Weather
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Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major storm, strike far inland
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — An enormous Hurricane Helene swamped parts of Mexico on Wednesday as it churned on a path forecasters said would take it to Florida as a potentially catastrophic storm with a surge that…
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Francine gains strength, expected to be hurricane when it reaches US Gulf Coast
BATON ROUGE, La. — Tropical Storm Francine churned in the Gulf of Mexico with increasing strength and was expected to reach hurricane status on Tuesday before reaching landfall in Louisiana. READ: “How to Prevent Data…
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Phoenix weathers 100 days of 100-plus degree temps as heat scorches western US
Cam Ferguson gets to his spot on the street adjacent to Chase Field — home of Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks — about four hours before the first pitch to set up his usual display…
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Unusual weather leads to summer snowfall in western mountains of US
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, California — An unusually cold weather system from the Gulf of Alaska interrupted summer along the West Coast of the United States on Saturday, bringing snow to Washington State’s Mount Rainier and…
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Gynecologists, patients focus on making procedures less painful
Federal officials affirmed this month that the pain people might feel when getting an IUD can be more than doctors’ promises of “just a pinch.” READ: “Malwarebytes Review 2024: Is It the Ultimate Malware Protection?”…
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Hurricane Hone sweeps past Hawaii, dumping enough rain to ease wildfire fears
HONOLULU — Hurricane Hone passed just south of Hawaii on Sunday, dumping so much rain that the National Weather Service called off its red flag warnings that strong winds could lead to wildfires on the…
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Floods from thunderstorms lead to dramatic rescues and 2 deaths in Connecticut
A bridge washed out in Oxford, Conn., after torrential rains turned streets into raging rivers in parts of Connecticut and New York’s Long Island, trapping people in cars and sweeping two women to their deaths,…
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US climate agency: Last month hottest July on record
A man rests on a shady bench on a hot summer day in New York. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, recorded the Earth’s hottest July in the agency’s 175-year history — and…