Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, threatens dangerous rip currents
By early Tuesday, Erin had lost some strength from previous days but was still a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph.
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Hurricane Erin, back up to a Cat 4, forecast to create dangerous surf along US coast
Erin is expected to remain a large, major hurricane through at least the middle of this week.
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Hurricane Erin downgraded to Category 3 as tropical storm warning issued for Turks and Caicos
Scientists link the rapid intensification of hurricanes in the Atlantic to climate change, with global warming causing more intense storms.
Flash floods kill more than 280 people in India and Pakistan as thousands flee
Powerful cloudbursts triggered the flooding and subsequent landslides that injured dozens of people and forced the evacuation and rescue of thousands of others.
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Hurricane Erin explodes in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean
While it is not forecasted to hit land, strong winds are affecting nearby islands, raising concerns about flooding and landslides.
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Erin strengthens into a Hurricane in the Atlantic, heavy rains expected in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
Erin is the first hurricane of the 2025 season, and is expected to become a major Category 3 storm over the weekend.
National Weather Service hiring back hundreds of positions that got cut
The NWS and NOAA were hit hard by cuts from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency earlier this year.
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Tsunami evacuations ordered in South America, but worst risk appears to pass for US after huge quake
Authorities warned the risk from the 8.8 magnitude quake could last for hours, and millions of people potentially in the path of the waves were initially told to mov
How to watch two meteor showers peak together in late July
Each shower is expected to produce up to a dozen visible meteors per hour.
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More than 130 deaths confirmed as hunt continues for 3 still missing after July 4 floods in Texas
Just before daybreak on July 4, the destructive, fast-moving waters rose 26 feet on the Guadalupe, washing away homes and vehicles.
Steve Miller Band cancels tour, cites extreme US weather risks
The tour was set to kick off in August and run through early November, with nearly three dozen stops across the U.S.
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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.
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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Former Kerr County official shares what first responders were seeing in first hours of flooding
John Trolinger was monitoring county radios as the devastating flooding began.
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.