With evacuations lifted, La Union flood damage is assessed
LA UNION, New Mexico – After abandoning their flooded homes in the midst of the crisis, La Union residents returned to their neighborhoods Monday to…
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El Paso City Council seeks regular updates on storm water system in wake of flooding
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council is taking steps to monitor how storm water systems are operating in El Paso. On Monday in a unanimous vote, it…
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Las Cruces neighborhood alarmed by sinkhole caused by floods
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A sinkhole in a north Las Cruces neighborhood is just one more example of crumbling infrastructure during this historic…
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La Union flood evacuees allowed to return home; emergency declared
UPDATE: LA UNION, New Mexico — Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart deemed it safe Sunday night for La Union flooding evacuees to return to their…
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Heavy rains leave Anthony apartment complex flooded
ANTHONY, New Mexico — After dealing with heavy rains throughout the week, an Anthony apartment complex has had one of its main parking lots…
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El Paso experiencing 2nd wettest Monsoon Season in history
EL PASO, Texas — This year’s Monsoon Season is officially one for the record books. According to National Weather Service data released Sunday, the…
Continue ReadingDeath toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,297
By EVENS SANON and MARK STEVENSON Associated Press LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — The death toll from the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that battered Haiti is…
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Turkey evacuates some flooding victims; death toll hits 62
ISTANBUL (AP) — The death toll in Turkey’s severe floods this week has climbed to at least 62 people Sunday. Torrential rains that pounded…
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2-year-old El Paso girl now dies from home flood that also killed her grandma
UPDATE, Aug. 14: A 2-year-old girl who was hospitalized after her family’s home was overcome by floodwaters that triggered a living room wall…
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Mandatory evacuations ordered for parts of La Union due to more rain
UPDATE: Doña Ana County officials said Saturday afternoon that residents in La Union and adjacent areas who evacuated their homes because of…
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El Paso, La Union see 6 inches of rain in 48 hours; ‘dangerous’ flood warning
EL PASO, Texas — Some portions of El Paso and southern New Mexico received about 6 inches of rain over the past two days, the National Weather…
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Debris from storms forces closure of Transmountain Road, St. Augustine Pass
UPDATE, Aug. 14: Authorities shut down Transmountain Road in both directions through El Paso for a third-straight day as storms dropping up to five…
Continue ReadingCNN meteorologist explains biggest threats facing Haiti after earthquake
The US Geological Survey said it’s likely that casualties are “high” after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Haiti. CNN meteorologist Allison…
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More than 300 people dead after 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti
By AnneClaire Stapleton and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The Haitian government declared a state of emergency after at least 304 people died in a 7.2…
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100-year rain event led to La Union dam erosion, flooding homes of 42 residents
CLICK HERE for additional updates UPDATE, Aug. 13: The Doña Ana Board of County Commissioners met in an emergency session late Friday afternoon to…
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WATCH: City of El Paso, EP Water briefing on flood damage, preps for more rain
EL PASO, Texas – Thursday’s record-setting rain resulted in flooding and damage citywide. Crews have been out in force Friday assessing damage…
Continue Reading El Paso storms drop 4 inches of rain, floods submerge streets
UPDATE: As of Friday morning, TxDOT advised that Transmountain Road had reopened, as had I-10 West at Cotton. However, officials said Paisano at…
Continue Reading New hurricane forms well off Mexico’s Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The fourth hurricane of the eastern Pacific season has formed far off the coast of Mexico, but it’s not expected to…
Continue ReadingDIXIE FIRE GROWS AS FIREFIGHTERS BRACE FOR THUNDERSTORMS (9:30pET)
Dixie fire continues to grow, destroying 900 structures and threatening more than 1,600…
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Perseid meteor showers are set to be a showstopper celestial event
By Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN The Perseid meteor shower will grace the summer skies in mid-August as one of the biggest showers of the…
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5-year-old dies after being left in a car during high temperatures for possibly up to several hours, police say
By Raja Razek, CNN A five-year-old child died in northern Virginia after being left in a car for what could have been several hours, officials said…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Fred develops just south of Puerto Rico bringing heavy rains and gusty winds
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Fred is swirling just south of Puerto Rico heading for the Dominican Republic and Haiti, with…
Continue ReadingUN report warns we are dangerously close to runaway warming
GENEVA, Switzerland — Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s Dixie Fire now second-largest in state’s history
By Amanda Watts and Camille Furst, CNN The Dixie Fire in California, the largest wildfire currently burning in the country, has grown to become the…
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El Paso reaches 100° for 1st time in nearly a month
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso hit the triple-digit mark on Saturday for the first time in nearly a month. The official temperature at El Paso…
Continue Reading Germany: 2 officials probed over warnings in deadly flood
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they have launched formal investigations into whether two regional officials…
Continue Reading Thousands flee fires in Greece, Turkey; some rescued by sea
By THANASSIS STAVRAKIS, ELENA BECATOROS and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press DROSOPIGI, Greece (AP) — Thousands of people have fled wildfires burning…
Continue ReadingBrutal heat wave scorches southern Europe as continent’s summer of extreme weather rages on
By Chris Liakos, Laura Smith-Spark and Isil Sariyuce, CNN Extreme heat and wildfires continued to plague parts of southern Europe on Wednesday, a day…
Continue ReadingCalifornia regulators vote to restrict water access for thousands of farmers amid severe drought
By Ray Sanchez, Alexandra Meeks and Brisa Colón, CNN California water regulators voted Tuesday to restrict water access for thousands of Central…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from China floods jumps to 302, as Covid outbreak complicates recovery
By Jessie Yeung, CNN The death toll from floods that ravaged central China last month now stands at 302, local authorities said Monday — more…
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