China announces large jump in death toll in recent floods to more than 300 people
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have announced a large jump in the death toll from recent floods. The Henan provincial government says 302…
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91 wildfires are now burning across the US, with Oregon’s Bootleg Fire growing to over 400,000 acres
By Amir Vera and Deanna Hackney, CNN Seven new large fires were reported Sunday, bringing the total number of wildfires raging in the United States…
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Science, social media and song: Longtime El Paso meteorologist John Fausett retires
EL PASO, Texas — Well-known meteorologist John Fausett, who always spiced up the El Paso weather forecast, is retiring this week, but his…
Continue ReadingAfrica’s most populous city is battling floods and rising seas. It may soon be unlivable, experts warn
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Cars and houses submerged in water, commuters wading through buses knee-high in floods, and homeowners counting the cost of…
Continue ReadingWildfires in southern Turkey leave four dead
CNN’s Arwa Damon reports from Manavgat, Turkey, where wildfires have killed four…
Continue Reading‘The animals are on fire,’ say devastated farmers as wildfires sweep Turkey
By Gul Tuysuz and Arwa Damon, CNN In the small village of Kacarlar, on Turkey’s southern coast, farmers are facing apocalyptic scenes as…
Continue ReadingMore than 100 motorists were stranded after a mudslide onto an interstate in Colorado
By Dave Alsup, CNN More than 100 motorists were stranded after mudslides shut down a major interstate in Colorado, officials said Friday. The…
Continue ReadingSaturn will glow brightly in the sky next week. Here’s how to see it
By Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN See Saturn shine brightly for this once-a-year nighttime spectacle. On August 1 and 2, Saturn will be at…
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El Paso water parks, pools reduce hours as school year starts
EL PASO, Texas – As many El Paso area school kids are headed back to the classrooms, officials announced they are reducing hours at city-owned…
Continue ReadingWildfires scorch Spain and cause ‘disaster without precedence’ in Sardinia
Extremely hot temperatures and drought conditions worsen conditions to fire European wildfires. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s power grid operator has issued a statewide alert urging residents to cut back electricity use
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN California’s power grid operator has issued a statewide alert urging residents to cut back electricity use Wednesday…
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4 hurt in ceiling collapse at Juarez bank blamed on recent rain
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A ceiling collapsed at a Juarez bank on Tuesday, injuring four people inside. It happened at Banco Santander, located just…
Continue ReadingWildfires scorch Spain and cause ‘disaster without precedence’ in Sardinia
By Duarte Mendonca, Nina Avramova, Chris Liakos, Hada Messia and Rob Picheta, CNN Devastating wildfires have spread across parts of southern Europe,…
Continue ReadingFloods in London are the latest sign big cities aren’t ready for climate change
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Cars stranded in streets turned to rivers. Bus passengers rescued by raft. Train stations submerged, sparking travel chaos.…
Continue ReadingABC-7 Xtra: Raging Borderland floodwaters reminiscent of 2006 storms
El PASO, Texas — Storms like the ones the Borderland has been experiencing this month are all too common these days, with a deluge of several inches…
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4,000 including ABC-7 lose power in storms; Las Cruces hard hit
EL PASO, Texas — Around 4,000 El Paso Electric customers lost power Friday evening amidst severe thunderstorms rolling through the region.…
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El Paso Water providing sandbags for flood control
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Water is again providing sandbags at three locations amidst the forecast calling for the prospect of heavy rain and…
Continue ReadingMore than 150 people still missing in German floods unlikely to be found, officials fear
CNN’s Sam Kiley takes a walk in Schuld, Germany, where the scale of destruction from the deadly flash flooding is revealed after the floodwater has…
Continue ReadingMore than 150 people still missing in German floods unlikely to be found, officials fear
By Nadine Schmidt, Frederik Pleitgen, Barbara Wojazer and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN A week after severe flooding hit western Europe, devastating Germany,…
Continue ReadingPassengers trapped inside submerged subway as China battles deadly floods
Several people in Zhengzhou, China have died after record-breaking rainfall flooded the city’s subway. Hundreds of thousands of people have been…
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Storm caused drains to overflow, flooding Lower Valley homes
EL PASO, Texas — Destruction and debris have been scattered across El Paso since monsoon season began, but it’s not just streets that are seeing…
Continue ReadingMore dry storms for the West
Very little rain expected out West as 80 large fires continue to burn. CNN Meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the latest forecast and what the launch…
Continue ReadingEurope floods: Scale of destruction revealed as water subsides
CNN’s Sam Kiley takes a walk in Schuld, Germany, where the scale of destruction from the deadly flash flooding is revealed after the floodwater has…
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East El Paso streets still flooded as storm damage is assessed
EL PASO, Texas — As east El Paso residents on Monday assessed the damage from Sunday’s powerful storms, city transportation officials said some…
Continue ReadingDry storms could impact a span of 1000 miles across the West
Lightning and gusty winds from dry storms are forecast for vast area from the Pacific to the Canadian border. CNN Meteorologist Karen Maginnis tells…
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El Paso storms cause damage, floods with submerged cars; rescue seen on video
(Editor’s note: Use the scroller in the module above to view video and photos of the storm impacts.) EL PASO, Texas — Thunderstorms with…
Continue ReadingEnormous scale of destruction is revealed as water subsides after historic western Europe flooding
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN At least 189 people are dead and hundreds more remain missing after catastrophic flooding hit large swaths of western…
Continue ReadingEurope’s flood death toll surpasses 125; at least 1,300 missing
BERLIN, Germany — Emergency workers in western German and Belgium rushed Friday to rescue hundreds of people in danger or still unaccounted for as…
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Caught on video: Watch car get swept away in Arizona flash floods
A monsoon storm is bringing flash floods and heavy rainfall to the southwestern…
Continue ReadingWatch car get swept away in AZ flash floods
A monsoon storm is bringing flash floods and heavy rainfall to the southwestern…
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