Afghanistan floods kill dozens, with many still missing
Flash flooding in Afghanistan’s Parwan province has killed at least 86 people and injured at least 106, according to Rahmatullah Haidari,…
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El Pasoan heads out with Red Cross to help with Hurricane Laura relief efforts in Texas
EL PASO, Texas — Hurricane Laura is expected to hit parts of Texas and Louisiana Thursday as a category 4 hurricane with the possibility of it…
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Hundreds of thousands flee Texas coast ahead of Hurricane Laura
GALVESTON, Texas — In the largest U.S. evacuation of the pandemic, more than half a million people were ordered to flee the Gulf Coast on Tuesday…
Continue ReadingCalifornia wildfires have burned 1.25 million acres, but firefighters say the weather is now helping
Lower temperatures and weaker winds are helping firefighters get a handle on deadly wildfires that have afflicted California for days, fire officials…
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Microburst likely caused storm damage in north Las Cruces, leaving thousands without power
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A microburst caused the dangerous winds that ripped down trees and left thousands without power in north Las Cruces,…
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El Paso expecting more high temps, keeping cooling centers open through Sept. 5
EL PASO, Texas – The city of El Paso is expecting high temperatures to continue and will keep its six cooling centers open through Sept. 5. The…
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U.S. National Hurricane Center says storm Marco has become a hurricane
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Marco became a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico Sunday on a path toward the Louisiana coast. Tropical Storm Laura battered…
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As El Paso’s temperatures soar, so do electric bills for many residents
EL PASO, Texas — The dog days of summer continue to smash records as the triple-digit heat is bearing down on the Borderland day after day. ABC-7…
Continue ReadingFlood waters reach the toes of China’s famous giant Buddha statue
Floods in southern China have caused water from the Yangtze River to rise and reach the toes of a famous towering statue of the Buddha —…
Continue ReadingCalifornia wildfires: 23 major blazes stretching state’s firefighting resources
California, under assault from a record heat wave, is seeing its firefighting crews stretched to the limit as hundreds of blazes scorch swaths of the…
Continue ReadingIowans are still without power a week after powerful derecho storm left town ‘like a battlefield’
Thousands remain without power, dozens are in shelters and pantries are popping up to provide food for those who’ve lost everything. A week…
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No triple today! Some blessed with rain
97 was the high temp today – stopped our triple digit streak at eight days. Some showers and storms rolled across the city this afternoon and evening…
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Death Valley just recorded the hottest temperature on Earth at 130 degrees
DEATH VALLEY, California — Death Valley was the hottest place on Earth on Sunday. If verified, it could be the hottest temperature recorded in the…
Continue ReadingWildfires have scorched about 100,000 acres in 3 states. The weather could make things worse
Officials in California, Oregon and Colorado are battling a series of wildfires that have collectively torched about 100,000 acres — and things…
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El Paso sets high temp record for 5th day in row as excessive heat bakes Southwest U.S.
EL PASO, Texas — Excessive heat across the U.S. Southwest led to El Paso setting yet another high temperature record on Friday for a fifth straight…
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As temperatures soar, questions arise about air conditioning on Sun Metro buses
EL PASO, Texas — For the third-straight day record heat blasted the Borderland on Thursday with the temperature at the El Paso International Airport…
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Power restored for thousands of El Pasoans amid 3rd day of record-breaking high temps
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso shattered the record high temperature on Thursday for a third-straight day amid an unusual August heat wave that saw as…
Continue ReadingLast decade was Earth’s hottest on record, exposing grim reality of climate change
A new report released Wednesday details how 2019 was another year of extremes for Earth’s climate, adding to a litany of evidence exposing the…
Continue ReadingWildfires have destroyed more than 73,000 acres across 3 states and are spreading fast
Firefighters across three Western states are battling wildfires that have destroyed more than 73,000 acres. Evacuations orders have been issued in…
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El Paso reaches 106 degrees for record high Tuesday amid ongoing Heat Advisory
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso reached 106 degrees Tuesday afternoon to set a new daily record amidst a Heat Advisory that remains in effect through…
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El Paso operating cooling centers for triple-digit heat wave
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Office of Emergency Management is operating six cooling centers throughout the city to allow residents in need a…
Continue ReadingThunderstorms can trigger asthma attacks that need hospitalization, study says
The calm before the storm isn’t really so calm, at least not for anyone with asthma or other severe breathing disorders, new research shows.…
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El Paso woman arrested after pet carcass found in backyard with ground temperature of 152 degrees
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police announced the latest in a spate of animal cruelty arrests on Friday. Investigators said 22–year-old Jennifer De La…
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LIVE updates: Tropical Storm Isias spawns over 20 East Coast tornadoes with 4 deaths
NEW YORK, NY — Tropical Storm Isaias is buffeting New York State and western New England with heavy rain and wind as it moves northeastward toward…
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Tropical Storm Isaias riding Florida’s east coast before strengthening to hurricane
JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Florida began to feel the effects Sunday of a powerful storm inching in the state’s direction, with forecasters…
Continue Reading El Paso hits 109 degrees to blow past old high temp record during heat advisory
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso reached a scorching 109 degrees Thursday afternoon, blowing past the old record of 103 set in 1980. The new all-time high…
Continue ReadingEarthquake shakes Southern California’s San Fernando Valley
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook Southern California’s San Fernando Valley just before 4:30 a.m. PT on Thursday, the United States Geological…
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Lower Valley residents get answers behind weekend’s muddy mess after hard rain
EL PASO, Texas — Residents in El Paso’s Lower Valley got answers Monday after their neighborhood became an impassable muddy mess over the weekend.…
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Flooding causes thousands of dollars damage for southern New Mexico homes & businesses
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — Storms hit hard in southern New Mexico Sunday night, dumping between one and two inches of rain, prompting flash…
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Watch LIVE: Hanna weakens to tropical storm day after coming ashore in Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Hanna weakened to a tropical storm as it continued to move inland Sunday though it was still bringing…
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