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 9:00 p.m. Saturday, warning of favorable conditions for supercells and isolated tornadoes....
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 Alaska, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania have recorded unusually high rainfall and flash flooding, about...
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 grown rapidly to about 2,200 acres near Nespelem with zero percent containment, prompting evacuation orders...
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 time in the refinery’s coker and hydrotreating units, prompting Pemex to halt operations...
Authorities in North Brunswick, New Jersey, responded to a hazardous materials incident on Thursday morning, July 16, 2026, after a chlorine spill at an LA Fitness gym injured seven people and forced a full evacuation. The emergency began shortly before 7:00 a.m. when gym patrons and staff reported a strong...
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 produced persistent foul odors and an influx of flies and vermin, raising public health...
Seattle’s Industrial District was hit by a massive three-alarm warehouse fire early Wednesday, July 15, 2026, prompting authorities to issue a shelter-in-place alert over toxic smoke concerns. The Seattle Fire Department began receiving 911 calls at 12:55 a.m. about a fire in a commercial warehouse on the 4500 block of...
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 and produced 6 to 12.5 inches of rain in less than 24 hours. The extreme rainfall triggered...
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 Detroit-area offices issued elevated heat-risk notices this week with forecasts of mid- to upper-90s and heat...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday, July 13, 2026, issued an urgent letter to the infant formula industry and its supply chain partners after back-to-back multistate infant botulism outbreaks linked to powdered formula. The letter, sent to manufacturers, packagers, distributors, exporters, importers and retailers, demands immediate, rigorous supplier...
