Sunshine and heat dominate the forecast
June heat continues to build and will have our temperatures pushing 110° in the near future
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KSAZFlagstaff flooding footage; burn scar areas at major risk
Flagstaff is experiencing its first major flood of the year as monsoon season is in full swing. Burn scars from the Pipeline, Haywire and Tunnel wildfires are posing a major risk for businesses and residents.
- 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.
- AccuWeather
Record-breaking python discovered in Florida Everglades
Deep in the Florida Everglades, a team from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida made a shocking discovery when they came upon a sight they will likely never forget. The biggest Burmese python the team of three had ever laid their eyes on was just mere feet from them. Although the snake was captured in December, scientists only announced the discovery this past Tuesday after National Geographic recently published an exclusive article on the python. According to the conservancy, this Burmese pyth
- The Desert Sun
The drought-parched West wants to take Mississippi River water? Fat chance! Or is it?
Desert Sun readers sound off about water.
- 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.
- Naples Daily News
Tropics watch: NHC tracking 2 tropical waves, tropical depression 'likely to form'
The National Hurricane Center says a tropical wave over the central Atlantic has a high likelihood of becoming a tropical depression this week.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Weather Network
Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning seven times — more than any other person
On this day in weather history, Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning for the seventh time.
- GOBankingRates
Unplug These Appliances That Hike Up Your Electricity Bill
Hold on to your wallet. Due to inflation and prices surging for natural gas, heating oil and other fuels, you will see a significant rise in your utility bills. So if you've opened your electric bill...
- Reuters Videos
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.
- KRIV
Tropical Weather Forecast - June 26, 2022
We are expecting a tropical depression in the Atlantic sometime this week. The Gulf of Mexico also needs to be monitored this week for development.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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.
- CBS-Chicago
First Alert Weather: Rain in the morning, possible thunderstorms by evening
Some rain later this morning into the early afternoon.