Jun 18 Firefighters gaining ground in Southern California wildfire but strong, dry winds coming By Associated Press Strong winds mean the fire is expected to keep moving south. Officials had earlier warned residents of the 19,000-person community of Castaic that they should prepare to leave if the fire pushed south. Continue reading
Jun 18 Tens of millions under alert for extreme heat in U.S. New York activates National Guard By Associated Press States in the Midwest started to bake Monday in a dangerous heat wave that was expected to stretch from Iowa to Maine into at least Friday. Continue reading
Jun 17 Extreme weather forecast across the country, from heat advisories to late season snow By Anita Snow, Associated Press From mushy late season snow in the Rocky Mountains to more rain in southern Florida, extreme weather is expected across the country. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 6:31 Why Mexico City is having trouble getting water to its 22 million residents By Julia Galiano-Rios, Sam Lane North America’s largest city is facing a water crisis. The Mexico City area is home to some 22 million people and solutions to keep water accessible have been elusive. As special correspondent Julia Galiano-Rios reports, there are several factors complicating… Continue watching
Jun 13 Heavy rainfall in southern Florida delays flights, jams streets with stalled cars By Freida Frisaro, Terry Spencer, Daniel Kozin, Associated Press A tropical disturbance that brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida delayed flights at two of the state's largest airports and left vehicles waterlogged and stalled in some of the region's lowest-lying streets. Continue reading
Jun 12 Thieves are taking electric vehicle charging cables for the copper wires. It’s another obstacle to selling Americans on EVs By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The price of copper is near a record high on global markets, which means criminals stand to collect rising sums of cash from selling the material. Continue reading
Jun 11 Frequent and devastating floods take toll on Mississippi River communities that once thrived By Michael Phillis, Jim Salter, Camille Fasset, Associated Press Flooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30% higher rate than the U.S. as a whole. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 5:26 As temperatures rise, schools without AC struggle to keep students healthy and learning By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Claire Mufson Studies show that in more places in the United States, there are now more days hotter than 80 degrees during the school year than there were in 1970. Schools that can’t afford air conditioning are struggling with overheated classrooms, which… Continue watching
Jun 07 Everything you need to know about the invasive Joro spider By Melina Walling, Associated Press invasive, brightly colored, orb-weaving arachnids that have been spreading in the U.S. for the past several years — have captured the public's interest and horror once again. Continue reading
Jun 07 Records tumble as early heat wave scorches Southwest U.S. By Scott Sonner, Associated Press New record highs Thursday included 113 in Phoenix, 111 in Las Vegas and 122 in Death Valley National Park. Continue reading