Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Immigrant workers' lives, livelihoods and documents in limbo after the Hawaii fireAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - LAHAINA, Hawaii - Freddy Tomas was working in his yard in Lahaina when the fire advanced with stunning speed right up to his fence. He rushed to save valuables from a sa...
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It could feel like it's 115 degrees later this week when heat wave hits the suburbsAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - The hottest days of the year so far could hit Chicago and the suburbs Wednesday and Thursday, with temperatures expected to climb into the upper 90s and potentially dang...
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Hilary drenched deserts, flooded roadways in California. Now it's threatening Oregon and Idaho.Aug 21, 2023 1:00 am - PALM DESERT, Calif. - Hilary, the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, swept people into swollen rivers, toppled trees onto homes and flooded roa...
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Canadian firefighters prevent more wildfire losses and step up defense of territorial capitalAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Canadian firefighters prevented wildfires from destroying more structures in a scenic region of British Columbia and stepped up their defen...
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Sweltering temperatures bring misery to large portion of central U.S., setting heat recordsAug 20, 2023 1:00 am - HOUSTON - Sweltering temperatures lingered Sunday in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. The National Weather S...
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Tropical Storm Hilary rains swamp roads, trap cars, flood buildings in California and MexicoAug 20, 2023 1:00 am - SAN DIEGO - Deadly floodwaters inundated streets across Mexico's arid Baja California on Sunday as Tropical Storm Hilary moved ashore, carrying torrential rain into Sout...
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As thousands flee British Columbia homes from wildfires, chiefs in one region report progressAug 20, 2023 1:00 am - VANCOUVER, British Columbia - As tens of thousands of people were under evacuation orders across British Columbia and firefighters battled raging wildfires throughout Ca...
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Hurricane Hilary grows off Mexico and could reach California as a very rare tropical stormAug 18, 2023 1:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Hurricane Hilary grew rapidly to Category 4 strength off Mexico's Pacific coast on Friday and could reach Southern California as the first tropical st...
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Fires and other disasters are increasing in Hawaii, according to this AP data analysisAug 17, 2023 1:00 am - KIHEI, Hawaii (AP) - Hurricane-fueled flash floods and mudslides. Lava that creeps into neighborhoods. Fierce drought that materializes in a flash and lingers. Earthquak...
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Hawaii is vowing to protect landowners on Maui from being pressured to sell after wildfiresAug 17, 2023 1:00 am - LAHAINA, Hawaii - Hawaii's governor vowed to protect local landowners from being "victimized" by opportunistic buyers when Maui rebuilds from deadly wildfires that incin...