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Philadelphia declared a disaster emergency after a series of powerful microburst storms caused severe damage across the city and neighboring Montgomery County over the weekend. Mayor Cherelle Parker signed the formal Dec…
Parkersburg, W.Va. Cleanup crews paused work at the Peoples Cartage warehouse after state health officials issued a Cease and Desist order citing possible asbestos in the building that burned on July 5; the West Virginia…
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has invoked the state’s Emergency Conflagration Act in response to the East Evans Creek Fire, which has burned an estimated 2,000 acres northeast of Rogue River in Jackson County. First reporte…
Federal environmental regulators have ordered the owner of the defunct Cosmo Specialty Fibers pulp mill in Cosmopolis, Washington, to start removing hundreds of thousands of gallons of corrosive industrial chemicals or f…
WAIKOLOA, Hawaiʻi. Fire crews contained a wildland brush fire that burned about 200 acres south of Waikoloa Village Friday evening into the night, prompting temporary evacuations and road closures; two apartment building…
A rapidly spreading wildfire near Old Georgetown Road and Hale Swamp Road in Brunswick County, North Carolina, has triggered mandatory door-to-door evacuations and damaged multiple structures, local officials said Saturd…
Missouri declared a state of emergency on Friday after intense storms caused flash flooding across multiple regions, forcing emergency responders to conduct more than 90 water rescues and respond to a building collapse i…
Everglades, Florida — The Florida Python Challenge began Friday, July 10 at 12:01 a.m., running through Sunday, July 19 at 5 p.m., offering registered participants a chance to remove invasive Burmese pythons and compete …
TEXAS – Meteorologists and emergency management officials are warning that a rare July cold front advancing into the state is poised to rapidly drive rainfall totals far above normal and set off dangerous flash flooding,…
New Delhi, India. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Friday inaugurated the Centre of Excellence on Human-Wildlife Conflict in Coimbatore, establishing a national facility to strengthen research, innovation, p…
In Southern California, more than 100 firefighters responded on July 10, 2026, to the fast-moving Grande Fire near Lake Piru on the Los Angeles–Ventura county border. The brush fire ignited around 2:20 p.m. south of High…
Raleigh: State and local drought agencies this week reported persistent drought conditions across North Carolina, Rhode Island and South Carolina, issuing county-level classifications and updates after months of below-av…
Salt Lake City. Forecasters in Salt Lake City warned that a strong ridge of high pressure will bring extreme, record-challenging heat to Utah Friday through the weekend, prompting Extreme Heat Warnings, Red Flag fire war…
PHOENIX, Arizona — A prolonged extreme heat wave is scorching the western United States this week, with forecasters warning that some desert communities could reach 117°F. The hottest conditions are expected in southern …
The US National Weather Service has issued Extreme Heat Watches for large areas of Montana, northern Wyoming, and Utah as a powerful heat dome develops over the western United States. Issued on 8 July 2026, the watches c…
Denver experienced recurring afternoon storms and high temperatures this week as forecasts showed highs in the 90s across the metro, with smoke and air quality alerts lingering Tuesday before winds began to clear smoke o…
Historic flooding in central Texas has killed at least 110 people and left 161 missing after torrential rainfall overwhelmed the Guadalupe River on July 4, authorities said at an afternoon news conference. The river rose…
ORONDO, Washington – A fast-moving and deadly wildfire in North Central Washington has killed at least one person, destroyed dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate, authorities said on July 7, 2026.…
St. Pauls, North Carolina. On June 16, residents filed a lawsuit against Robeson County after tests cited in the complaint found PFAS in treated tap water at levels higher than any treatment plant in the state; the Robes…
PUEBLO, Colorado — The Aspen Acres fire expanded across Pueblo and Custer counties this week, burning tens of thousands of acres and prompting mandatory and pre-evacuation orders; incident maps showed roughly 93,634 acre…
Camp Pendleton, California, is battling a massive, fast-moving wildfire that has already burned more than 1,000 acres on and around the Marine Corps base, triggering emergency evacuations and putting thousands of people …
Redmond, Oregon, faced a major public safety emergency on Monday, July 6, 2026, when a toxic chlorine gas leak at Centennial Park’s municipal splash pad forced the rapid evacuation of families, children, and staff. Emerg…
Salt Lake City: ABC4 meteorologists warned Utah residents Monday and Tuesday that a dangerous heat wave will build this week, with daytime highs in northern valleys reaching the mid-to-upper 90s and southern Utah, includ…
A fast-moving vegetation fire in northwest Redmond, Oregon, threatened rural residential areas and critical infrastructure on the evening of Saturday, July 4, 2026. The Coyner Fire, identified as Incident 0834, ignited a…
Washington, D.C. authorities issued a Code Purple “Very Unhealthy” air quality alert on Sunday morning following President Donald Trump’s large Independence Day fireworks display over the National Mall. The Metropolitan …