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Lohud | The Journal NewsFarmers' 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.
- MarketWatch
A quarter of the U.S. will fall inside an extreme heat belt. Here are the states in the red zone.
First Street Foundation --- whose property-level climate-risk studies can be used by homebuyers --- adds a heat model to its tool for floods and wildfires.
- Palm Beach Daily News
NHC watching system of low pressure east of Florida, 4 tropical waves in Atlantic basin
Environmental conditions are unfavorable for the system east of Florida to strengthen.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
'It doesn't look like moisture is going anywhere': Monsoon is at its peak this month
After strong rains and recent flooding, monsoon season is expected for longer. Expect more storms this weekend into next week.
- AccuWeather
Western states to sizzle this week as heat builds
Summertime heat is set to build across the West as a gradual shift in the weather pattern occurs this week. Forecasters say temperatures will steadily climb between 10 and 18 degrees Fahrenheit above average in the upcoming days in cities such as Seattle, Portland and Medford, Oregon. "Much like recent hot stretches, this will be caused by a large bulge in the jet stream, acting to keep the storm track lifted north and allowing temperatures to surge in the coming days," explained AccuWeather Met
- USA TODAY
Florida, Texas, Central US could see biggest increase in hot days, new modeling shows
Hottest days of the year could double or quadruple in 30 years, says new First Street Foundation Report.
- CBS News
A megaflood could bring over 8 feet of water to parts of California
Climate change has already doubled the likelihood of catastrophic flooding in the state, researchers found, and without a limit on greenhouse gas emissions, it'll only get worse.
- WJBK
At least 130,000 people still affected by Great Lakes Water Authority water main break
A massive crack in a pipe at the Lake Huron water treatment facility has impacted the water access of more than 130,000 people across several communities in Metro Detroit. Residents in the village of Almont, Bruce Township, Burtchville Township, Imlay City, Rochester, Shelby Township, and Washington Township should continue boiling their water before using it.
- USA TODAY
A disastrous 'megaflood' flood in sunny and dry California? It's happened before
Scientists say climate change increases the likelihood of the recurrence of a 'megaflood' like the Great Flood of 1862.
- Reuters
China's Yangtze river shrinks as heatwave, drought threaten crops
Regions that rely on the Yangtze, China's longest river, are having to deploy pumps and cloud-seeding rockets as a long drought depletes water levels and threatens crops, and a heatwave is set to last another two weeks. The Yangtze's middle and lower reaches have faced temperatures in excess of 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) over the past month, with experts blaming climate change-induced variations in the western Pacific subtropical high, a major determinant of summer weather throughout east Asia. With the autumn harvest under threat, the agriculture ministry has deployed 25 teams to key regions to take action to protect crops, the Shanghai government's Guangming Daily newspaper reported.
- NY Daily News
Renowned researcher Marty Martin, dubbed ‘the ambassador of rattlesnakes,’ dies from rattlesnake bite
William “Marty” Martin, a renowned snake researcher who dedicated his life’s work to the study of timber rattlesnakes, died last week after he was bitten by a snake on the property of his West Virginia home, his wife said. He was 80. Martin, who was described as the “ambassador of rattlesnakes” in a 2019 profile on the online journal Terrain, was just 13 years old when he documented the first ...
- The Topeka Capital-Journal
These six Kansas creeks and streams will be renamed because of slur to indigenous women
Federal officials are expected next month to rename five creeks and a stream on federal land in Kansas because their names include the word "squaw."
- Raleigh News and Observer
NC is in the bullseye of a harsh hurricane season. It’s also more prepared
As storms hit harder, NC is putting up a more substantial fight | Opinion
- The Sheboygan Press
Lake Michigan levels could lead to more flooding and erosion in the future. Here's how Sheboygan is preparing for rising waters.
Sheboygan is preparing for future flooding and erosion that could result from fluctuating water levels in Lake Michigan.
- AccuWeather
Clash of heat, fall-like air to spawn storms across Plains
The Heartland of the United States has endured a multitude of weather events in recent weeks, ranging from the heavy rain and major flooding that occurred in the St. Louis area last month to the ongoing drought across portions of the High Plains. This week, however, AccuWeather meteorologists say a slow-moving system will allow clusters of thunderstorms to develop, bringing swaths of heavy rain and localized flooding to the region. Heavy thunderstorms closed out the weekend across eastern Colora
- KTTV
Flash flooding closes road in San Bernardino County
Mudslides forced road closures in the Forest Falls area of San Bernardino County this weekend after heavy rains
- Business Insider
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon: 'Why can't we get it through our thick skulls?' America boosting oil and gas production is 'not against' climate change
"Because of high oil and gas prices, the world is turning back on their coal plants. It is dirtier," Jamie Dimon said Tuesday, according to Yahoo.
- VC Star | Ventura County Star
Extreme heat: Here's what to know about Ventura County's increasing risk of hot days
The risk of extreme heat is rising in communities nationwide, more than doubling the number of hot days expected in Ventura County over the next 30 years.
- Bellingham Herald mcclatchy articles
These areas of WA are likely to get hotter – but people keep moving there
Already this year, the Tri-Cities saw a record-breaking heat wave of 100 degrees or higher for 11 straight days.
- The Guardian
‘Gross negligence’: popular Michigan river hit with second chemical spill in four years
Spill is yet another example of how contamination from corporate polluters can endanger entire communities, critics say