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AccuWeatherTropical Atlantic may soon stir from its weeks-long slumber
This image was taken on Wednesday morning, Aug. 10, 2022, and shows tropical waves (dashed lines). A robust tropical wave was located over the middle of the Atlantic (right of center). After spawning three early season storms, the Atlantic hurricane season screeched to a halt six weeks ago, but AccuWeather forecasters say there are signs of life as they monitor a couple of areas in the basin for potential tropical development. A batch of thunderstorms moving westward over the tropical Atlantic w
- 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.
- Miami Herald
What’s keeping an Atlantic disturbance from developing? What the forecast says
A disturbance in the Atlantic won’t disturb anyone as development chances dim to near 0%, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said Thursday morning.
- LA Times
Flash flood closes Palm Springs Aerial Tramway for a week as monsoons slam 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.
- The Columbus Dispatch
The Farmers' Almanac winter forecast is out. What does it mean for Columbus?
In publication since 1818, the Farmers' Almanac is predicting an "unreasonably cold, snowy" winter in Ohio and the Great Lakes region.
- Reuters
'Extreme' weather warning in force in Britain as new heatwave hits
LONDON (Reuters) -A four-day "extreme heat" warning came into force in parts of England and Wales on Thursday, with temperatures poised to top 35 Celsius in another heatwave that could cause wildfires and pressure water supplies and transport services. The Met Office said its amber warning, its second-most severe after red, will last until the end of Sunday, and cautioned that people vulnerable to extreme heat could face adverse health effects. Temperatures are expected to peak at 35C (95 Fahrenheit) on Friday and may hit 36C in some places on Saturday.
- The Hill
Seven stats that explain the West’s epic drought
The American West is experiencing its driest period in human history, a megadrought that threatens health, agriculture and entire ways of life. DRIED UP is examining the dire effects of the drought on the states most affected — as well as the solutions Americans are embracing. It’s difficult to capture the scale of the drought…
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
No, that wasn’t a tornado in North Texas on Tuesday. It was a gustnado, NWS says
The wind event may be what residents of Prosper, Texas, saw during the thunderstorm Tuesday. So, exactly what is it?
- 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.
- 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.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Yes, more rain. Active monsoon pattern this week to bring possible rain to central Arizona
The chances of thunderstorms through Friday are 30% to 40%, according to Isaac Smith, a meteorologist with the weather service in Phoenix.
- 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.
- Bloomberg
Rhine River Withers to Crisis Level as Europe Craves Energy
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- 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…
- AccuWeather
Flash flooding after monsoons unleash in Arizona
Extreme Meteorologist Reed Timmer captured flash flooding pouring onto roadways and rushing down dry creek beds in Wilhoit, Arizona. This was after storms dumped inches of rain in the area.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Watch sneaky alligator conceal itself in seconds at Texas refuge. ‘Scarily beautiful’
Why did that floating log just blink?
- 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.
- KIRO
More than 300 still without power after morning thunderstorms across Puget Sound
Wednesday morning’s rain showers and thunderstorms veered closer to coastal areas and coastal waters and brought multiple power outages to areas around the Puget Sound.
- Reuters
France battles 'monster' wildfire as heatwaves scorch Europe
HOSTENS, France (Reuters) -France battled a "monster" wildfire raging for a third day near the wine-growing heartland of Bordeaux on Thursday, with no let-up in blistering temperatures likely before the weekend. More than 1,000 firefighters backed by water-bombing aircraft tried to contain the blaze in the southwestern Gironde region that has forced thousands of people from their homes, scorched 6,800 hectares of forest and destroyed houses. "It's an ogre, it's a monster," Gregory Allione from the French firefighters body FNSPF told RTL radio.