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San Luis Obispo TribuneWildfire burning near Arroyo Grande grows to 325 acres, cause identified
The Camino Fire is now about 30% contained, Cal Fire said.
- Travel Noire
Massive Tropical Rainstorm Is On The Path To The Caribbean
People who live or are going to the Southern Caribbean islands must be extremely cautious over the next few days.
- WJAX
Tropical downpours to continue ahead of Independence Day weekend
The sea breeze will push over the coast & I-95 midday today, bringing a few storms. Heavy storms will get going this afternoon & evening well inland.
- Corpus Christi Caller-Times
A disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico could become a tropical storm. Here's what to know.
A disturbance in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico has a 40% chance of becoming a tropical storm and bringing heavy rain to Texas. Here's what to know.
- WFTV
Tropical Storm Bonnie likely to form this week, 2 other disturbances brewing in Atlantic basin
Meteorologists are monitoring three tropical disturbances in the Atlantic basin.
- AccuWeather
Tropical rainstorm to bring downpours, drought relief to Gulf Coast
A tropical rainstorm tracking across the southern Caribbean Sea is on the cusp of becoming a named tropical storm, but AccuWeather meteorologists are also monitoring another tropical rainstorm in the northern Gulf of Mexico that could strengthen. While organization and development into a tropical depression or named storm is a possibility at any time through Thursday, downpours are expected to overspread much of the western and central Gulf Coast. This rain can cause localized flash flooding but
- San Luis Obispo Tribune
Update: Camino Fire 25% contained, acreage unchanged
The fire threatened 50 structures, according to Cal Fire.
- The State
Did you feel it? Strongest SC earthquake in 8 years shakes Columbia area on Wednesday
Yes, that was an earthquake, the United States Geological Survey has confirmed.
- BBC
Japan swelters in its worst heatwave ever recorded
Unrelenting temperatures break records for June as officials warn of a looming power shortage.
- MarketWatch
Italy’s worst drought in 70 years turning famed Arborio rice fields into sandy beaches
Heat waves, like those repeatedly hitting Italy with peaks of 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), can significantly reduce the yield of surviving rice.
- Tacoma News Tribune
You don’t want to see this critter on our beaches. Here’s what to do if you find one
Traps are currently being deployed in areas of infestation, marked by a bright orange buoy.
- AccuWeather
Record-high temperatures set to scorch Alaska to start July
Alaska, traditionally one of the coldest states in the country, is set to see an unusually warm start to July thanks to a heat dome parking itself over the region. Temperatures could rise up to 20 degrees F above normal in the northernmost state, with temperatures rising well into the 80s to near 90 F. A heat dome occurs when there is a large poleward shift in the jet stream, which becomes wavy and elongated. In this case, an unusually strong high pressure system is forcing the jet stream well t
- USA TODAY
Tropical Storm Bonnie? Forecasters tracking 3 Atlantic systems, including one in Gulf of Mexico.
One system in the Gulf of Mexico could bring drenching rains to portions of Texas and Louisiana this week, potentially resulting in flash flooding.
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The tallest mass timber building in the world is opening in downtown Milwaukee. It's healthier for the planet. And you.
Mass timber buildings actively remove carbon from the atmosphere, locking it inside the structure for as long as the building stands.
- The Hill
Hurricanes decreasing everywhere but North Atlantic, study finds
Story at a glance A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change found that the number of tropical cyclones has gone down over the past century everywhere except the North Atlantic. Tropical cyclones like hurricanes and typhoons have actually increased in the North Atlantic since the 1960s. While the frequency of tropical cyclones…
- Detroit Free Press
As heat wave continues, wildfire risk is extreme in the Upper Peninsula
Burning debris is the top cause of Michigan wildfires.
- KRIV
Tropical Weather Forecast - June 27, 2022
Potential Tropical Cyclone Two has formed in the Atlantic and there is still plenty of reason to keep monitoring the northern Gulf of Mexico.
- Miami Herald
Two Atlantic systems are already bringing rain. One could become Tropical Storm Bonnie
The Atlantic basin could see its first hurricane of the season later this week if a system near Venezuela keeps strengthening.
- Reuters
U.S. power companies face supply-chain crisis this summer
U.S. power companies are facing supply crunches that may hamper their ability to keep the lights on as the nation heads into the heat of summer and the peak hurricane season. Extreme weather events such as storms, wildfires and drought are becoming more common in the United States. Consumer power use is expected to hit all-time highs this summer, which could strain electric grids at a time when federal agencies are warning the weather could pose reliability issues.
- Idaho Statesman
Grizzly mauls hiker during ‘surprise encounter’ in Wyoming mountains, officials say
“The encounter happened too suddenly for him to deploy the bear spray he was carrying,” officials said.