Articles filed under Weather
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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...
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Cook, DuPage counties in 'severe' drought, though fire risk limited in suburbsJun 29, 2023 5:00 am - With Illinois entering its sixth week of a worsening drought, fire risk is heightened, but local fire departments say the weather phenomenon hasn't presented too much of...
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How's the weather up there? It'll be harder for Alaska to tell as a longtime program goes off airJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Before Morris Nashoanak heads out for days in search of bearded seals, beluga whales or salmon, he catches the weather on TV. But it's not the weathe...
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Hanover Park, Schaumburg to collaborate on flood reliefJun 28, 2023 1:00 am - Two neighboring villages will collaborate on a $6.2 million project to alleviate flooding that has most affected Anne Fox Elementary School in Hanover Park and the Schau...
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The heat wave blamed for 13 deaths in Texas so far spreads eastwardJun 28, 2023 1:00 am - Scorching heat blamed for at least 13 deaths in Texas and another in Louisiana blanketed more of the Southeast on Wednesday, stretching government warnings of dangerous,...