Articles filed under Weather
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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.
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Although Milton has moved on, at least 8 are dead and millions remain in the darkOct 10, 2024 9:50 pm - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rescue teams plucked Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton on Thursday after the storm smashed through coastal communities where i...
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Milton knocks out power to millions and spawns tornadoes across Florida. At least 5 deadOct 10, 2024 6:20 am - Florida residents returned to the familiar ritual of assessing hurricane damage Thursday, the day after Milton smashed through many coastal communities and spawned a barrage of tornadoes that killed at least five people less than two weeks after the misery wrought by Helene.