Articles filed under Weather
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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 ...
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Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including the EU's largest blaze on recordAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - ATHENS, Greece - Firefighters struggled Thursday against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country's ...
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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...