
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Florida governor declares widespread state of emergency ahead of Idalia's expected landfallAug 28, 2023 1:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. - Florida residents loaded up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Idalia intensified Monday and fo...
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Bare electrical wire and poles in need of replacement on Maui were little match for strong windsAug 26, 2023 1:00 am - In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupte...
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Floods fill tunnels leading to Detroit airport, force water rescues in Ohio and Las VegasAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - ROMULUS, Mich. - Heavy rains across parts of the United States flooded an Ohio highway where people were rescued from their cars, covered the Las Vegas Strip with water ...
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Maui has released the names of 388 people still missing after deadly wildfireAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - LAHAINA, Hawaii - Maui County released the names of 388 people still missing Thursday more than two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, and o...
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Children, seniors and homeless people especially vulnerable to extreme heatAug 24, 2023 5:30 am - By midday Wednesday, DuPagePads Street Outreach Supervisor Alex Leone already had helped four homeless people out in the blistering heat to find air-conditioned accommod...
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Kaneland cancels classes due to heat worries for students, workers on school busesAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - Kaneland Unit District 302 canceled classes at all its schools Thursday because of the excessive heat. "The conditions for drivers and students on our school bus routes ...
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Air conditioning failure cancels classes at Buffalo Grove HighAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove High School canceled classes today after the school's air conditioning system failed. Administrators notified families students were being sent home becaus...
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Naperville's Lincoln Junior High has e-learning day because of air conditioning issuesAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - Lincoln Junior High School in Naperville had an e-learning day Thursday because of air conditioning issues in the school. Alex Mayster, executive director of communicati...
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'Neighbors helping neighbors': Work begins to repair yard damage from 2021 Naperville tornadoAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - Thanks to the persistence of tireless neighbors - and $1.5 million in grants - work has begun to replace dozens of Naperville yards severely damaged by the 2021 tornado ...