Articles filed under Weather
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'Hot and muggy': How to stay safe as heat spell bakes the suburbs for another dayJul 27, 2023 1:00 am - Dangerously high temperatures in the Chicago area are expected to stick around through Friday, combining with oppressive humidity to push heat index values into the trip...
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Typhoon Doksuri leaves at least 2 dead and displaces thousands in the northern PhilippinesJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - MANILA, Philippines - Typhoon Doksuri blew ashore in a cluster of islands and lashed northern Philippine provinces with ferocious wind and rain Wednesday, leaving at lea...
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Strong thunderstorms rolling through suburbs early todayJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - A brief, but potentially dangerous line of thunderstorms is rolling through the area early today and could bring wind gusts of up to 70 mph and hail. Parts of McHenry Co...
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Vermont-based Phish to play 2 shows to benefit flood recovery effortsJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - BURLINGTON, Vt. - Phish will play two special shows next month to benefit flood recovery efforts in Vermont and upstate New York. The band, which was formed in Vermont i...
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Heat wave returns as Greece grapples with more wildfire evacuationsJul 25, 2023 1:00 am - RHODES, Greece (AP) - A third successive heat wave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40 C (104 F) across parts of the country Tuesday following more nighttime eva...
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Strong typhoon blows closer to northern Philippines, forcing evacuations and halting sea travelJul 25, 2023 1:00 am - MANILA, Philippines - A powerful typhoon blew closer to the northern Philippines on Tuesday, forcing thousands to evacuate and halting sea travel amid warnings of torren...
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Climate change leaves fingerprints on July heat waves around the globe, study saysJul 25, 2023 1:00 am - The fingerprints of climate change are all over the intense heat waves gripping the globe this month, a new study finds. Researchers say the deadly hot spells in the Ame...
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With temperatures rising, Cook County opening suburban cooling centersJul 25, 2023 1:00 am - With temperatures expected to climb into the 90s, and heat indexes in the 100s, Cook County will open several cooling centers in the suburbs this week. Locations include...
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Sick of hearing about record heat? Scientists say those numbers paint the story of a warming worldJul 22, 2023 1:00 am - The summer of 2023 is behaving like a broken record about broken records. Nearly every major climate-tracking organization proclaimed June the hottest June ever. Then Ju...
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'Fascinated with tornados': Geneva native shares stories from his 35-year career with National Weather ServiceJul 21, 2023 6:00 am - Brian Smith's adrenaline might have been surging if he were back in his hometown of Geneva last week when tornadoes were popping up in Kane County like Whack-a-Moles at ...