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California
Los Angeles Wildfire Declared 'Major Emergency'; Forces 100,000 to Evacuate, Closes Two Freeways
weather.com - Jan Wesner Childs and Ron Brackett
A fast-moving wildfire jumped into neighborhoods in Los Angeles overnight forcing evacuations, destroying homes and closing two freeways and an …
3 days ago
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Airports
Snowstorm Closes North Dakota Interstates, Drivers Warned to Stay Off Roads
weather.com - Ron Brackett
Officials in North Dakota asked people to stay home Friday as a powerful storm brings high winds and snow to the Northern Plains. Portions of at least …
3 days ago
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New England
Subtropical Storm Melissa Forms Off New England Coast
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Subtropical Storm Melissa has formed and is moving slowly and close enough to the East Coast to bring impacts to the Eastern Seaboard, including …
4 days ago
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Mississippi Valley
Coldest Air of the Season Will Sweep into the South and Midwest and Is Setting Records in the Rockies, West
weather.com - Jonathan Erdman
The most expansive chill so far this season will sweep into much of the United States through the weekend, ushering in much colder air that is …
October 5
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California
Wildfires Rage in California (PHOTOS)
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Nearly 13,000 families evacuated their homes as a fire erupted outside of Los Angeles Thursday evening. According to California Department of Forestry …
2 days ago
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North Dakota
Blizzard Conditions Expected as Historic Snowstorm Moves Into the Northern Plains
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An impressive October snowstorm is expected to bring dangerous blizzard conditions to the northern Plains late this week after blanketing locations …
October 6
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California
Mobile Homes Destroyed in Southern California Town as Wildfires Intensify
weather.com - Jan Wesner Childs and Ron Brackett
Extreme fire danger worsened Thursday afternoon in Southern California, where one wildfire grew rapidly and destroyed numerous mobile homes in the …
3 days ago
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Iceland
Passengers Protest as Cruise Ship Diverted Due to Bad Weather
weather.com - Jan Wesner Childs
Passengers on a northern Atlantic cruise that was diverted due to bad weather gathered in the ship's atrium to protest the changes and demand a …
3 days ago
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Texas
Severe Storms Threaten Southern Plains, Midwest on Warm Side of Snowstorm
weather.com - Brian Donegan
Severe thunderstorms will threaten the southern Plains and Midwest Thursday evening on the warm side of a major October snowstorm in the northern …
4 days ago
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Tokyo
Typhoon Hagibis Is Weakening But Still a Danger for Japan, Including Tokyo, This Weekend
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Typhoon Hagibis is weakening but remains a powerful Western Pacific Ocean tropical cyclone and is likely to become the second formidable typhoon in …
4 days ago
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Missouri River
Snowstorm Is the Last Thing the Flood-Weary Plains Needs
weather.com - Jonathan Erdman
A snowstorm will leave its mark in the northern Plains well after it's gone. Some parts of the Dakotas may see their all-time October snowstorm of …
3 days ago
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Hurricane Michael
Mexico Beach Slow to Recover One Year After Hurricane Michael (PHOTOS)
weather.com - Nicole Bonaccorso
One year after Hurricane Michael struck Mexico Beach, Florida, some businesses are slowly returning to the area. Some have shut down for good. …
3 days ago
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Southern California Edison
Curfew, Emergency Declared in California Due to Wildfire Threat; Power Shut Off for 500,000
weather.com - Jan Wesner Childs
Power is being shut off to nearly 800,000 Pacific Gas & Electric customers in Northern California due to the threat of wildfires, and in some areas, …
4 days ago
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Northern California
California's Fire Risk Is Highest in the Fall, and This Week Is No Exception
weather.com - Linda Lam and Jonathan Erdman
Critical fire weather conditions are expected in parts of California through Thursday, and this latest threat is occurring during the peak time of …
4 days ago
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Equinor
5 Million Gallons of Oil Spilled from Bahamas Storage Facility Damaged in Hurricane Dorian, Company Says
weather.com - Jan Wesner Childs
New numbers released by an oil company in the Bahamas show that an estimated 5 million gallons of oil spilled from a Grand Bahama Island storage …
4 days ago
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California
Power Cut to Nearly 1 Million in California to Prevent Wildfires (PHOTOS)
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California's Pacific Gas and Electric is cutting off power to nearly 800,000 customers in the state as dry, windy conditions upped the threat of …
4 days ago
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Diamonds
Diamond Floating Within a Diamond Is First of Its Kind, Russian Mining Company Says
weather.com - Jan Wesner Childs
Russian miners have made a spectacular, unprecedented find: a diamond floating inside another diamond. Even more amazing, there is enough hollow space …
4 days ago
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Pacific Ocean
Super Typhoon Hagibis Churning in the Western Pacific Ocean; Could Strike Japan, Including Tokyo, This Weekend
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Super Typhoon Hagibis remains a western Pacific Ocean powerhouse. While it is forecast to weaken, it will also curl toward a potential strike in …
October 5
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Surfing
Early-Season Nor'easter Will Bring Rough Surf, Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain to Parts of East Coast Late This Week
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A nor'easter will move slowly and close enough to the coast this week to bring several coastal impacts to the Eastern Seaboard, including rough surf, …
October 6
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NOAA
U.S. Has Already Had 10 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters in 2019, NOAA Says
weather.com - Jonathan Erdman
Ten weather disasters have caused at least $1 billion in damage in the United States so far in 2019, according to a just-released government …
5 days ago
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Southern California Edison
Nearly 1 Million Customers Face Power Outages Due to California Wildfire Threat
weather.com - Jan Wesner Childs
The threat of wildfires in California could lead to one of the largest preemptive power blackouts in the state's history as windy, dry conditions are …
6 days ago
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Alaska
October Snow May Sound Too Soon, But Here's Where It's Typical
weather.com - Jonathan Erdman
October may sound too early for snow, but history shows it's more common than you think. Alaska-based climatologist Brian Brettschneider (blog) …
5 days ago
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Tropical Cyclones
The Atlantic Is Quiet Right Now, But That Doesn't Mean Hurricane Season Is Over
weather.com - Chris Dolce
Atlantic hurricane season has been quiet since Lorenzo exited the tropics about a week ago, but that doesn't mean there won't be any named storms to …
6 days ago
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Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane Dorian Bahamas Death Toll Rises to 61; Nearly 1.5 Million Gallons of Oil Leaked in Spill
weather.com - Jan Wesner Childs
The official death toll from Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas has risen to 61, as rebuilding efforts and cleanup from an oil spill continue to slowly …
6 days ago
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Elephants
Six Elephants Die After Calf Gets Stuck in Raging Waters in Thailand
weather.com - Jan Wesner Childs
Five adult elephants are dead in Thailand after trying to reach a calf, who also died after being swept over a waterfall in raging water from heavy …
6 days ago
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Goats
Goats Gone Wild Are Munching Greek Island Bare
weather.com - Jan Wesner Childs
Tens of thousands of goats have gone wild with their voracious appetites on the Greek island of Samothraki, munching parts of the island into a …
6 days ago
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Tropical Cyclones
From Tropical Storm to Category 5, Super Typhoon Hagibis' Rapid Intensification One of Most Explosive On Record
weather.com - Jonathan Erdman
Super Typhoon Hagibis strengthening from a tropical storm to a Category 5 super typhoon in just a day is among the most explosive rapid …
6 days ago
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Urban Agriculture
How Urban Farming With Hydroponics Can Help Feed the World While Saving Water
weather.com - Michael Stahl
A New York City rooftop is an unlikely place for a farm. But stretching across much of a 20,000-square-foot rooftop in Gowanus, Brooklyn is a bounty …
6 days ago
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Southern California
This Week Has Weather Conditions From All Four Seasons
weather.com - Chris Dolce
Fall is when the jet stream springs to life from its summer slumber, increasing the chances of snowfall and severe weather. At the same time, the …
6 days ago