Weekend warm-up with some wind and fire danger
Weekend warm-up with some wind and fire danger
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TODAYVideo shows moment teacher sucked out of classroom during rare California tornado
A teacher was sucked out of her classroom by the powerful winds of a tornado near downtown Los Angeles on March 22.
- USA TODAY
Red tide is concentrating on Florida's gulf coast. See the hot spots.
The red tide in Florida washed up many dead fish on the state's southwestern coast. This map shows where the red tide is now.
- WLS – Chicago
Over 6 inches of snow possible for some Chicago suburbs this weekend
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for some on the first weekend of spring.
- WSB Cox articles
Georgia biologists stunned to see alligator smiling back as they checked a tortoise hole
Georgia DNR biologists got quite the surprise while checking a gopher tortoise hole in Tattnall County.
- Miami Herald
Five kids crawl into underground storm drain and end up lost in New York, cops say
They called 911 from inside the tunnel when they realized they were lost.
- Reuters
Amid deluge, California farmers flood their fields in order to save them
When Don Cameron first intentionally flooded his central California farm in 2011, pumping excess stormwater onto his fields, fellow growers told him he was crazy. With the drought-stricken state suddenly inundated by a series of rainstorms, California's outdated infrastructure has let much of the stormwater drain into the Pacific Ocean. Cameron estimated his operation is returning 8,000 to 9,000 acre-feet of water back to the ground monthly during this exceptionally wet year, from both rainwater and melted snowpack.
- Storyful
Water Gushes From Northern Arizona Dam as Evacuations Ordered
Water gushed fiercely from a dam in northern Arizona on Wednesday, March 22, amid evacuation orders in the area due to potential flooding.Footage posted to Twitter shows Sullivan Lake, a reservoir situated near Paulden, Yavapai County, on Wednesday.According to the National Weather Service, flooding continued in “nearly every waterway in Yavapai County and northern Gila County” on Wednesday morning. Credit: Yavapai County Flood Control District via Storyful
- BBC
India officials confiscate crane from man who saved it
The protected bird which made headlines because of its bond with a local famer is taken to a sanctuary.
- ABC News
5 killed, train derailed as 'bomb cyclone' hits California
A "bomb cyclone" is wreaking havoc across an already soaked California, killing at least five people in the San Francisco Bay Area, including four hit by falling trees or limbs, officials said. A dramatic drop in atmospheric pressure triggered the so-called bomb cyclone that swept in from the Pacific Ocean and clobbered the San Francisco area. The storm packed heavy rain and wind gusts of up to 90 mph that knocked down trees, blocking major roadways and highways, officials said.
- Fox Weather
Battle of air masses will mean dramatic temperature divide for 200 million Americans
A temperature divide means millions in the East will see above-average readings on the thermometer. And widespread cold air in the West with allow temperatures to fall to 20-30 degrees below average over the weekend.
- People
'Resilient' Python Invasion in Florida Could Be 'Impossible' to Stop, U.S Officials Say
The U.S. Geological Survey found that the invasive Burmese python population in Florida has expanded from a small area near Everglades National Park to the bottom third of the Sunshine State
- AFP
How Vietnam is trying to stop rice warming the planet
As a child, Dong Van Canh watched while the rice fields of Vietnam's Mekong Delta were set alight to make way for the next crop, blackening the sky and flooding the air with potent greenhouse gases.In the Mekong Delta, Canh, now a 39-year-old rice farmer, does not leave straw out to decay on the paddies -- nor does he burn it, as his parents did before him.
- The Weather Network
Blizzard conditions possible as snowy storm scrapes the East Coast
A strengthening storm will bring heavy snow and blizzard conditions to parts of Atlantic Canada through Saturday.
- Record-Courier
Unusual bald eagle sighting in Kent 'beautiful to see'
Though bald eagle numbers are rebounding across Ohio, majestic bird's Sunday morning visit to Middlebury Road area is still a delightful surprise.
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
2 to 4 inches of snow possible in southeast Wisconsin Saturday
2 to 4 inches of snow are possible in southeast Wisconsin on Saturday, but the storm remains hard to predict.
- Statesman Journal
UPDATE: 3 feet of snow forecast on Oregon mountain passes, snow possible in valley
Heavy snow in the Cascade mountains and the possibility of low-elevation snow could throw a wrench into spring break travel plans late this week
- Yahoo News Canada
'Incredibly dangerous': Video shows lion just metres away from Ontario road, sparking animal advocacy concerns
World Animal Protection is thankful no one was injured, but is calling on the Ontario government to finally take action against Jungle Cat World.
- NBC News
California is dangerously saturated after 12 monstrous storms, and more water is coming
After three years of drought, California is getting battered by atmospheric rivers, tornados and snowstorms, damaging homes and killing dozens.
- State College Centre Daily Times
Township to spray for ‘serious forest pest’ this spring. What it means for residents
One Centre County township will take steps to get rid of a known pest. Here’s what to know about the safety of the treatment and the insect itself.