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PreventionThe Northern Lights May Be Visible in Mainland U.S. Tonight—Here’s How to Watch
The northern lights (scientifically called aurora borealis) may be visible from the northern part of the mainland U.S. this week due to a geomagnetic storm.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fox Weather
Fall predicted to be warmer, drier than average across majority of US
September marks the beginning of meteorological fall, but despite what the calendar shows, cool temperatures might be difficult to find over the next three months.
- 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 fuels highest flood threat of monsoon season in Arizona, New Mexico
The most significant flood threat of an already-active Southwest monsoon season is expected to develop Friday and Saturday across parts of Arizona and New Mexico.
- 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.
- 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.
- NextShark
Elephant at Chinese zoo filmed returning shoe to child
An adorable elephant in Shandong province of eastern China was caught on video returning a little boy’s shoe after it fell into his enclosure at a zoo. The video, uploaded to Twitter on Wednesday by Now This, shows the elephant grabbing the tiny shoe with his tusk and carefully reaching up to the boy as the child grabs his shoe back.
- Associated Press
First drought, now downpours as storms slam France, England
After a summer of drought, heat waves and forest fires, violent storms are whipping France and neighboring countries and have flooded Paris subway stations, snarled traffic and disrupted the president’s agenda. Winds over 100 kph (60 mph) were recorded at the top of the Eiffel Tower during a flash flood Tuesday, and similar winds were forecast Wednesday in the southeast. Hail hammered Paris and other regions in Tuesday’s sudden storm.
- 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
- 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…
- Yahoo News
A strong geomagnetic storm is heading toward Earth, space forecasters say
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a geomagnetic storm watch triggered by "coronal mass ejections" that may briefly disrupt satellite communications — and create a stunning aurora display — this week.
- Herald-Tribune
Large waterspout moves onshore, stirs up debris along Florida West Coast beach
Waterspouts are similar to tornadoes over water. They can move onshore and bring significant damage and injuries.
- 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
- AccuWeather
‘Extremely violent' storms turn deadly as they tear through Europe
Intense thunderstorms swept over the French island of Corsica and tore through parts of Italy and Austria on Thursday, leaving at least 12 people dead, including three children, BBC News reported. One of those killed was a 13-year-old girl who was climbing a tree when the severe storm passed through the coastal town of Sagone, France, according to The Associated Press (AP). Gilles Simeoni, president of the Executive Council of Corsica, said the storms were "extremely violent," the AP reported. T
- LA Times
Death Valley to reopen after flooding; Joshua Tree and Mojave parks still repairing damage
As experts warn of more monsoonal rains later this week, California national parks are still struggling with the flood's aftermath.
- Springfield News-Leader
Climate study predicts Missouri will see days of 125 degree heat index by 2053 as part of 'heat belt'
The model predicts only 50 U.S. counties next year to have temperatures exceeding a 125 degree heat index. By 2053, that number rises to 1,023 counties.
- CBS News
"Cannibal" solar ejection expected to hit Earth this week
The storm could hit as soon as Thursday, NOAA said.
- Reuters
Torrential rains lash New Zealand for 3rd day, hundreds evacuate homes
Torrential rain slammed the west and north of New Zealand's South Island for a third straight day on Thursday, forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes and triggering road and school closures and land slips. Coming top of weeks of damp weather, the latest rainstorms are worsening conditions in New Zealand's already sodden landscape. Weather forecaster Metservice's data showed part of the north of the South Island had received well over 300 millimetres of rain (11.8 inches) in the past 24 hours.