Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Storm Ciaran whips western Europe, blowing record winds in France and leaving millions without powerNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - PARIS - Recording-breaking winds in France and across much of Western Europe left at least seven people dead and injured others as Storm Ciarán swept through the contine...
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Helicopters drop water on Oahu wildfire for 2nd day, while some native koa and ohia trees burnNov 01, 2023 1:00 am - HONOLULU - A wildfire in Hawaii's Central Oahu has grown to cover more than a square mile (2.5 square kilometers) in a remote mountainous area and has burned native koa ...
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Maui police release 16 minutes of body camera footage from day of Lahaina wildfireOct 31, 2023 1:00 am - HONOLULU - Maui police held a news conference on Monday to show 16 minutes of body camera footage taken the day a wildfire tore through Lahaina town in August, including...
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Hurricane Otis survivors search for friends and necessities in devastated AcapulcoOct 26, 2023 1:00 am - ACAPULCO, Mexico - Survivors of the Pacific hurricane that killed at least 27 people as it devastated Acapulco spent Thursday searching for acquaintances and necessities...
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Hurricane Otis weakens over southern Mexico after battering AcapulcoOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - ACAPULCO, Mexico - After ripping through Mexico's southern Pacific coast early Wednesday, Hurricane Otis weakened from a Category 5 hurricane to a strong Category 2 stor...
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Heavy rains drench northeast Caribbean as Hurricane Tammy spins into open watersOct 23, 2023 1:00 am - SAN JUAN - Hurricane Tammy unleashed heavy rain in the northeast Caribbean on Monday as it spun over open waters after making landfall in Barbuda. The storm was located ...
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Pacific and Atlantic hurricanes Norma and Tammy make landfall on Saturday in Mexico and BarbudaOct 22, 2023 1:00 am - CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico - Hurricane Norma came ashore near the Pacific resort of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula on Saturday afternoon...
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Tornados in Illinois are increasing, and climate change may play a role, weather experts sayOct 15, 2023 5:00 am - As Illinois puts an unusually tornado-dense year behind it, there is growing evidence that they are not only becoming more frequent and damaging, but that their range is...
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How Argonne project could help communities better prepare for extreme floodingOct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory in DuPage County are using supercomputers to develop a dataset that provides hyperlocal flood risk estimates. Scientists plan...
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Deaths rise to 47 after an icy flood swept through India's Himalayan northeastOct 07, 2023 1:00 am - GANGTOK, India - Rescuers found more bodies overnight as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a d...