Weather Update & Introduction To Nic Merianos
Meet the newest addition to the CBS13 Weather Team: Chief Meteorologist Nic Merianos.
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WFTVSunday evening forecast: Spotty storms to start the week
Spotty storms have developed and will be possible around sunset.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
‘Bitterly cold air.’ Farmers’ Almanac predicts another chilly Texas winter
Are you ready for winter?
- Palm Beach Daily News
Tropics watch: Tropical wave over far eastern Atlantic could become a depression this week
An area of disturbed weather over the far eastern Atlantic ocean could become a tropical depression as it moves westward this week, forecasters say.
- WTVT
Today's tropical weather forecast
FOX 13’s meteorologist Dave Osterberg says there is a tropical wave coming off the coast of Africa. It has the potential to develop. Even if it does become a named storm, it has to fight the Saharan dust layer. Otherwise, it is quiet in the tropics.
- WMUR - Manchester
2.3 magnitude earthquake jostles New Hampshire communities
The United States Geological Survey reported a 2.3 magnitude earthquake around 8:05 p.m. in Deering.
- KIRO
Officials provide updates on several wildfires burning across eastern Washington
Several wildfires continue to burn across eastern Washington.
- CBS-Chicago
Chicago Weather Alert: Heavy rain by afternoon
A flood watch is up for DeKalb and McHenry counties, where up to 2 inches of rain has already fallen.
- Statesman Journal
Oregon wildfires: Historic lookout wrapped in foil to protect from Cedar Creek Fire
Multiple wildfires are burning around Oregon that have brought recreation closures to popular areas including Diamond Peak and Waldo Lake.
- The Guardian
Yet more human remains found as drought shrinks Lake Mead reservoir
Fourth set of skeletal remains, as yet unidentified, discovered at Swim Beach in Nevada as lake hits lowest level in 80 years
- Reuters
Temperatures rise as France tackles its worst drought on record
France on Sunday braced for a fourth heatwave this summer as its worst drought on record left parched villages without safe drinking water and farmers warned of a looming milk shortage in the winter. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's office has set up a crisis team to tackle a drought that has forced scores of villages to rely on water deliveries by truck, prompted state-run utility EDF to curb nuclear power output and stressed crops. National weather agency Meteo France said it was the worst drought since records began in 1958 and that the drought was expected to worsen until at least the middle of the month.
- WFXT
Cape Cod beach closes after Portuguese man o’ war sightings
A Cape Cod beach closed Saturday afternoon after a “number” of Portuguese man o’wars washed ashore.
- The Courier Journal
Strip mining aided deadly Kentucky flooding, ex-regulators say. They want an investigation
In past flooding, hydrologists have calculated runoff 1,000 times greater than without mining. Scientists say climate change will intensify heavy rains.
- Wichita Eagle
Tomatoes looking sad this year? You’re not alone. Here’s what to do and when to do it
Are you yet to enjoy the perfect BLT this year due to the challenging tomato crops around Wichita? There’s hope yet this year, experts say.
- Associated Press
More human remains discovered as drought dries Lake Mead
More human remains have been found at drought-stricken Lake Mead National Recreation Area east of Las Vegas, authorities said Sunday. It’s the fourth time since May that remains have been uncovered as Western drought forces the shoreline to retreat at the shrinking Colorado River reservoir behind the Hoover Dam. National Park Service officials said rangers were called to the reservoir between Nevada and Arizona around 11 a.m. Saturday after skeletal remains were discovered at Swim Beach.
- KRIV
Tropical Weather Forecast - August 7, 2022
We are still talking about the Saharan Dust and the National Hurricane Center is watching a tropical wave that could not be further away in the Atlantic.
- Bloomberg
Europe Braces for Extreme Heat as Power Infrastructure Wobbles
(Bloomberg) -- Another scorching heat wave is set to hit northwest and central Europe this week, putting further pressure on the continent’s strained power infrastructure.Most Read from BloombergWinners and Losers in Democrats’ Signature Tax and Energy BillR Kelly Has $28,000 in His Prison-Inmate Account. Prosecutors Want to Seize ItStocks Whipsaw With Technology Under Pressure: Markets WrapTax Bill Latest: GOP Private Equity Carveout Amendment ApprovedSizzling temperatures are expected to hit t
- NBC News
Many rescued from flash flooding in Denver as Kentucky faces possibility of further floods
Firefighters rescued at least 19 people in Denver, Colorado, after flash floods turned roadways into rivers Sunday night as Kentucky faced possible further storms.
- Associated Press
France in midst of 4th heat wave amid historic drought
France was in the midst of its fourth heat wave of the year Monday as the country faces what the government warned is its worst drought on record. National weather agency Meteo France said the heat wave begain in the south and is expected to spread across the country and last until the weekend. Overall, the southern half of France expects daytime temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) ad won't drop at nighttime below 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit).
- KMGH - Denver Scripps
Eyewitness video shows children rescued during Denver flooding
Eyewitness video shows children rescued during Denver flooding. 📹 Felix Espinoza
- USA TODAY
A sacred area for native Hawaiians is filling up with trash. Crews are 'fighting the onslaught.'
With an estimated 115,000 pounds of debris accumulating on the reefs of Papahānaumokuākea, crews struggle against a pileup that keeps building.