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USA TODAY'Dazzling displays': Aurora borealis might be visible across northern US tonight
Keep an eye to the sky Wednesday night: The aurora borealis, aka northern lights, may be making a rare appearance.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Flagstaff hit with more flash flooding; federal officials touring area had to flee raging waters
A county official was showing representatives of federal agencies the affected areas when they had to flee the rushing waters and seek higher ground.
- Business Insider
Map shows 'extreme heat belt' projected to cover a quarter of the US in 30 years, where temperatures would breach 125 degrees Fahrenheit
An analysis of satellite data predicts about one-third of Americans will get temperatures above 125 degrees Fahrenheit in 2053. That's conservative.
- Naples Daily News
Chances increase for tropical depression or storm as system moves toward Gulf of Mexico
Two factors will determine whether the system becomes Tropical Storm Danielle: how fast it moves and how much time it spends over water.
- Fox Weather
Tropical boost to fuel most significant flood threat of Southwest monsoon season in Arizona, New Mexico
The most significant flood threat of an already-active Southwest monsoon season is expected to develop across Arizona and New Mexico late this week and into the weekend.
- Quartz
China's factories are shutting down again—but not because of covid
Mere months after widespread covid lockdowns in Shanghai disrupted supply chains and forced manufacturers to halt operations, China is again seeing an uptick in factory shutdowns.
- WHBQ
Heavy rain moves in overnight and sticks around through your morning commute
Rising rain chance tonight into tomorrow.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Farmers' Almanac forecasts a cool fall, November snow for northern Arizona
The Farmers' Almanac used its 200-year-old formula to predict generally cool weather for the U.S. this fall, with November snow in northern Arizona.
- Lohud | The Journal News
Farmers' Almanac releases winter weather forecast, talks snow predictions
The Farmers' Almanac's 2022-2023 Extended Weather Forecast predicts an early start to winter, which should be cold and snowy.
- INSIDER
Videos show the flooded streets of central Paris as heavy storms pummel the city after months of drought
Some metro stations received nearly one month's worth of rain within one hour, reported a French weather account run by volunteers.
- MarketWatch
Factories in southwest China shut down, rolling blackouts imposed as reservoirs run low
Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, reducing crop yields and drinking water supplies.
- KTNV - Las Vegas Scripps
Why California is not getting Colorado River water cuts
As Lake Mead continues to drop we are learning water cuts are coming to states dependent on the Colorado River next year. Nevada will have its water allocation cut from the river by 8% and Arizona will have its cut by 21%.
- AccuWeather
Texas, Oklahoma could go from drought to deluge in a week's time
It's been a summer full of extreme heat and prolonged drought in Texas and much of Oklahoma, but a needed change in the weather pattern is on the way as temperatures are forecast to throttle back this week. While there is some good news that rain is forecast for parts of the region, too much rain is likely to cause flooding in some areas, AccuWeather meteorologists caution. "A strong bubble of high pressure at most levels of the atmosphere has kept rain away and caused heat to build much of this
- Naples Daily News
Tropical waves in Caribbean could merge before moving north into Gulf of Mexico
Whether the tropical wave in the Caribbean develops into a named storm depends on two things: how fast it moves and time over water.
- Raleigh News and Observer
Cottonmouth turf war turns comical when a raccoon wades into middle of NC marsh fight
“I wish I could be as brave as this raccoon!”
- The State
Earthquake rumbles through another part of South Carolina
Nearly 70 earthquakes have been confirmed in South Carolina in 2022.
- The Daily Beast
Scientists Strapped Cameras to Navy Dolphins and Captured Something Terrifying
Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero / The Daily Beast / GettyAt the risk of awarding the title prematurely, we think we’ve found the weirdest study published in 2022. Scientists strapped GoPro cameras to the bodies of six dolphins trained by the U.S. Navy, and recorded them hunting for food and consuming their prey in grisly detail. According to the study, there was a purpose behind this potential invasion of dolphin privacy; namely, to learn more about how the mammals hunted and ate.Scientists
- The Hill
New York City uses 1907 law to deny all Hurricane Ida property claims
Story at a glance All 4,703 property damage claims filed by New York victims of Hurricane Ida were denied by the city Comptroller Brad Lander. The remnants of the Category 4 hurricane caused flooding in the city last September after dumping more than 3 inches of water in an hour. The water quickly overwhelmed the…
- The Oklahoman
'Shake, shiver, shovel'? Farmers' Almanac makes winter predictions for Oklahoma, rest of US
Oklahomans need to be ready for chilly weather this winter, according to the Farmers' Almanac.
- Business Insider
The aurora borealis could appear in New York, Chicago, and Portland on Wednesday, as solar storms crash into Earth
Eruptions of plasma from the sun are careening toward Earth, so forecasters expect a geomagnetic storm to push the northern lights south on Wednesday.