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…
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Last 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…
Continue ReadingHong Kong’s vast $3.8 billion rain-tunnel network
Below the mountains that overlook Hong Kong’s financial district, drainage engineer Alex Lau is ankle-deep in water flowing into a giant tunnel…
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Wet roads amid heavy rain causes multiple wrecks backing up traffic on El Paso highways
EL PASO, Texas — Rain-slicked roadways following up to an inch and a half of rain on Friday evening resulted in multiple crashes that snarled…
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El Pasoan charged with firing gun on highway now accused of leaving dog outside to die in 103-degree heat
EL PASO, Texas — A 26-year-old El Paso man now jailed on animal cruelty charges, allegedly leaving his dog outside in sweltering temperatures to…
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2nd El Pasoan arrested in a day for allegedly leaving dog outside in heat & sun to die
EL PASO, Texas — A second El Pasoan has been arrested, just hours after the first, on animal cruelty charges after police said he left his dog…
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Severe thunderstorm dumps heavy rain, floods Canutillo
CANUTILLO, Texas — A severe thunderstorm that moved through the Canutillo area late Tuesday afternoon flooded roads, homes and businesses there.…
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Stinky trash this hot summer in El Paso? You’re not alone
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the weather heats up, the trash gets smellier. El Paso’s Environmental Services department reports the odor is a…
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Stormy weather triggered power outage for thousands in Anthony area
ANTHONY, Texas — Several thousand El Paso Electric customers on both the Texas and New Mexico sides of Anthony were without power for up to two…
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Snake bites on rise along El Paso hiking trails in monsoon season
EL PASO, Texas– Monsoon season isn’t just a busy season for our ABC-7 StormTrackers— it’s also a busy season for snake sightings in our area.…
Continue ReadingSiberian heatwave made 600 times more likely by climate change, experts find
The prolonged heatwave in Siberia from January to June, which pushed overall temperatures 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than…
Continue ReadingChina has just contained the coronavirus. Now it’s battling some of the worst floods in decades
Weeks of torrential rains have caused the worst flooding in China in recent decades, destroying the homes and livelihoods of millions of people as…
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More power outages for thousands of El Pasoans as heat takes toll
EL PASO, Texas — Around 4,000 El Paso Electric customers found themselves without power at one point late Monday afternoon as an ongoing heatwave -…
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Spike in neglectful dog deaths in heat wave dismays El Paso police
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police officials expressed dismay Monday at the number of recently opened animal cruelty cases that are related to dog…
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Business booming for El Paso air conditioning firms during extreme heat wave
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been more than a week of daily triple-digit temperatures in the Borderland, and while many are lucky to work inside an…
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At 110 degrees, El Paso breaks high temp records for both day & year
EL PASO, Texas — As a sustained heat wave said to be the most extreme in 25 to 30 years continued Monday, El Paso set new high temperature records…
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Algae growing in Rio Grande due to heat causes El Paso drinking water to smell bad
EL PASO, Texas — The near record breaking heat wave has been impacting tens of thousands of people across the Borderland including utility companies…
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Sunday Funday Moment: Staying cool with an ice cold pool during El Paso heat wave
EL PASO, Texas — With temperatures heating up in the Borderland, El Pasoans are finding creative ways to beat the heat. One El Paso family decided…
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