GOES-17, A Fighter Among Weather Satellites, Faces Yet Another Health Hiccup
The weather satellite that monitors the Pacific Ocean and western North America went into safety mode and stopped transmitting data early Thursday morning. There’s no public word on what’s troubling GOES-17, which is also called GOES-West,…
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Another Week Of Summer, Another Record-Breaking Heat Wave
Oh, look. It’s another story about extreme heat breaking records somewhere. What a novel story angle. It’s hard for heat to become news. It’s consistent. It’s brutal. It claims a huge toll. But it’s not sexy. There’s…
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Hurricane Elsa Approaching Tampa, Florida, As Storm Closes In On Landfall
Elsa is a hurricane again as it draws closer to its inevitable landfall north of Tampa, Florida, in the early morning hours on Wednesday. Strong winds, heavy rain, and tornadoes are likely across the Florida Peninsula and parts of the southeastern United…
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Flooding Rain, Tornadoes Likely As Tropical Storm Elsa Heads Toward Florida
Tropical Storm Elsa is on track to make landfall along Florida’s west coast on Wednesday morning. The storm will bring strong winds and flooding rains to communities in its path, as well as the risk for a storm surge along the coast as it nears…
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Tropical Storm Warnings Issued In Florida As Elsa Chugs Through Northern Caribbean
A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Florida Keys as Tropical Storm Elsa slowly gets its act together in the northern Caribbean Sea. The storm quickly ramped up into a hurricane over Barbados last week, but it moved so fast that it shredded…
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Pacific Northwest Cools Off; Canada Breaks All-Time Heat Record For Third Day In A Row
Over the past day or so, we’ve had a tropical storm make landfall in South Carolina, flash flooding from heavy storms in Oklahoma, gross heat along the I-95 corridor, and a few more tropical systems possibly brewing far out in the Atlantic. Despite…
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Canada Shatters All-Time Temperature Record; Same Records Fall In Seattle And Portland
Canada’s all-time high temperature record fell on Sunday. The previous record high of 45°C, set in Saskatchewan in July 1937, shattered in style on Sunday afternoon when the observing station in Lytton, British Columbia, spiked to 115.9°F, or…
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An Unprecedented Heat Wave Will Grip The Pacific Northwest Through Next Week
The growing heat wave in the Pacific Northwest could be the worst in living memory as predicted highs would shatter all-time temperature records across the region. This part of the country is not equipped to handle a long-duration extreme heat event like…
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Claudette Strengthened Into A Tropical Storm Over Land—Twice
Claudette regained its tropical storm status over North Carolina on Monday as the system picked up speed and touched ocean water for the first time as a named storm. This is the second time that Claudette reached the all-important (yet arbitrary)…
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Phoenix Could See One Of Its Hottest Streaks On Record As Extreme Heat Builds Across West
A significant heat wave will build across much of the western United States this week, bringing record-threatening temperatures to a region that could stand a break from the relentless warmth and dryness. Excessive heat warnings in place for communities…
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