Planet Sets Record for Hottest Day Twice in a Row
Researchers with the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said Sunday was Earth’s hottest day. Then it happened again on Monday.
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Researchers with the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said Sunday was Earth’s hottest day. Then it happened again on Monday.
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Thunderstorms and heavy rain in eastern Tennessee flooded Dolly Parton’s theme park on Sunday, causing a road to collapse at the entrance to the park, according to the police.
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Flash floods rushed through portions of the park on Sunday. Dollywood was expected to reopen on Monday.
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The fire, the largest active blaze in the United States, was 12 percent contained on Sunday afternoon. Fire activity was on the rise, according to officials.
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Devastating wildfires have forced thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate Jasper, Canada.
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The storm has already left a trail of destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines, where it killed at least 15 people.
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The authorities arrested a man believed to have started the fire north of Sacramento. A second fire in eastern Oregon, affecting more than 268,000 acres, is now the largest in the country.
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The storm, weaker but still dangerous, made landfall just before 8 p.m. local time. Six sailors were still missing after a cargo ship sank near Taiwan.
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The typhoon, which caused severe flooding in the Philippines, landed on Taiwan with Category 3 winds.
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People in Manila used makeshift floats to ferry others across flooded streets, while Taiwan braced for the impact of the typhoon.
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Daily power cuts have been plaguing Egypt during an extraordinarily hot summer. Now the blackouts may be temporarily suspended, but the damage to confidence in the government has already been done.
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Major roads and freeways were shut down in Canada’s largest city amid heavy rainfall and flash flooding.
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To prevent a collapse of the electricity system, crippled by months of Russian attacks, the authorities have imposed rolling blackouts. Experts say it’s a harbinger of what’s to come this winter.
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More than 167,000 customers lost power on Tuesday after severe thunderstorms.
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The 8-week-old girl’s death came as extreme heat gripped much of the United States. A 2-year-old boy also died after being left in a car outside an apartment complex.
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In many New York City homeless shelters, families need a doctor’s note to have air-conditioners. But some residents say shelters still make it difficult to get them.
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Residents of about 200 homes in Nashville, Ill., were briefly told to evacuate on Tuesday amid the risk of a dam failure.
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Dangerous heat is expected from Texas to New Jersey through Wednesday before milder air starts to sweep across the region.
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Devastating, back-to-back power outages have led some in Houston to consider whether they want to stay in the city they love.
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The hot spell will continue until Thursday, officials predict, and the city and surrounding areas were placed under a heat advisory.
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The system brought dangerous winds, rain and possible tornadoes to Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, killing at least one person in Indiana.
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A father and daughter were found dead in the park after they texted 911 that they ran out of water and were lost while hiking in triple-digit temperatures.
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At a county fair near Fargo, many residents shrugged off the heat, at least for one day.
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Forecasters said that temperatures could feel more like 100 degrees in parts of New Jersey and New York City on Monday and into the mid and upper 90s for the rest of the region.
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The risk of serious contact burns is increasing as temperatures soar and as more people move to the desert Southwest.
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