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Raleigh News and ObserverDangerous ‘super fog’ may shroud roads in part of eastern North Carolina. What is it?
It can reduce visibility to zero, experts say.
- WFTV
3 disturbances brewing in the Atlantic
Meteorologists are tracking three tropical disturbances brewing in the Atlantic.
- Miami Herald
There are 3 systems in the Atlantic basin. One could become Tropical Storm Bonnie soon
The Atlantic basin looks a lot more like late July than late June this week, with two systems under watch and tropical storm warnings in effect for Trinidad and Tobago.
- 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 Conversation
How many ice ages has the Earth had, and could humans live through one?
During ice ages, ice sheets like the one in Greenland have covered much of Earth's surface. Thor Wegner/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How many ice ages has the Earth had, and could humans live through one? – Mason C., age 8, Hobbs, New Mexico First, what is an ice age? It’s when the Earth has cold temperatures for a long time – millions to tens
- Idaho Statesman
Man vanishes when current drags him away from another swimmer in Washington river
“Plunging into cold water of any temperature becomes dangerous if you aren’t prepared,” the National Weather Service said.
- HuffPost
John Oliver Calls Out Developer's 'Monumentally Stupid' Reaction To Drought
The "Last Week Tonight" host hit a developer with a deluge of barbs in a segment on water shortage.
- 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.
- Palm Beach Daily News
Tropics watch: Tropical Storm Bonnie expected to form Tuesday as NHC issues watches, warnings
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone 2, which is expected to become Tropical Storm Bonnie by Tuesday.
- LA Times
California company to shut off public access to forestland due to wildfire concerns
Sierra Pacific Industries says concerns over drought and wildfire risk are prompting closure of its forests to public access starting July 1.
- KSAZ
Flagstaff 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.
- Redding Record Searchlight
UPDATE: Containment grows on fire west of Mount Shasta
A fire west of Mount Shasta burned about 10 acres late Saturday and early Sunday before crews stopped the forward progress of the blaze.
- 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.
- Reuters
Villagers cheer Indonesian for capturing big crocodile with rope
Fellow villagers have praised an Indonesian man for capturing a crocodile longer than 4 metres (13 ft) on the island of Sulawesi using just a rope. The giant reptile can be seen in a video being secured around the jaws by Usman, who, like many Indonesians, goes by one name. Usman said it had been roaming the area for at least two days, frightening the inhabitants.
- The Weather Network
Largest river in Guatemala choked by garbage that causes "trash tsunamis"
The plastic industry emits at least 232 million tons of greenhouse gases annually, which is equivalent to the emissions from 116 coal-fired power plants, experts say.
- 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.
- Good Morning America
Hotter-than-normal temperatures are predicted through the summer: How cities must prepare
Millions of Americans had already been given a taste of sweltering temperatures by the time the summer solstice -- the longest day of the year and the official start of the summer season -- arrived last week. Following back-to-back dangerous heat waves that impacted a large swath of the nation over the past two weeks, much of the country will be bracing for more rounds of intense heat as summer continues. The final days of June and first days of July will likely bring above-average temperatures along the Gulf Coast, with building heat in the West.
- 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.
- American City Business Journals
Tesla plans super-sized project in small Oregon town
Tesla is planning to build a massive Supercharger station in Oregon, an outpost apparently rivaled in scale only by one operating station in California and another under construction in the Golden State. The Oregon site is right off Interstate 5 in the Douglas County town of Sutherlin, 165 miles south of Portland and home to 8,563 people. Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) has about two dozen Supercharger stations in Oregon.
- 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.