Articles filed under Weather
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Des Plaines firefighters to be honored for aiding hurricane victimsNov 14, 2024 9:18 pm - Two Des Plaines firefighters will be publicly lauded for their efforts in the hurricane-ravaged Southeast following two recent storms.
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The last rose of summer … er … fall: Mild November results in ‘weird’ lilac, crabapple floweringNov 12, 2024 6:47 pm - Drought and a mild fall is confusing flowering plants, experts say.
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What Trump’s victory could mean for oil companies and climate change policyNov 08, 2024 7:45 am - President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House could reverse the gains the United States has made in fighting global warming, experts said, by cementing his plans to unleash domestic fossil fuel production, dismantle key environmental rules and scale back federal support for renewable energy and electric vehicles.
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Death toll from Spanish floods rises to 205 as residents appeal for aidNov 01, 2024 7:09 am - Three days after historic flash floods swept through towns in Spain and killed at least 205 people, the initial shock was giving way to anger, frustration and a wave of solidarity on Friday.
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Spain searches for bodies after flood of the century claims at least 95 livesOct 31, 2024 7:11 am - Survivors of the worst natural disaster to hit Spain this century awoke to scenes of devastation on Thursday after villages were wiped out by monstrous flash floods that claimed at least 95 lives. The death toll is expected to rise as search efforts continue with officials removing bodies from vehicles and an unknown number of people still missing.
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At least 95 people die in devastating flash floods in SpainOct 30, 2024 7:53 am - At least 63 people have died in eastern Spain after flash floods swept away cars, turned village streets into rivers and disrupted rail lines and highways in the worst natural disaster to hit the European nation in recent memory.
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Why Halloween week will be scarily warmOct 28, 2024 10:36 am - With Halloween days away, a spooky-warm air mass is wafting east, delivering record high temperatures daily through at least the end of the month. Much of the Midwest, so...
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Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers findOct 24, 2024 7:31 am - Russia has helped amplify and spread false and misleading internet claims about recent hurricanes in the United States and the federal government's response, part of a wider effort by the Kremlin to manipulate America's political discourse before the presidential election, new research shows.
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Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in the Bahamas and heads toward CubaOct 20, 2024 4:46 pm - MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Oscar made landfall early Sunday in the southeastern Bahamas and was heading toward Cuba, an island beleaguered by a massive power outage. The Nati...
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Floridians cleaning up from Hurricane Milton are hampered by a widespread fuel shortageOct 12, 2024 7:17 pm - CORTEZ, Fla. — Floridians recovering from Hurricane Milton, many of whom were journeying home after fleeing hundreds of miles to escape the storm, spent much of Saturday ...