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Jenna Bush Hager Remembers Camp Mystic

'So many of my friends were raised' there, she says of Texas site devastated by flash flood

(Newser) - Jenna Bush Hager has a special connection to Camp Mystic, the 100-year-old Texas summer camp devastated by catastrophic flooding, and not just because her mother, former first lady Laura Bush, was once a drama counselor there . As an emotional Bush Hager said Monday on the Today show, "so many...

Chantal Forces Evacuations in North Carolina

Remnants of tropical storm causes heavy rain, flooding across the state

(Newser) - It's North Carolina's turn to face flooding. Heavy rain and flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal forced dozens of people to flee their homes in the central part of the state, officials said Monday. The Chapel Hill Fire Department and neighboring agencies completed more than 50...

5 Members in One Family Swept Away—and One Saved

One survivor was rescued in a tree in Texas

(Newser) - The stories about those lost or missing in the Texas floods continue to emerge, including a harrowing one relayed by Hailey Chavarria. The 28-year-old from Austin says five members of her family remain missing after being swept away—and a sixth was rescued from a tree 15 miles downriver, reports...

Entire Villages Are Up and Leaving Due to Climate Change

The AP visits one Himalayan town forced to uproot due to extreme weather, lack of water

(Newser) - The Himalayan village of Samjung didn't die in a day. Perched in a valley in Nepal's Upper Mustang region, more than 13,000 feet above sea level, the Buddhist village lived by slow, deliberate rhythms, harvesting barley and herding yaks and sheep. Then the water dried up. Snow-capped...

Over 100 Treated for Heat Exposure at NJ Ceremonies

Several attending graduations ended up in the hospital in Paterson

(Newser) - The week's extreme heat took a toll in Paterson, New Jersey, where more than 100 people were treated for exposure on Monday at two high school graduation ceremonies, reports NBC News . At least 16 of those at Hinchliffe Stadium ended up in the hospital, according to the Paterson Fire...

West Virginia Hit by Up to 4 Inches of Rain in 30 Minutes

5 dead, 3 missing in 'unicorn event'

(Newser) - Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed five people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for three other people who were missing Sunday as authorities assessed damage to roads, bridges, natural gas lines, and other infrastructure. Officials said 2.5 to 4 inches of rain fell in...

2 of World's Top Weather Agencies Have Dire Warning

And there's the slightest chance we could hit 2 degrees Celsius of warming

(Newser) - Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery, and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world's top weather agencies forecast. There's an 80% chance the world will break another annual temperature record in the next five years, according to a...

9 Dead After 'Mass Casualty Event' in Kentucky

Tornadoes wreak havoc there, plus at least 7 more die in Missouri from severe storms

(Newser) - Storm systems sweeping across the Midwest have left at least 16 dead, including nine people killed after a tornado sparked a mass casualty event in southeastern Kentucky. Kentucky authorities said there were also severe injuries when a twister tore across Laurel County late Friday. "The search is continuing in...

NOAA Unplugs Its Climate Change Tracker

Agency says decades-old database to be archived, is no longer 'in alignment with evolving priorities'

(Newser) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is retiring its public database that tracks the cost of losses from climate change-fueled weather disasters—including floods, heat waves, and wildfires—in the latest example of the Trump administration limiting federal government resources on climate change. NOAA falls under the US Department of...

In Iraq, Orange Skies and Inescapable Dust

A severe sandstorm hit parts of the country this week

(Newser) - The UN considers Iraq the fifth-most vulnerable country to climate breakdown due to its heat, droughts, and sandstorms, and the problems caused by that last element were in sharp relief this week. The New York Times and AFP report a serious sandstorm hit central and southern parts of the country,...

National Weather Service in a 'Crisis Situation'

Job cuts by Trump administration leave nearly half of NWS' forecast hubs critically understaffed

(Newser) - After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of the National Weather Service's forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates—twice that of just a decade ago—as severe weather chugs across the nation's heartland, per data obtained by the AP . Detailed vacancy data for all 122 weather field offices...

7 Dead in US Storms, and They're Not Over Yet

Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri, and Indiana among the hard-hit areas

(Newser) - At least seven people have been killed in a wide swath of violent storms and tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest, and officials are bracing for more severe weather and flooding in the coming days, per the AP .
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Recent Dust Storms Recall the 1930s 'Dust Bowl'

A pair of recent events in Kansas, New Mexico have proven deadly; drivers aren't prepared

(Newser) - A gust of wind sweeps over bare soil, kicking up enough dirt and dust to cut visibility to nearly zero, and for drivers, the dust storm seems to come out of nowhere. As the AP reports, such conditions resulted in a pileup on Interstate 70 last week in western Kansas...

Dust Storms Force 130 Miles of I-10 to Close in New Mexico

Emergency alerts warn of zero visibility and fire risk

(Newser) - Dust storms and strong winds gripping New Mexico on Tuesday caused massive disruption, with gusts of up to 70mph leading to highway closures and power outages for more than 39,000 customers. At least two brush fires were also sparked amid the dry, dusty weather. The National Weather Service issued...

Monster Storm Kills at Least 16 in US
Monster Storm Kills
at Least 16 in US
Mar 15, 2025 11:30 AM CDT

Monster Storm Kills at Least 16 in US

Sparks threat of high winds, tornadoes, fire, and blizzard conditions

(Newser) - The threat of violent tornadoes in parts of the US proved deadly as well as destructive as whipping winds moved east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South on Saturday, with at least 16 people killed and scores of homes decimated. The most fatalities as of Saturday morning were in...

Powerful Storms Threaten Mardi Gras

New Orleans warns celebrations could be canceled at the last minute

(Newser) - Powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday just as costumed revelers celebrate Mardi Gras in the streets of New Orleans and other cities in the region. New Orleans moved up its two biggest Mardi Gras Day...

The Icy Temps Cometh
The Icy Temps Cometh
Jan 20, 2025 12:03 PM CST

The Icy Temps Cometh

About half the country is just sitting around with their teeth chattering under various weather alerts

(Newser) - Weather cold enough to drive a presidential inauguration inside is far from the exclusive realm of Washington, DC. As the Washington Post reports, nearly half the population of these United States are bundling up in their finest six layers of whatever they can lay hands on, with 150 million of...

Big Winter Storm Plows Into Mid-Atlantic

Flights delayed, 300K without power as 6"-12" falls amid freezing conditions

(Newser) - For parts of the country that were denied a white Christmas, well, Christmas came late. As NPR reports, a major winter storm is blanketing the mid-Atlantic and parts of the Midwest, with snowfall between six and 12 inches on the ground Monday morning and more on the way. Winter storm...

Northeast Braces for Lake-Effect Snow Dump

Some places in Central New York could see more than 2 feet, thanks to snow off lakes Erie, Ontario

(Newser) - 2025 is swooping in with a bluster—especially in the Northeast, where some parts are set to receive multiple feet of snow in the first days of the new year. The Washington Pos t and Syracuse.com report that areas to the east of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, mostly...

5 Injured in Rare California Tornado

Storm in Scotts Valley came after San Francisco received its first-ever tornado warning

(Newser) - Five people were injured over the weekend in severe California weather, but not the type you'd typically associate with the state. A rare tornado touched down Saturday afternoon in the small city of Scotts Valley, about six miles north of Santa Cruz and 70 miles south of San Francisco,...

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