Articles filed under Weather
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'It's just been a really active year': Illinois leads nation in number of tornadoesAug 04, 2023 1:00 am - More tornadoes touched down in Illinois during a recent 12-month span than in any other state. That's according to recent data released by the National Oceanic and Atmos...
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Typhoon Khanun forecast to turn back to Japanese islands where it already caused damage and injuriesAug 03, 2023 1:00 am - TOKYO - The typhoon that damaged homes and knocked out power on Okinawa and other southern Japanese islands this week was slowly moving west Thursday but is forecast to ...
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The extreme heat in Phoenix is withering some of its famed saguaro cactuses, with no end in sightAug 03, 2023 1:00 am - PHOENIX - After recording the warmest monthly average temperature for any U.S. city ever in July, Phoenix climbed back up to dangerously high temperatures Wednesday. Tha...
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Beijing records heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years, causing severe flooding and 21 deathsAug 02, 2023 1:00 am - ZHUOZHOU, Hebei - China's capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days as remnants of Typhoon Doksuri deluged the region, turn...
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As the summer breezes fade, sweltering Europeans give air conditioning a skeptical embraceAug 02, 2023 1:00 am - MILAN - During Europe's heat wave last month, Floriana Peroni's vintage clothing store had to close for a week. A truck of rented generators blocked her door as they fed...
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The seventh-wettest July on record won't save Illinois from droughtAug 01, 2023 1:00 am - After an exceptionally dry June, the Chicago area was doused with the seventh-wettest July since 1871. The official weather station at O'Hare recorded 7.61 inches of ra...
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10 die, including 3 children, as strong winds hit a tourist camp in central Russia, officials sayJul 30, 2023 1:00 am - MOSCOW - Ten people - including three children - died after high winds tore through central Russia, emergency services and a local official reported Sunday. Eight of the...
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Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioningJul 30, 2023 1:00 am - DENVER - As Denver neared triple-digit temperatures, Ben Gallegos sat shirtless on his porch swatting flies off his legs and spritzing himself with a misting fan to try ...
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More extreme heat means more risk for our power grid, experts sayJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - Extreme heat like the temperatures that engulfed the Chicago area this week can stress the power grid by spiking demand for electricity. With our climate trending toward...
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Extreme heat moves east where many will see their hottest days of the yearJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Carlos Reyes sought shade under a tree in the Bronx on a day that felt like it was over 100 degrees (38 degrees Celsius) because of the heat and humidity. "It...