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Miami HeraldWhat are the odds an Atlantic disturbance grows into a depression? A change in forecast
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center have lowered the development chances on the disturbance they have been monitoring the last few days in the Eastern Tropical Atlantic.
- The Guardian
Record Death Valley flooding ‘a once-in-1,000-year event’
Hundreds were marooned in the downpour as the climate crisis increases the likelihood of extreme weather
- Victorville Daily Press
What is a monsoon? Here’s the definition as phenomenon hits California
Monsoon is a season when summer rain is more prevalent, usually from mid-June to September. Here's what causes the drenching storms.
- LA Times
Flash flood closes Palm Springs Aerial Tramway for a week as monsoons slam California deserts
The tramway, which ferries passengers from the floor of the Coachella Valley to near the top of San Jacinto Peak, will be closed for extended cleanup.
- WHIO
Drying out overnight ; Cooling off through the rest of the week
Drying out over night with temperatures will be cooling off to the upper 60s overnight.
- KERO - Bakersfield Scripps
California's first 'inland port' to be built in Kern County
The Kern County Board of Supervisors approved the project in Mojave which will support the movement of goods from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
- Raleigh News and Observer
As we enter ‘baby copperhead season,’ what to know about the juvenile snakes
We revisit the topic of baby copperheads and whether or not their bites are more potent than those of an adult snake.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Woman pulled through window seconds before sinkhole swallows car in Texas, video shows
“Thirty seconds more and she would’ve been dead,” a witness said.
- Reuters
Tourist boats marooned, farm land parched as drought lowers Europe's rivers
VILLERS-LE-LAC, France (Reuters) - Business for Francoise Droz-Bartholet has reduced to a trickle, just like stretches of the Doubs River straddling the French-Swiss border that her cruise boats usually ply. Water levels in rivers, lakes and reservoirs across western Europe are running low, or even dry, amid the severest drought in decades which is putting stress on drinking water supplies, hampering river freight and tourism and threatening crop yields. She now has to bus clients along the gorge to a starting point further upstream to a point in the river where there is enough water for her cruise boats to navigate.
- The Hill
After a hot summer, experts predict a warm fall this year
Story at a glance AccuWeather meteorologists are predicting a warm fall this year. Many parts of the country will not get cooler temperatures until well into September. The prolonged warm weather also raises the risk of extreme weather events into the fall. As the season’s turn approaches next month, many Americans may not feel much…
- AccuWeather
Tropical Atlantic may soon stir from its weeks-long slumber
This image was taken on Wednesday morning, Aug. 10, 2022, and shows tropical waves (dashed lines). A robust tropical wave was located over the middle of the Atlantic (right of center). After spawning three early season storms, the Atlantic hurricane season screeched to a halt six weeks ago, but AccuWeather forecasters say there are signs of life as they monitor a couple of areas in the basin for potential tropical development. A batch of thunderstorms moving westward over the tropical Atlantic w
- Bloomberg
Rhine River Withers to Crisis Level as Europe Craves Energy
(Bloomberg) -- The Rhine River is set to become virtually impassable at a key waypoint in Germany, as shallow water chokes off shipments of energy products and other industrial commodities along one of Europe’s most important waterways.Most Read from BloombergMusk Sells Another $6.9 Billion of Tesla Ahead of Twitter TrialUS Inflation Runs Cooler Than Forecast, Easing Pressure on FedDozens in China Infected With New ‘Langya’ Virus Carried by ShrewsRussia Is Scouring the Globe for Weapons to Use A
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
No, that wasn’t a tornado in North Texas on Tuesday. It was a gustnado, NWS says
The wind event may be what residents of Prosper, Texas, saw during the thunderstorm Tuesday. So, exactly what is it?
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Watch sneaky alligator conceal itself in seconds at Texas refuge. ‘Scarily beautiful’
Why did that floating log just blink?
- Bloomberg
Worst Seoul Storm in 80 Years Kills Eight, Floods Capital
(Bloomberg) -- At least eight people were killed and six people missing after one of the heaviest rain storms in 80 years hit Seoul, flooding streets and subway stations and causing blackouts. Most Read from BloombergMusk Sells $6.9 Billion of Tesla to Avoid Twitter Fire SaleUK Plans for Blackouts in January in Emergency Energy PlanTrump Under Intense Legal Scrutiny After FBI Searches Mar-a-LagoRussia Is Scouring the Globe for Weapons to Use Against UkraineTrump Search Was Unprecedented, But Rec
- AccuWeather
Massive landspout filmed as it whirls across field
As scattered storms moved across the Panhandle of Texas on Monday evening, an awe-striking video captured a massive landspout that picked up dust and swept across a field in Dumas, just north of Amarillo. "Look at that," Ruben Ortega could be heard saying as he captured the video, which shows cars and other onlookers in the foreground and the whirlwind of dust can be seen spinning off in the distance. "Look at that tail," he continued before the camera spans upward to show the rope-like structur
- Idaho Statesman
A ‘brilliant light show’ will be in the sky above Idaho this week. Here’s how to watch it
Around 50 to 75 meteors will be in the night sky during the Perseid meteor shower’s peak on Thursday night into early Friday morning.
- The Providence Journal
The heat wave should break Wednesday; thunderstorms, heavy rain is possible Tuesday
The heat wave should finally break after one more day of "oppressive heat and humidity" today, according to forecasters.
- The State
Latest earthquake hits a different part of the Columbia area
More than 60 earthquakes have hit the Midlands in 2022.
- The Daily Beast
Antarctica’s ‘Sleeping Giant’ Might Flood the World. Here’s How to Stop It
David Merron via GettyAre you a fan of the 1995 film Waterworld starring Kevin Costner? Great news: There’s a distinct possibility that it’ll become a reality in the future if humanity can’t get its act together to prevent climate catastrophe!In a new paper published August 10 in the journal Nature, a team of Australian scientists found that sea levels could rise a staggering five meters by the year 2500 if we fail to meet the goals set in the Paris Climate Agreement. Specifically, the ice melt