Articles filed under Weather
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Disaster loans offered in tornado-stricken areas of AddisonJul 10, 2023 1:00 am - Three months after a nighttime tornado and damaging winds swept through DuPage County, the U.S. Small Business Administration is setting up a disaster loan outreach cent...
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US Forest Service and historically Black colleges unite to boost diversity in wildland firefightingJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - HAZEL GREEN, Ala. - Before starting college, Taylor Mohead had never been outside her hometown of Houston, Texas. Now, the recent Tuskegee University graduate is trekkin...
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What caused the worst air quality in the world? Questions and answers about the recent hazeJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - It's been over a week since smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed the area with some of the worst air quality in the world. Here are answers to some lasting questions...
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For the third time this week, Earth sets an unofficial heat recordJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - Earth's average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, the third such milestone in a week that already rated as the hottest on record. The planetary a...
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Tuesday set an unofficial record for the hottest day on Earth. Wednesday may break it.Jul 05, 2023 1:00 am - The planet's temperature spiked on Tuesday to its hottest day in at least 44 years and likely much longer, and Wednesday could become the third straight day Earth unoffi...
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Chicago flooding is stark reminder of vulnerability of major cities during extreme weatherJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - Heavy rains that flooded Chicago neighborhoods, rendered freeways impassable and wreaked havoc on NASCAR street races downtown Sunday are serving as stark reminders of u...
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Flooding displaces 10,000 around China as Beijing gets a relative respite from sweltering heatJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - BEIJING - Heavy flooding has displaced thousands of people around China as the capital had a relative respite from sweltering heat. Beijing reported 9.8 straight days wh...
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Springfield residents going days without power after 'widespread, devastating' derecho windsJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The fierce derecho that tore through Springfield late last week snapped massive utility poles and trees, causing widespread power outages that are ex...
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Farmers sought to help block drifting snowJun 30, 2023 5:30 am - Smoke and heat have been front and center lately, but McHenry County transportation officials want to get a jump on winter and are recruiting farmers to help. The county...
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Heat waves like the one that's killed 14 in the southern US are becoming more frequent and enduringJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - PHOENIX - Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of parts of the South and Midwest and killed more than a dozen people are becoming more common, and experts say the...