Storm cleanup continues amid intense heat across Chicago area
Thousands of ComEd customers are still in the dark after Monday's storms, with more than 17,000 homes and businesses still without power Tuesday afternoon, most of them in Cook County.
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For National Park Service fisheries biologist Jeff Arnold, it was a moment he'd been dreading. Bare-legged in sandals, he was pulling in a net in a shallow backwater of the lower Colorado River last week, when he spotted three young fish that didn't belong there. Minutes later, the park service confirmed their worst fear: smallmouth bass had in fact been found and were likely reproducing in the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam.
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Tropics watch: National Hurricane Center watching 3 tropical waves in Atlantic basin
No new tropical cyclones are expected over the next five days but as Tropical Storm Colin reminded us, conditions can change rapidly.
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‘You just do the best you can’: Jackson residents flee as Electra Fire rages in Amador County
Some 1,200 firefighters are battling the Electra Fire, which has forced evacuations near Jackson, California, after tripling in size overnight.
- LA Times
Electra fire nears 4,000 acres, threatens power grid, officials say
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- BBC
Mumbai: Heavy rains bring Indian city to a standstill
Millions are battling flooding and overflowing sewers as monsoon rains lash India's financial capital.
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Electra Fire: Wildfire in Amador County strands 4th of July revelers, explodes to 3,034 acres
Firefighters are battling a fresh wildfire that broke out Monday at a recreation area in Amador County packed with Fourth of July revelers.
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What is a derecho? Is it different from a tornado? Get to know these South Dakota weather terms
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- Idaho Statesman
BLM determines cause of 114-acre Boise-area wildfire on July 4. It might surprise you
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- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
'If you are at your home, stay home': Most of Milwaukee and Waukesha counties under a flash flood warning
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South Dakota skies go green amid severe storms
As millions of residents found themselves in the path of severe storms Tuesday, one state in particular received a colorful concoction in the skies as rain and hail fell. Storms passed through South Dakota during the Tuesday afternoon hours, leaving behind considerable rainfall, hail and wind reports. The most unique portion of the severe weather came in its particular hue, eschewing the typical gloomy grey skies for a green shade more in common with night vision goggles than daytime thunderstor
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- Detroit Free Press
Tim Allen’s yacht spills gallons of oil into Traverse City area marina
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Great Salt Lake hits new historic low for 2nd time in a year
The Great Salt Lake has hit a new historic low for the second time in less than a year as the ongoing megadrought worsened by climate change continues to shrink the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi. Utah Department of Natural Resources said Monday in a news release the Great Salt Lake dipped Sunday to 4,190.1 feet (1,277.1 meters). Lake levels are expected to keep dropping until fall or winter, the agency said.
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Column: Earth is on the path to resurrecting a climate not seen in 3 million years
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A snake combusted after sparking a power outage that struck 9,800 homes in Japan's Fukushima amid a heatwave
The Tohoku Electric Power Company said the snake could have slithered over a live fire, causing a power surge that led to the blackout.
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'Sargassum storm': Stinky seasonal seaweed sets record in Brevard, and more is coming this way
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