How bad are the mosquitos this year in the Borderland?
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Mosquitos are the blood-sucking beasts, the size of a rice grain, that we all know and love to hate! Every year, the insects…
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Flooding prompts Mississippi nursing home to evacuate dozens of residents
The system that deluged Dallas earlier this week slowly slides into the southeast, where flood watches continue for Texas, Louisiana and…
Continue ReadingFlooding prompts Mississippi nursing home to evacuate dozens of residents
CNN’s Ed Lavandera reports on massive flooding in the Dallas-Fort Worth area after a summer’s worth of rain soaked the area in less than a…
Continue ReadingFlooding prompts Mississippi nursing home to evacuate dozens of residents
By Judson Jones, Monica Garrett, Steve Almasy and Amir Vera, CNN Dozens of residents at a nursing home in the Mississippi town of Brandon had to be…
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Deadly floods strand travelers as storms move east
It’s being called a once in a century weather event. Today, it could be re-classified as even more rare. Storms have been causing deadly floods in…
Continue ReadingAnother half a foot of rain is possible in flood-pounded areas from central Texas to Mississippi this week
Brittany Taylor moved into her apt two days ago. Woke up to flooding losing everything – still in boxes. Not yet…
Continue ReadingAnother half a foot of rain is possible in flood-pounded areas from central Texas to Mississippi this week
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist A quarter of the state of Texas has been experiencing exceptional drought — the most extreme level of…
Continue ReadingMore than 14 million people under flood watches Sunday
By Haley Brink, CNN meteorologist After heavy rain and flash floods in parts of the Southwest this weekend, more than 14 million people across the…
Continue Reading‘Prolific rainfall and widespread flash flooding’ threaten nearly 10 million people across the Southwest
By Haley Brink, CNN meteorologist Nearly 10 million people across Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas are under flood watches Saturday, including…
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El Paso Water helps residents prepare for possible heavy rain & flooding with free sand bags
EL PASO, Texas — Cars were lining up at El Paso Water’s Eastside Stormwater Operations Center Friday afternoon to pick up sandbags in anticipation…
Continue ReadingTropical storm warning issued for South Texas and the East Coast of Mexico
By Allison Chinchar, Haley Brink and Taylor Ward, CNN A tropical storm warning has been issued from Port Mansfield, Texas to Boca de Catan, Mexico,…
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El Paso Electric explains what to do before and during a power outage
EL PASO, Texas – A power outage can happen anytime and to anybody. Wednesday’s storms knocked out the power of one west El Paso apartment complex for…
Continue ReadingAll of Massachusetts now in drought amid alarming expansion of dry conditions in Northeast
By Brandon Miller, Judson Jones and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The flash drought conditions expanded and intensified in New England over the past week,…
Continue ReadingAn ‘extreme heat belt’ will impact over 100 million Americans in the next 30 years, study finds
CNN meteorologist Chad Myers breaks down a new study warning of an ‘extreme heat belt’ that will impact over 100 million Americans by…
Continue ReadingAn ‘extreme heat belt’ will impact over 100 million Americans in the next 30 years, study finds
By Brandon Miller and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Worsening heat and humidity as a result of climate change will bring extremely dangerous heat indices to…
Continue ReadingHints of a hurricane are showing up in long-range forecast models, but experts call it a ‘fantasy storm’
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist During hurricane season, meteorologists — as well as some of you — look at computer forecast models…
Continue Reading7 million people are under flood watches while 7 million face extreme heat alerts
By Haley Brink and Theresa Waldrop, CNN A flood watch is in place from Arizona to Wyoming, covering more than 7 million people, with afternoon and…
Continue ReadingOne-third of the food we eat is at risk because the climate crisis is endangering butterflies and bees
By Allison Chinchar and Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologists Bee populations are declining. More than half of the bat species in the United States are…
Continue Reading2 dead after heavy rain flooded Las Vegas streets in the wettest monsoon season in a decade
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Two people are dead after heavy rain poured into Las Vegas casinos and flooded streets Thursday night in the wettest monsoon…
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El Paso gardening experts share tips on how to save money on your fall garden
EL PASO, Texas – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office in El Paso County has several experts on all things garden related. Although we are…
Continue ReadingA disastrous megaflood is coming to California, experts say, and it could be the most expensive natural disaster in history
By Payton Major, Judson Jones and Brandon Miller, CNN Many Californians fear the “Big One,” but it might not be what you think.…
Continue ReadingA disastrous megaflood is coming to California, experts say, and it could be the most expensive natural disaster in history
The “fire whirl” erupted out of a brush fire near Quail Lake in California, which quickly spread over 150…
Continue ReadingA disastrous megaflood is coming to California, experts say, and it could be the most expensive natural disaster in history
CNN correspondent Mike Valerio is in the Los Angeles River to discuss California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to store water amid a…
Continue ReadingRain pours into some Las Vegas casinos and floods streets in the wettest monsoon season in a decade
By Jay Croft, CNN and Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Heavy rain poured into Las Vegas casinos and flooded streets Thursday night as the wettest…
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ABC-7 Xtra: This year’s Monsoon has seen prolific lightning strikes
EL PASO, Texas – This year’s Monsoon has been busy all across the Borderland. As of August 10, the El Paso International Airport has received just…
Continue ReadingFor a third straight week flash flooding is a concern in the same areas of the US
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist In less than two months we have seen at least four historic flood events occur across the country. Yellowstone…
Continue ReadingOver 70 million Americans will swelter under heat alerts while 14 million people face the risk of flooding
By Holly Yan, CNN From Seattle to Oklahoma City to Boston, scorching high temperatures or torrential rainfall are on tap for much of the US. More…
Continue ReadingOver 70 million Americans will swelter under heat alerts while 14 million people face the risk of flooding
This week marked the fourth consecutive week where over 50% of the nation was under drought. The Northeast has developed a flash drought while much…
Continue ReadingFlood ravaged eastern Kentucky braces for more rain and flash flooding
By Monica Garrett and Payton Major Those still recovering from the deadly floods just a week ago in eastern Kentucky find themselves under threat for…
Continue ReadingHalf the country is in drought, and no region has been spared
By Angela Fritz and Judson Jones, CNN More than 50% of the country was in some level of drought for the fourth week in a row, the US Drought Monitor…
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