Severe storms produce multiple tornadoes in Kansas
AccuWeather's Tony Laubach reported live from the Plains on June 23 as severe storms led to brief tornadoes.
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As extreme heat grips the Pacific Northwest, it’s hard to forget the record-setting heat dome that struck the region on this same week one year ago.
- The Weather Network
Tidal energy is now flowing onto Nova Scotia's grid
Harnessing the power of the highest tides in the world produced by Canada’s Bay of Fundy has been a major engineering challenge. Sustainable Marine just did it, and they’re now selling tidal energy to the Nova Scotia government.
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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.
- Miami Herald
There are 3 systems in the Atlantic basin. One could become Tropical Storm Bonnie soon
The Atlantic basin looks a lot more like late July than late June this week, with two systems under watch and tropical storm warnings in effect for Trinidad and Tobago.
- 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.
- Raleigh News and Observer
Dangerous ‘super fog’ may shroud roads in part of eastern North Carolina. What is it?
It can reduce visibility to zero, experts say.
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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
- The Conversation
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Tropical rainstorm to bring downpours, drought relief to Gulf Coast
A tropical rainstorm tracking toward the Caribbean 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 bring much-n
- WTVT
Today's tropical weather forecast
FOX 13 Meteorologist Tony Sadiku shows some areas of interest in the Gulf of Mexico and out in the Atlantic Ocean toward the equator. None pose a threat to Florida at this time, but there are signs that the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season is heating up, heading into July.
- AccuWeather
Miner unexpectedly unearths 'most important' paleontology discovery in North America
A young miner called for backup when his front-end loader unexpectedly struck something in the Canadian permafrost last week on the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Roughly 67 miles east of the Alaskan border, in Yukon's Eureka Creek, the miner, who was originally searching for gold, uncovered a whole mummified baby woolly mammoth, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported. Scientists hailed the find as one of the "most important" paleontological discoveries ever made o
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John Oliver Calls Out Developer's 'Monumentally Stupid' Reaction To Drought
The "Last Week Tonight" host hit a developer with a deluge of barbs in a segment on water shortage.
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Hurricane center eyeing Caribbean system likely to become Tropical Storm Bonnie soon
The National Hurricane Center identified a poorly defined disturbance with very likely odds of soon becoming the next tropical storm over the course of the day while it keeps its eyes on two other disturbances with odds of developing. The National Hurricane Center’s 2 a.m. advisory Tuesday said heavy rains and tropical-storm-force winds are likely to begin late Tuesday for islands in the ...
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Along frontal boundary, scattered storms forecast through late Sunday in North Texas
A cool front will usher in slightly cooler temperatures this week, with a forecast high near 90 Monday.
- CBS News
109 live animals found in women's luggage at airport in Thailand
The women, who were traveling to Chennai airport in India, were arrested after suspicious objects were seen on the airport's x-ray machine.
- Bradenton Herald
Downpour of heavy rains flooded Bradenton roads and a restaurant with customers inside
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- The Desert Sun
Sharing Mississippi water with California would help feed America
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- 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.
- KGO – San Francisco
Preliminary 4.2 magnitude earthquake in Lake County, USGS says
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