Have hurricanes become more impactful?
CBS4's Ted Scouten reports on the increasing presence of climate change, and how is making it necessary for us to look differently at hurricanes.
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Palm Beach Daily NewsTropics watch: Chances increasing for Invest 94L to become tropical depression
The system currently has a 50% of development over the next five days. If it becomes a tropical storm, it would be Bonnie.
- KSAZ
New round of monsoon weather hits Phoenix area
The storm prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Dust Storm Warning for parts of Phoenix and areas south of it.
- Idaho Statesman
Trapped visitors airlifted to safety after flash floods in national park, Utah cops say
Sixty people nearly had to stay at the park overnight.
- Miami Herald
Odd balls appearing in Connecticut trees are actually alive. Here’s what will emerge
The occurrence is “still not fully understood by scientists,” officials say.
- Associated Press
Coast Guard: Overdue sailors are safe, on course to Virginia
Two people reported overdue after deciding to return to Virginia in their weather-damaged sailboat instead of continuing their trip to Portugal’s Azores are safely headed home, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Friday. Virginia Beach natives Yanni Nikopoulos and Dale Jones, both 65, contacted the Coast Guard on Friday saying they were safe and on course for Hampton, Virginia.
- Naples Daily News
Tropics watch: National Hurricane Center monitoring tropical wave in Atlantic
NHC experts give it a 30 percent change of forming through the next 48 hours and chances for formation increase to 60 percent over the next five days.
- Idaho Statesman
Idaho is not for sale: Amend the Constitution so money isn’t the bottom line
The decision to auction off Cougar Island is a tragedy for Idaho, but it was what the Idaho Constitution mandated that the Land Board do, writes the editorial board. It should be amended to allow other values to be considered. | Opinion
- Time
Summers Are Becoming Unbearably Hot Before They Even Start
"It’s never been this hot so early in the year"
- LA Times
Lightning strikes man pushing baby stroller in Kern County
A Kern County man was injured by a lightning strike while out walking his dog and pushing a baby in a stroller early Wednesday, authorities said.
- WTVT
Today's tropical weather forecast
Meteorologist Jim Weber says there's still not much in the Atlantic or Caribbean, but a disorganized tropical wave off the west coast of Africa could give us something to track as we head into July of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
- Biloxi Sun Herald
Excessive heat warning issued for the Mississippi Coast. How hot will it get?
If you’ve got outdoor plans this weekend, make sure you stay safe and hydrated. Here’s what to know.
- The Desert Sun
Salt, the Salton Sea, and the flow of water and money: A prediction
IID may have perfected water rights to Colorado River water, but it is vulnerable. As drought continues, the use of freshwater will be more scrutinized.
- Charlotte Observer
5-year-old trapped in pool for hours, TN rescuers say. ‘Please hurry and get me out’
It happened at a neighborhood pool, officials said.
- The Guardian
California’s largest reservoirs at critically low levels – signaling a dry summer ahead
Images from Lake Oroville and Lake Shasta compiled by the state show ‘a shocking drop in water levels’ compared to years past
- KSAZ
Monsoon brought dust storm, rain to various parts of Phoenix area
The storm prompted various warnings and advisories to be issued by the National Weather Service, and some drivers were also caught outside in the storm's path. FOX 10 has team coverage on today's weather activity.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Wildfire map: Track where fires are burning in Arizona in 2022
Arizona’s wildfire season, which got off to an early start this year, could be even more catastrophic in 2022 than in previous years.
- Popular Mechanics
On Neptune and Uranus, Diamonds Rain Down from the Sky
Scientists have finally discovered how sheets of diamond rain form on the ice giants, Neptune and Uranus. The answer could explain why Neptune’s core is hot.
- The Courier Journal
'I'm desperate for rain': Farmers, experts sound the alarm on a potential Kentucky drought
With a potential drought looming, Kentucky farmers are starting to get worried that crops are not going to produce as much yield.
- Reuters Videos
Out of season flooding hits Italy's Venice
STORY: The sunset tide was not high enough to activate the Mose flood barriers, launched in 2020 to protect the fragile city from flooding during the high water.Venice's floods are caused by a combination of factors exacerbated by climate change - from rising sea levels and unusual high tides to land subsidence that has pushed down the city ground level.They usually occur in autumn and winter months.
- Las Cruces Sun-News
Lincoln National Forest among public lands reopening in New Mexico
Some national forests in Arizona and New Mexico are relaxing fire restrictions and reopening.