Articles filed under Weather
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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 ...
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Rising disaster costs leave U.S. confronting fiscal risks of climate changeOct 12, 2024 5:10 pm - A second catastrophic hurricane in as many weeks has forced the U.S. government to grapple with a harsh reality: Climate calamities are becoming more frequent, deadly and costly in a country already facing massive fiscal challenges.
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Tampa Bay Times keeps publishing despite a Milton crane collapse cutting off access to newsroomOct 11, 2024 7:34 pm - It's a reflection of the news industry and modern world of work that Tampa Bay Times editor Mark Katches seems more relaxed than you'd expect after a crane pushed by Hurr...
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After the northern lights show, what’s next in the night sky? Comets, supermoon and meteor showersOct 11, 2024 4:14 pm - The aurora borealis made a special appearance in the night skies over much of the suburbs late Thursday, and there’s a slim chance they’ll be back again Friday.
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Residents slog through flooded streets, clear debris after Hurricane Milton tore through FloridaOct 11, 2024 6:15 am - Florida residents slogged through flooded streets, gathered up scattered debris and assessed damage to their homes on Friday after Hurricane Milton smashed through coastal communities and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes.