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A large heat dome over the United States is driving triple-digit temperatures and high humidity across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Eastern seaboard, with the National Weather Service issuing extensive heat advisories a…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday confirmed a third death linked to this month’s catastrophic flooding across the state, following days of heavy rain in Central Texas and the recent landfall of Tropical Storm Bertha. …
New York, United States – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed an urgent interim cleanup plan for mercury-contaminated sediment and soil along the lower two miles of Wappinger Creek in Dutchess County. T…
OREGON – Authorities have escalated their response to the rapidly growing Hagen Fire in Umatilla County, which had burned an estimated 5,685 acres by July 21, 2026. The wildfire is burning about nine miles southwest of T…
New York City and much of the Tri-State area were under a Tornado Watch until 9 p.m. Tuesday as severe thunderstorms swept through the region, prompting multiple Flash Flood Warnings. Warnings covered several New York Ci…
Colorado authorities have reinstated mandatory evacuations in Custer County after the Aspen Acres Wildfire rapidly intensified, burning across Pueblo and Custer counties. As of Monday afternoon, the fire has scorched abo…
ELY, Minnesota – State and federal officials reported on Monday, July 20, 2026, that nearly 25 active wildfires are burning across Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota, scorching approximately 63,000 acres …
A wildland fire known as the Ohio Fire has grown to about 2,000 acres northeast of Hailey, Idaho, prompting authorities to maintain Level 3 “Go Now” mandatory evacuation orders as of Monday, July 20, 2026. Ignited on Sat…
United States – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to raise tariffs on Canadian imports to recoup what he described as the economic costs of wildfire smoke drifting south from Canada into the United States.…
Severe thunderstorms on Friday triggered deadly flash flooding in the Cincinnati area, where the Cincinnati Fire Department confirmed one fatality and three injuries, including two people hospitalized in Fairfax. Emergen…
New Jersey is under a Tornado Watch for 16 counties as severe thunderstorms sweep the region, bringing wind gusts up to 70 mph and hail the size of ping-pong balls. The National Weather Service issued the watch until 9:0…
Climate scientists warn that climate change is driving increasingly frequent and intense heavy rainfall events across the United States, leading to deadly and damaging flash floods. Over the past month, states including …
Dry lightning storms on July 17 ignited more than 50 fast-moving wildfires across Washington and Oregon, forcing Level 3 “Go Now” evacuations in parts of Washington State. The Kaiser Canyon Fire in Okanogan County has gr…
A hydrogen sulfide gas leak at the Pemex refinery in Deer Park, Texas, killed two people and injured five workers on Monday evening, local authorities and the company confirmed. The leak began at about 4:40 p.m. local ti…
Residents of Boyle Heights in Los Angeles are demanding stronger government action as a cold‑storage warehouse fire operated by Lineage continues to smolder nearly a month after it erupted on June 17, 2026. The fire has …
Brockton, Massachusetts — The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory beginning 11 a.m. July 14 through 8 p.m. July 15, warning of forecast highs near 95°F and heat-index values approaching 99°F; Richmond and Det…
Chicago recorded highs near 95 to 96 degrees on Tuesday, as meteorologists warned heat index values between 98 and 105 degrees and noted lower temperatures along the immediate lakefront. The Chicago Office of Emergency M…
Gillette, Wyoming. A regional heatwave set multiple daily high-temperature records across northeastern Wyoming and western South Dakota on July 12, with the highest reported 110°F at Buffalo, South Dakota, and Gillette r…
MISSOURI — Southeast Missouri is assessing damage and beginning recovery efforts after catastrophic flash flooding between July 9 and 10, 2026, caused by a series of slow-moving thunderstorms that stalled over the region…
A firefighting helicopter pilot died Sunday after his aircraft crashed into Silver Jack Reservoir while supporting suppression efforts on the Gold Mountain Fire near Ouray, Colorado. Authorities identified the pilot as 5…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on July 14 that at least 131 people have died in flooding across the state since July 4, with the toll expected to rise as search and rescue operations continue. The National Weather …
Salt Lake City — ABC4 meteorologists reported Monday that a weekend heat dome produced record high temperatures across Utah, and triple-digit heat persisted into Monday in many valleys and hotspots. As the heat dome shif…
Detroit: Southeast Michigan is facing a multi-day heat wave that is expected to peak Tuesday, when forecasters said daytime highs will climb into the mid to upper 90s and heat indices could reach or exceed 100 degrees; t…
Oklahoma City: The State of Oklahoma and six poultry companies agreed Monday to a $41.7 million settlement to resolve a 21-year lawsuit alleging poultry litter polluted the Illinois River watershed. Oklahoma sued Tyson F…
Authorities in Greenwood, Indiana ordered the evacuation of nearby businesses on Monday morning, July 13, 2026, after a chemical storage drum ruptured at the Safety-Kleen waste management facility on Park 800 Industrial …