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Weeklong heat wave loosens grip slightly on US Southwest but forecasters still urge caution
The weeklong heat wave that baked most of the U.S. Southwest in temperatures well into triple digits is on its last legs, but forecasters are still urging people to be cautious.
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Tornadoes touch down across US, killing toddler in Michigan and injuring 5 in Maryland
A toddler has been killed and his mother was injured when a tornado struck suburban Detroit without warning.
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Record US heat deaths in 2023, killing in areas that used to handle the heat: AP
The death certificates of more than 2,300 people who died in the United States last summer mention the effects of excessive heat, the highest number in 45 years.
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How long is refrigerated or frozen food safe after a power outage?
How long will your food will stay safe in a refrigerator or freezer during a prolonged power outage? It may be longer than you think.
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At least 24 dead in Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several US states
A series of powerful storms swept over the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, killing at least 24 people and leaving a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages.
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Bangladesh evacuates hundreds of thousands as a severe cyclone approaches from the Bay of Bengal
Bangladesh has evacuated nearly 800,000 people from vulnerable areas as the country and neighboring India await the arrival of a severe cyclone that has formed over the Bay of Bengal. Three airports have also been closed.
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Nearly 400,000 without power in Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky as storms batter central U.S.
At least 11 storm-related deaths were reported overnight in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after severe storms and tornadoes swept the region Saturday.
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Climate change is behind increasing flight turbulence, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says an increase in flight turbulence is an effect of climate change.
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At least 18 dead in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after severe weather roars across region
Powerful storms killed at least 18 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where dozens sought shelter in a restroom during the latest deadly weather to strike the central U.S.
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More severe weather forecast in Midwest as Iowa residents clean up tornado damage
Residents of the small city of Greenfield, Iowa, are working to clean up days after a destructive tornado ripped apart more than 100 homes in just one minute, took the lives of four residents and injured dozens more.
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Tornado kills multiple people in Iowa as powerful storms again tear through Midwest
Multiple people were killed when a tornado tore through a small Iowa town and left a wide swath of obliterated homes, crumpled cars and splintered trees.
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Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, knock out power to nearly 1 million
Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas on Thursday for the second time this month, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to more than 900,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area.
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Midwest tornadoes destroy mobile home park, trap workers in FedEx facility
Severe storms have battered parts of the Midwest, unleashing a curtain of heavy rain, gusty winds and tornadoes in the region.
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Severe weather kills at least 5 as tornadoes rip through Midwest and South
At least five people were killed, including an infant, after a series of storms and tornadoes tore through the Midwest and parts of Texas and Louisiana.
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At least 5 people killed as tornadoes leave trails of damage in the Midwest: ‘Complete devastation'
Weekend storm systems blasted through parts of Texas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa, leaving at least five people dead and trails of destruction.
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Residents begin going through the rubble after tornadoes hammer parts of Nebraska and Iowa
Residents began sifting through the rubble after a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and into subdivisions. People gathered Saturday morning in the streets in the Elkhorn area of Omaha amid the scattered remains of the homes and Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen planned to tour the area later.
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Tornadoes collapse buildings and level homes in Nebraska and Iowa
A tornado has plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions.
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Massive chunks of hail hit parts of Kansas and Missouri
The chunks were as big as golf balls and apples.
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46 million Americans under weather alerts as winter storm batters Northeast
A powerful winter storm hit areas of the Northeast from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts early Tuesday, putting 46 million people under weather alerts and disrupting thousands of flights.
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EVs are having problems charging in frigid weather. Here's why and tips for owners
For nearly a week, frigid temperatures from Chicago to northern Texas have made life painful for electric-vehicle owners, with reduced driving range and hours of waiting at charging stations.