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June 27, 2024

Odd News

Man killed by lightning in New Jersey while warning others of dangerous weather

Patrick Dispoto was returning to beach to warn swimmers of lightning danger when he was struck and killed

Lightning strikes in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area on 26 June 2024. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

June 07, 2024

Society

Las Vegas breaks record as heat dome brings searing temperatures to the Southwest

By Editors Desk

Milton John Scott III, who is unhoused, pours a jug of water on his head to escape the heat and wash up at his shelter in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 5. L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service/Getty Images

June 03, 2024

Society

Why the US has more tornadoes than any other country

By Editors Desk

May 29, 2024

Society

US homeless population will face hotter than average summer

By Editors Desk

Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com-USA Today Network

April 18, 2024

Science & Environnement

Dubai airport struggles to resume flights after heavy rains leave runways underwater

Dubai flooded with year's worth of rain in just 12 hours

By Editors Desk

Delays and cancelations caused by the flooding have led to ongoing congestion at Dubai International Airport. Rula Rouhana/Reuters

April 17, 2024

Science & Environnement

‘Do not come’: Huge warning for major city

A fierce storm has lashed a major global city, with one of the busiest airports in the world forced to turn away passengers.

By Editors Desk

The city experienced ‘exceptional weather’. Picture: TikTok/disaster9578

January 19, 2024

Society

Winter storm: Schools close in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburgh as new blast of snow hits Northeast

Philadelphia's mayor called the storm "an all-hands-on-deck moment."

January 19, 2024

Society

Weather tracker: More than 70 million people under cold weather alerts in US

At least 27 die in weather-related circumstances in Pacific north-west as freezing temperatures, sleet and snow hit several states

By Editors Desk

Snow blankets the White House in Washington DC. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

January 16, 2024

Science & Environnement

In Frigid Texas, Will the Power Grid Be Able to Keep the Heat On?

Winter mornings are particularly taxing on the grid.

Power lines in Fort Worth, Texas on Monday. The operator of the state’s grid, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, has asked Texans to limit energy use on Tuesday.Credit...Desiree Rios for The New York Times

January 13, 2024

United States

Extreme Cold Hammers Wide Swath of US Over Holiday Weekend

Blizzard conditions forecast for the Midwest, Great Lakes
Cold in Texas could push electricity demand near all-time high

Workers clear a sidewalk of snow in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 13, 2024.Photographer: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

January 09, 2024

Science & Environnement

'Ferocious' winter storm tearing across the US, heading for the East Coast: Updates

Tornado watch extends from Louisiana to Florida

A snowplow clears the parking lot outside the Horizon Family Restaurant on Jan. 8, 2024, in Sioux City, Iowa. Joe Raedle, Getty Images

January 09, 2024

United States

Disruptive winter storm to blast Midwest with blizzard conditions and threaten Southeast with tornadoes and floods

Storm to blast Midwest with blizzard conditions and threaten Southeast with tornadoes

Snow falls on the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines amid a powerful winter storm on Monday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

January 07, 2024

Science & Environnement

Major Snowstorm Hits the Northeast

Parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey were expected to get as much as two inches of snow per hour, forecasters said. Officials cautioned against unnecessary travel through Sunday.

Drivers in Albany on Saturday. Forecasters warned of dangerous travel conditions as the Northeast was getting heavy snowfall, freezing rain or a mix of the two.Credit...Hans Pennink/Associated Press

January 05, 2024

Science & Environnement

Storms set to sock Eastern U.S., Midwest: ‘Expect disruptions to daily life’

First it’s a Northeastern winter storm this weekend. Then it’s a Midwest blizzard that could also feature flooding and high winds on the East Coast.

January 05, 2024

Science & Environnement

US braces for snow and heavy rain as major storm predicted for weekend

New England could see snow while heavy rainfall along the Gulf coast and snowfall and rain in the Rockies are predicted

By Editors Desk

A snow plow clears a road in Mammoth Lakes, California, on 3 January 2024. More snow is forecast for the Sierra Nevada mountains. Photograph: Samantha Lindberg/AP

November 23, 2023

Society

Will there be a white Christmas in 2023? Forecasters have some predictions.

An El Niño winter is coming.What does that mean for snow this year?

By Editors Desk

A family is determined to keep the tradition of cutting down their perfect Christmas tree on the day after Thanksgiving alive at Chanticleer Farms, on, Nov. 26, 2021, in Pittsfield, Mass. Stephanie Zollshan, AP

November 21, 2023

Society

Severe weather sweeping across US threatens Thanksgiving travel

Today will be the worst day weather-wise for airport delays and road conditions.

By Editors Desk

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