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Miami HeraldWhat are the odds an Atlantic disturbance grows into a depression? A change in forecast
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center have lowered the development chances on the disturbance they have been monitoring the last few days in the Eastern Tropical Atlantic.
- The Guardian
Record Death Valley flooding ‘a once-in-1,000-year event’
Hundreds were marooned in the downpour as the climate crisis increases the likelihood of extreme weather
- Victorville Daily Press
What is a monsoon? Here’s the definition as phenomenon hits California
Monsoon is a season when summer rain is more prevalent, usually from mid-June to September. Here's what causes the drenching storms.
- LA Times
Flash flood closes Palm Springs Aerial Tramway for a week as monsoon slams California deserts
The tramway, which ferries passengers from the floor of the Coachella Valley to near the top of San Jacinto Peak, will be closed for extended cleanup.
- WHIO
Drying out overnight ; Cooling off through the rest of the week
Drying out over night with temperatures will be cooling off to the upper 60s overnight.
- KERO - Bakersfield Scripps
California's first 'inland port' to be built in Kern County
The Kern County Board of Supervisors approved the project in Mojave which will support the movement of goods from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
- Raleigh News and Observer
As we enter ‘baby copperhead season,’ what to know about the juvenile snakes
We revisit the topic of baby copperheads and whether or not their bites are more potent than those of an adult snake.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Woman pulled through window seconds before sinkhole swallows car in Texas, video shows
“Thirty seconds more and she would’ve been dead,” a witness said.
- Reuters
Tourist boats marooned, farm land parched as drought lowers Europe's rivers
VILLERS-LE-LAC, France (Reuters) - Business for Francoise Droz-Bartholet has reduced to a trickle, just like stretches of the Doubs River straddling the French-Swiss border that her cruise boats usually ply. Water levels in rivers, lakes and reservoirs across western Europe are running low, or even dry, amid the severest drought in decades which is putting stress on drinking water supplies, hampering river freight and tourism and threatening crop yields. She now has to bus clients along the gorge to a starting point further upstream to a point in the river where there is enough water for her cruise boats to navigate.
- Outside
Death Valley’s Visitor-Trapping, Car-Wrecking Flood Was Its Second-Wettest Day on Record
Park received 1.46 inches of rain, out of an annual average of 1.9 inches.
- The Hill
After a hot summer, experts predict a warm fall this year
Story at a glance AccuWeather meteorologists are predicting a warm fall this year. Many parts of the country will not get cooler temperatures until well into September. The prolonged warm weather also raises the risk of extreme weather events into the fall. As the season’s turn approaches next month, many Americans may not feel much…
- Bloomberg
Rhine River Withers to Crisis Level as Europe Craves Energy
(Bloomberg) -- The Rhine River is set to become virtually impassable at a key waypoint in Germany, as shallow water chokes off shipments of energy products and other industrial commodities along one of Europe’s most important waterways.Most Read from BloombergMusk Sells Another $6.9 Billion of Tesla Ahead of Twitter TrialUS Inflation Runs Cooler Than Forecast, Easing Pressure on FedRussia Is Scouring the Globe for Weapons to Use Against UkraineUK Plans for Blackouts in January in Emergency Energ
- Redding Record Searchlight
No one injured when blaze burns over two crew vehicles; McKinney Fire up to 55% containment
The two fire vehicles belonged to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and were parked when they were hit by flames, officials said.
- Bloomberg
Worst Seoul Storm in 80 Years Kills Eight, Floods Capital
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- Associated Press
Death Valley route buried in floods closed for another week
A main roadway into Death Valley National Park will remain closed into next week as crews clean up after record-breaking rains damaged the roadway and choked it with mud, rocks and debris. Flash flooding in the park last week trapped hundreds of hotel guests and partially buried about 60 cars and trucks in mud. The California Department of Transportation said about 30 miles (48 kilometers) of State Route 190 were partially or fully buried with debris and about 20 miles (32 kilometers) have been cleared.
- Bloomberg
Temperatures Rise as Another Heat Wave Blankets Europe
(Bloomberg) -- Temperatures in Europe are climbing again as another heat wave sweeps the continent, threatening to disrupt travel and business and ratcheting up pressure on the region’s strained power infrastructure.Most Read from BloombergMusk Sells Another $6.9 Billion of Tesla Ahead of Twitter TrialUS Inflation Runs Cooler Than Forecast, Easing Pressure on FedRussia Is Scouring the Globe for Weapons to Use Against UkraineUK Plans for Blackouts in January in Emergency Energy PlanDozens in Chin
- Idaho Statesman
A ‘brilliant light show’ will be in the sky above Idaho this week. Here’s how to watch it
Around 50 to 75 meteors will be in the night sky during the Perseid meteor shower’s peak on Thursday night into early Friday morning.
- The Providence Journal
The heat wave should break Wednesday; thunderstorms, heavy rain is possible Tuesday
The heat wave should finally break after one more day of "oppressive heat and humidity" today, according to forecasters.
- The State
Latest earthquake hits a different part of the Columbia area
More than 60 earthquakes have hit the Midlands in 2022.
- Associated Press
South Korean rain turns roads into rivers, leaves 9 dead
Some of the heaviest rain in decades swamped South Korea’s capital region, turning Seoul’s streets into car-clogged rivers and sending floods cascading into subway stations. At least nine people were killed — some drowning in their homes — and six others were missing, with more rain forecast, officials said Tuesday. More than 45 centimeters (18 inches) of rain was measured in Seoul’s hardest-hit Dongjak district from Monday to Tuesday evening.