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News Articles: weather

Smoke from the Tantallon wildfire rises over houses in nearby Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Sunday.

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  • World

Destructive Nova Scotia wildfires force thousands of Canadians to flee their homes

More than a dozen fires were continuing to burn on Tuesday, and officials said over 16,000 people had evacuated under a mandatory order.

May 30, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration director Rick Spinrad delivers the 2023 hurricane season outlook on May 25 at the agency's Climate Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland.

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  • Climate

Forecasters predict ‘near-normal’ 2023 hurricane season after Ian's near miss with Georgia last year

El Niño and warm ocean temperatures may offset each other.

May 26, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Typhoon Mawar brought 140mph winds and storm surges.

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  • Weather

'Time is moving so slowly': Two people describe the power of Typhoon Mawar in Guam

Holed up in her hotel room, Lauren Swaddell could hear the wind howl as the typhoon approached. "The coconut trees are flying everywhere," she said.

May 24, 2023
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By:
  • Kai McNamee and
  • Kat Lonsdorf
This photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows the typhoon closing in on Tumon Bay, Guam on Tuesday.

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  • Weather

A typhoon just lashed Guam. What does federal relief look like for a U.S. territory?

Guam still faces dangerous winds and flash floods as the powerful storm moves away from the island. Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero spoke to Morning Edition about damage so far and federal help on the way.

May 24, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Peaches ready for packing and shipping at Lane Packing, a peach farm in Fort Valley, Ga., in 2017.

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  • Climate

Georgia's peaches knocked out by a 1-2 punch of climate trends and bad weather

Fans of Georgia peaches may have a tough time finding them this summer as a mix of long-term climate trends and a spate of bad weather added up to an almost entire loss of the state’s crop. 

May 24, 2023
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Pipes direct water into an irrigation project held by the University of California. After a few decades of not enough water California water officials are scrambling to catch as much of this year's floodwaters as they can.

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  • Climate

California wants to store floodwaters underground. It's harder than it sounds

Even during epic floods, California is trying to prepare for the next drought by capturing water from this year's epic winter storms.

May 24, 2023
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By:
  • Nathan Rott and
  • Claire Harbage
Typhoon Mawar approaches the U.S. territory of Guam on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.

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  • Climate

Climate change makes Typhoon Mawar more dangerous

The giant storm formed over abnormally warm water in the Pacific. And sea level rise makes storm surge even more dangerous to residents of Guam and the Mariana Islands.

May 23, 2023
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
The Colorado River at Yuma, Arizona

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  • Environment

Colorado River states announce breakthrough water sharing deal

A new breakthrough deal for sharing the over-promised Colorado River has been reached by the seven states that share it.

May 22, 2023
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By:
  • Kirk Siegler
A smoky haze shrouds the high-rise buildings in downtown Denver on Saturday, May 20.

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  • Weather

Canadian wildfire smoke is prompting air quality warnings in the western U.S.

Thick plumes of smoke from blazes in the Canadian province of Alberta crossed into nearby states including Montana, Colorado, Idaho and Utah.

May 21, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Children play in a fountain to cool off in downtown Portland, Ore., Friday, May 12, 2023. An early May heat wave this weekend could surpass daily records in parts of the Pacific Northwest and worsen wildfires already burning in western Canada, a historically temperate region that has grappled with scorching summer temperatures and unprecedented wildfires fueled by climate change in recent years.

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  • Weather

An unusually early heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is testing records

An early heat wave took hold Saturday in parts of the Pacific Northwest, with temperatures nearing or breaking records in some areas and heat advisories in place through Monday.

May 14, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A wildfire burns a section of forest in the Grande Prairie district of Alberta, Canada, on Saturday.

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  • World

Out-of-control wildfires cause evacuations in western Canada

A provincewide state of emergency was declared in Alberta as more than 110 wildfires burned across the province, while two out-of-control wildfires burned in British Columbia.

May 07, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
In California's Central Valley, a long-disappeared lake has been resurrected. A power line dangles precariously over the edge of the water now filling the Tulare Lake Basin, and a building on the horizon is caught in the middle of the flood.

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  • Environment

California's epic snowpack is melting. Here's what to expect

Warmer temperatures are melting the state's historic snowpack. Already flooded communities downstream are scrambling to prepare for the surge.

May 05, 2023
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By:
  • Nathan Rott and
  • Claire Harbage
A large section of the U.S. could see warmer temperatures than normal, NOAA said as it gave an update on current forecasts calling for an El Niño climate pattern.

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  • Weather

El Niño is coming. Here's what that means for weather in the U.S.

Warmer sea waters have many far-ranging effects. In the new pattern, some parts of the U.S. could get relief from drought, while others might see fewer hurricanes.

May 03, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
A social media meteorologist posted comments about being armed when a 6-year-old girl rang his doorbell. His comments were alarming to some of his followers.

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  • Law

A meteorologist's Facebook comments about guns and kids alarm his audience

The founder of iWeatherNet, a Facebook page and website that posts updates about Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta-area weather, commented about being armed and impatient when a child rang his doorbell.

May 03, 2023
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Jacqueline Arellano hikes through a wash she suspects migrants move though on their way north after crossing the border. She volunteers with Border Kindness , a group that is extending its services to  desert areas around Yuma, Ariz., to assist lost or hurt migrants.

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  • National

Desperate migrants are choosing to cross the border through dangerous U.S. desert

The humanitarian aid group Border Kindness leaves water and other aid in areas along the U.S.-Mexico border. They say people are ill-prepared for conditions on uncharted trails.

May 03, 2023
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By:
  • Jasmine Garsd
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