‘Hellishly hot’ southern Europe bakes under heat wave as temperatures top 104F
ROME (news agencies) — The Italian health ministry placed 12 cities under the most severe heat warning Tuesday as a ...
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Anger over Houston power outages after Beryl has repair crews facing threats from some residents
HOUSTON (news agencies) — Drawn guns. Thrown rocks. Threatening messages. Houston’s prolonged outages following Hurricane Beryl has some fed-up and ...
Read moreSevere storms with tornado reports whip through Midwest, killing 1, cutting power to 460K
CHICAGO (news agencies) — Storms spawning multiple tornado reports blew through Iowa, Illinois — including Chicago — and Indiana on ...
Read moreWill the Seine be clean enough by the Olympics? Not even the experts know yet
PARIS (news agencies) — With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will ...
Read more35 people die in a storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan, Taliban official says
ISLAMABAD (news agencies) — A storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan killed at least 35 people on Monday, ...
Read moreIn beachy Galveston, locals buckle down without power after Beryl’s blow during peak tourist season
GALVESTON, Texas (news agencies) — Vacuums sucked the water out of the seaside inn run by Nick Gaido’s family in ...
Read moreTexas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Beryl
DALLAS (news agencies) — With around 350,000 homes and businesses still without power in the Houston area almost a week ...
Read moreAfter Beryl, Houston-area farmers pull together to face unique challenges
PORTER, Texas (news agencies) — Hurricanes cause trouble for everyone, but farmers have a whole other list of problems. Beryl ...
Read moreJust a Category 1 hurricane? Don’t be fooled by a number — it could be more devastating than a Cat 5
Here’s a troubling phrase hurricane forecasters hate but often hear: “It’s just a Category 1. Nothing to worry about.”Or even ...
Read moreVermonters, pummeled by floods exactly a year apart, begin another cleanup
PLAINFIELD, Vt. (news agencies) — Owen Bradley has been listening to the flow of the Great Brook outside his historic ...
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