Multiple big-rigs flip over during powerful Wisconsin storm
Several semi-trucks were flipped over during a storm that produced a tornado near Tomah, Wisconsin, local officials said.
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- Orlando Sentinel
Hurricane center tracks 2 systems: 1 in the Gulf, 1 in the Atlantic
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center has its eye on two systems with the potential to form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm. New on Saturday is an area of low pressure the could form early next week in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical outlook, forecasters said any development would be slow as it drifts to the west over the northwestern Gulf, ...
- Charlotte Observer
An earthquake was recorded in the North Carolina mountains overnight, USGS reports
The quake had a depth of 0.8 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
- The State
Midlands has its most powerful earthquake in an active seven months, geologists report
Since late December, national geologists have reported 32 earthquakes and aftershocks in the town about 20 miles northeast of Columbia. Sunday’s quake was the strongest.
- The Weather Network
Records may fall as impressive heat wave roasts the Arctic Circle
An all-time heat record is under threat and Hudson Bay’s ice is melting at an astonishing rate as a persistent spell of hot weather roasts the Arctic Circle.
- The Desert Sun
The drought-parched West wants to take Mississippi River water? Fat chance! Or is it?
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- Associated Press
'Biblical' insect swarms spur Oregon push to fight pests
Driving down a windy canyon road in northern Oregon rangeland, Jordan Maley and April Aamodt are on the look out for Mormon crickets, giant insects that can ravage crops. “There’s one right there,” Aamodt says. Mormon crickets are not new to Oregon.
- Miami Herald
One tropical disturbance near Florida, one headed for the Caribbean. Here’s what we know
Two disturbances with very different chances of turning into anything more disturbing, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 8 a.m. Sunday update., are in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
- KSAZ
'Life-threatening' monsoon flooding in Flagstaff; Phoenix area expecting rain, wind
Nearly 5,000 homes lost power due to interference with a major power line in Flagstaff but service has been restored, according to the APS outage map. In Phoenix, we got rain, high winds and thunder.
- KRIV
Tropical Weather Forecast - June 26, 2022
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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.
- San Luis Obispo Tribune
Atascadero City Fire responds to structure fire on Miramon Avenue
The fire’s smoke could be seen from Paso Robles, one resident said.
- The Desert Sun
Importing water to save the Salton Sea is long overdue. What are we waiting for?
The engineering of water importation should have started with the 2003 agreement that legalized redirecting Colorado River water away from the sea.
- INSIDER
I was born and raised in Hawaii. Here are the 14 biggest mistakes I see tourists make.
Many travelers pack incorrectly, mispronounce Hawaiian words, and don't buy local while visiting places like the Big Island, Kauai, Maui, and Oahu.
- MarketWatch
Greta surprises Glastonbury: Stop the oil ‘loopholes,’ she tells roaring crowd
Greta Thunberg roused the crowd at the popular Glastonbury festival into chants of “climate … justice.”
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Fire west of Mount Shasta burns 10 acres
A fire west of Mount Shasta burned about 10 acres late Saturday and early Sunday before crews stopped the forward progress of the blaze.
- WFTV
Central Florida gets a break from the extreme heat
Central Florida will get a break from the extreme heat on Saturday as temperatures drop and return to seasonal levels.
- The Telegraph
Focus on cats rather than game shooting to cut down animal deaths, RSPB urged
The RSPB should stop targeting game shoots and focus on cats, the head of Countryside Alliance has said.
- BBC
Japan urges 37 million people to switch off lights
Officials have asked people in Tokyo and its surrounding area to turn off lights amid a heatwave.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Palo Pinto County wildfire grows over 20 times original size in three days, officials say
A North Texas wildfire that started Thursday has expanded from 300 acres to over 6,500 acres and remains only 12% contained as of Saturday.