Tag: Natural disasters
Hurricane Enrique aims for brush with Mexico’s Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY — The first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season headed for a possible close brush with Mexico's southwestern shoulder Sunday night, and...
Drought woes in dry US West raise July 4 fireworks fears
SALT LAKE CITY — Many Americans aching for normalcy as pandemic restrictions end are looking forward to traditional Fourth of July fireworks. But with...
Enrique forecast to become hurricane off southwest Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Tropical Storm Enrique gained strength off southern Mexico and forecasters predicted it would become the first hurricane of the eastern Pacific...
2 tornadoes confirmed in northern central Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — The National Weather Service confirmed Saturday two tornadoes touched down in north central Indiana.
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US seeks ways to recruit, retain wildland firefighters
BOISE, Idaho — U.S. wildfire managers are considering shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire...
Western drought brings another woe: voracious grasshoppers
BILLINGS, Mont. — A punishing drought in the U.S. West is drying up waterways, sparking wildfires and leaving farmers scrambling for water. Next up:...
Western drought brings another woe: voracious grasshoppers
BILLINGS, Mont. — A punishing drought in the U.S. West is drying up waterways, sparking wildfires and leaving farmers scrambling for water. Next up:...
Amid clamor to increase prescribed burns, obstacles await
SALEM, Ore. — In the 1950s, when University of California forestry professor Harold Biswell experimented with prescribed burns in the state's pine forests, many...
Weather Service: Suburban Chicago tornado had 140 mph winds
CHICAGO — A tornado that swept through Chicago's western suburbs, damaging more than 100 homes and injuring several people, was packing 140 mph (225...
DISPATCH: In tornado’s wake, navigating a reluctant town
RALEIGH, N.C. — It was 7:54 a.m. when I awoke to the news that a tornado had struck North Carolina’s coast overnight, killing three...