Articles filed under Weather
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50 Cent cancels Phoenix concert because of heatAug 29, 2023 1:00 am - PHOENIX - Sweltering heat in Phoenix that has routinely broken records this summer led to yet another canceled concert, with rapper 50 Cent calling the triple-digit temp...
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Hurricane Idalia now predicted to hit Florida as Category 4 hurricaneAug 29, 2023 1:00 am - CEDAR KEY, Fla. - Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of t...
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To stop wildfires, residents in some Greek suburbs put their own money toward early warning dronesAug 28, 2023 1:00 am - ATHENS, Greece - The nightmare repeats itself every year: A towering wall of flames devours forests, farmland and homes, forcing animals and people to flee for their liv...
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Florida governor declares widespread state of emergency ahead of Idalia's expected landfallAug 28, 2023 1:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. - Florida residents loaded up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Idalia intensified Monday and fo...
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Bare electrical wire and poles in need of replacement on Maui were little match for strong windsAug 26, 2023 1:00 am - In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupte...
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Floods fill tunnels leading to Detroit airport, force water rescues in Ohio and Las VegasAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - ROMULUS, Mich. - Heavy rains across parts of the United States flooded an Ohio highway where people were rescued from their cars, covered the Las Vegas Strip with water ...
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Maui has released the names of 388 people still missing after deadly wildfireAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - LAHAINA, Hawaii - Maui County released the names of 388 people still missing Thursday more than two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, and o...
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Children, seniors and homeless people especially vulnerable to extreme heatAug 24, 2023 5:30 am - By midday Wednesday, DuPagePads Street Outreach Supervisor Alex Leone already had helped four homeless people out in the blistering heat to find air-conditioned accommod...
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Kaneland cancels classes due to heat worries for students, workers on school busesAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - Kaneland Unit District 302 canceled classes at all its schools Thursday because of the excessive heat. "The conditions for drivers and students on our school bus routes ...
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Air conditioning failure cancels classes at Buffalo Grove HighAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove High School canceled classes today after the school's air conditioning system failed. Administrators notified families students were being sent home becaus...