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SALT LAKE CITY. This week Utah experienced below-average temperatures early Monday and Tuesday, with daytime highs ranging from the upper 60s to low 90s depending on region, and persistent smoke from western wildfires in…
California authorities are launching a multi‑day hazardous materials cleanup at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove following a major chemical emergency involving methyl methacrylate (MMA). The operation, schedule…
Denver experienced escalating heat, gusty winds and persistent wildfire smoke Sunday and into the workweek as local forecasts signaled mid-90s temperatures and gusts up to 40–45 mph. Meteorologists issued Red Flag Warnin…
BEAVER, Utah. Fire crews battling the Cottonwood Fire in Fishlake National Forest reported Sunday that the blaze had burned about 93,607 acres with 0% containment, as firefighters worked from State Highway 153 toward Lio…
Mesa County, Colorado. Three wildland firefighters died and two were injured while fighting the Snyder Mesa Fire on the Colorado–Utah border on Saturday and reported into Sunday; authorities said the lightning‑started bl…
Los Angeles, California, officials declared a massive industrial fire at a 491,000-square-foot cold storage warehouse in the Boyle Heights neighborhood fully extinguished on Wednesday evening, June 24, 2026, after it bur…
A large swath of the central and eastern United States is forecast to experience a dangerous and potentially life-threatening heat wave beginning Sunday, June 28, 2026, and lasting through the July 4 Independence Day wee…
SEDONA, Arizona – Fire crews in northern Arizona are working to reinforce fire lines around the Pocket Fire as a critical three-day Red Flag Warning begins, raising the risk of rapid spread. As of June 26, 2026, the wild…
Wichita, Kansas, faced a localized flash flood emergency on Friday, June 26, 2026, as a severe weather system brought torrential rain over already saturated ground. Urban drainage systems were overwhelmed, turning major …
Milwaukee and other U.S. cities this week are forecast to experience dangerous heat, with National Weather Service offices predicting heat indices above 100°F beginning Monday and intensifying midweek. Forecasters cited …
United States – A slow-moving, moisture-laden storm system is bringing a significant flash flood threat to a roughly 700-mile corridor of the Central and Southern United States from Nebraska to the western Florida Panhan…
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colorado — Mountain communities in Jefferson County, including Evergreen and Kittredge, experienced severe flash flooding and rockslides overnight on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, after an intense, slow-mov…
Salt Lake City — Meteorologists reported on Friday that Utah experienced a run of dry thunderstorms and high heat beginning Thursday, producing lightning with little rainfall and damaging wind gust potential across north…
The U.S. government has reached a proposed $450 million settlement with Chemours Co. over alleged long-term PFAS contamination in West Virginia, North Carolina, and New Jersey. Filed June 24, 2026, in federal court in We…
Shreveport, Louisiana. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Shreveport a $1 million Brownfields Multipurpose Grant this week to fund environmental assessments, cleanup planning and revitalization of the Cross…
Gillette, Wyoming: The National Weather Service this week forecast scattered showers and an elevated chance of thunderstorms, reporting a 40 percent rain probability today and a 60 percent chance Thursday with a slight r…
SEDONA, Arizona – The Pocket Fire burning in the Red Rock–Secret Mountain Wilderness of Coconino National Forest has expanded to 691 acres with 0% containment as of Wednesday afternoon, June 24, 2026. Blustery, erratic w…
A fast-moving wildfire known as the McCauley Springs Fire has forced mandatory evacuations and road closures in Sandoval County, New Mexico, after it was detected early Wednesday morning, June 24, 2026. Burning in the Je…
A sprawling, persistent storm system is bringing dangerous flooding conditions to large parts of the Central and Southern United States, with flood watches and flash flood warnings in effect from Nebraska to the Florida …
Severe flash flooding in Lamar County, Texas, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, prompted emergency evacuations and high-water rescues after more than five inches of rain fell in a short period. The downpours, following a week o…
RIFLE, Colorado — A fast-growing wildfire known as the Dry Creek Fire erupted south of Rifle in Garfield County on Tuesday afternoon, June 23, 2026, forcing urgent evacuations and destroying multiple structures as it bur…
A fast-moving brush fire in Miami-Dade County, known as the Corrections Fire, has burned about 330 acres and is only 15% contained, prompting health and environmental concerns in South Florida. The blaze, which began ove…
Central Louisiana is facing catastrophic flooding after the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur dumped nearly two feet of rain over 48 hours, triggering what local officials are calling a "1,000-year flood." The storm, the…
A large commercial cold storage facility fire in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, has led to an extended particle pollution and toxic smoke advisory for much of the Los Angeles basin. The blaze, designated INC1019, began at 1…
Los Angeles authorities are battling a massive warehouse fire that has burned for six consecutive days at a cold storage facility in Boyle Heights, creating a serious public health and environmental situation on the city…