First-ever tropical storm watch issued for southern California, flash flooding likely
The National Hurricane Center issued its first-ever tropical storm watch for southern California on Friday as Hurricane Hilary continues to gather steam in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The storm is closing in on scale-topping strength, clocking…
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Southern California faces a serious flash flood threat with Hurricane Hilary
A serious flooding threat will likely develop across parts of California, Arizona, and Nevada beginning this weekend as Hurricane Hilary or its remnants track into the region through early next week. Every once and a while, the meteorological factors…
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Widespread severe storms with high winds to sweep across the eastern U.S. on Monday
Well, that’s strange. It’s a little unusual to see such a sprawling risk for severe weather as we approach the middle of August, but a robust system swinging into the eastern United States will trigger multiple lines of severe storms through…
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Highs in the 90s to cover most of the East Coast this week, 100°F possible near D.C.
It’s been an exceptionally hot summer for vast swaths of the United States so far, with a slew of longstanding records shattered in the desert southwest and unforgiving stretches of high heat and humidity in the southern states. The heat will…
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Records shattered as historic heat continues gripping desert southwest
The southwestern United States is firmly in the grips of a historic heat wave that’s bringing the region not only some of their most extreme temperatures on record, but some of the highest heat the weather is capable of producing. The National…
Read MoreRecords shattered as historic heat continues gripping desert southwest
The southwestern United States is firmly in the grips of a historic heat wave that’s bringing the region not only some of their most extreme temperatures on record, but some of the highest heat the weather is capable of producing. The National…
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Widespread flash flooding possible in New England through Tuesday
A pretty serious flooding situation could develop over much of New England over the next couple of days as a deep reserve of tropical moisture fuels persistent heavy rains throughout the region. The Weather Prediction Center issued a moderate risk for…
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Conspiracy theories are security blankets for scared adults, and they’re suffocating us
Disasters force us to confront our own mortality, serving as reminders that any one of us could also succumb to the bad fortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Every calamity plucks at our core fears of losing our lives, our loved ones,…
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Tropical Storm Bret aims for the Caribbean with another system on its heels
It’s the middle of June and the tropics are acting like it’s August. Tropical Storm Bret formed deep in the tropical Atlantic Ocean on Monday, becoming one of just a tiny handful of storms on record to form east of the Lesser Antilles this…
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Dangerous heat, dangerous storms continue as bizarre pattern persists
Dangerous weather will continue rolling through the weekend and into next week as a freaky pattern for the middle of June stubbornly holds out over the southern United States. Additional rounds of powerful storms will persist over the next couple of…
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