An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
The quake was felt as far away as Anchorage, almost 600 miles (966 km) to the northeast.
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Evacuations ordered as volcano in Iceland erupts
Lava from the eruption is flowing southeast from a fissure in the barren landscape that is at least 2,300 feet wide, but isn’t threatening any infrastructure.
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Trump plans to tour Texas flood damage as the scope of the disaster tests his pledge to shutter FEMA
The president is quiet about an earlier promise to do away with the federal agency in charge of disaster relief as he prepares to tour the destruction in Texas.
Flash flooding that killed 3 leaves New Mexico village heartbroken, anxious as cleanup begins
The popular summer retreat is no stranger to tragedy. It has spent a year rebuilding following destructive wildfires last summer and the flooding that followed.
Risk of further floods in Texas during desperate search for missing as death toll tops 80
More than 40 people are still unaccounted for across the state, with more flooding likely in the coming days.
Tropical Storm Chantal brings heavy rains as it moves across northeastern South Carolina
Rain bands are already moving onshore, raising concerns about flash floods.
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Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation’s top storm-related killer
The fast-rising floods kill an average of 127 people annually in the U.S.
At least 13 dead in Texas floods and more than 20 children missing from a girls summer camp
Months worth of heavy rain fell in just a few hours overnight, causing severe flash flooding of the Guadalupe River after as much as 10 inches poured down.
NOAA discontinues Climate.gov due to Trump executive order
The executive order, issued last month, prompted NOAA to centralize and consolidate resources onto one website.
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Eastern half of US sweltering again, with dangerous heat wave expected to last until midweek
Sunday marked the second straight day of extreme heat across the Midwest and East Coast.
When is the longest day of the year? What to know about the summer solstice
While it’s often believed that the summer solstice is an event that spans an entire calendar day, the solstice actually lasts just a moment.
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Erick makes landfall in southern Mexico as a Category 3 storm
Erick is expected to rapidly weaken as it crashes into the coastal mountains of southern Mexico, and the system is likely to dissipate late Thursday or early Friday.
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Heat dome will blanket much of the US, with worrisome temperatures in Midwest
The soupy conditions will stretch into next week and the humid conditions will make it feel extra toasty.
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Join scientists as they drive into hailstorms to study the costly weather extreme
It’s a first-of-its-kind icy twist on tornado chasing.
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A colossal cloud of Sahara dust is smothering the Caribbean en route to the US
The plume is expected to hit Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi late this week and into the weekend.
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