The UK has been hit with a number of weather warnings ahead of the Wimbledon finals this weekend. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for wind for large parts of the south of England and South Wales, with Scotland and Northern Ireland facing a yellow warning for thunderstorms. The warning for strong gusts…
Why Can Humans Smell Rain Better Than Sharks Can Smell Blood
Humans can smell rain better than sharks can smell blood, and it’s all because of something bacteria, algae, and fungi produce. Called geosmin, it is a chemical compound produced by certain types of bacteria, algae, and fungi, and if you are human, you can detect the scent of geosmin in very low concentrations—as low as 100…
A Lim Kim Shoots 7-under 65, Leads Rain-Delayed Chevron
THE WOODLANDS, Texas—A Lim Kim birdied the final two holes for a 7-under 65 and the lead Friday in the suspended second round of the rain-delayed Chevron Championship. Thirty-one players were unable to finish the round before dark in the first women’s major tournament of the season, with the event in its first year in…
Storm Breaches California River’s Levee, Thousands Evacuate
WATSONVILLE, Calif.—A Northern California agricultural community famous for its strawberry crop was forced to evacuate early March 11 after the Pajaro River’s levee was breached by flooding from a new atmospheric river that pummeled the state. Across the Central Coast’s Monterey County, more than 8,500 people were under evacuation orders and warnings Saturday, including roughly…
To the Rooftops: Staggering Snowfall in California Mountains
LOS ANGELES—Emergency crews in California scrambled Wednesday to shuttle food and medicine to mountain communities stranded by back-to-back winter storms that have dumped so much snow some residents can barely see out their windows. In San Bernardino County east of Los Angeles, around-the-clock plowing is underway but it could take more than a week to…
Snow, Rain Slam California as Michigan Suffers Without Power
LOS ANGELES—Heavy snow and rain pounded California and other parts of the West on Friday in the nation’s latest winter storm, while tens of thousands of people in Michigan suffered in freezing temperatures days after one of the worst ice storms in decades caused widespread power outages. Days of winter storms blacked out nearly 1…
Downpour Kills at Least 36 in Brazil, Cities Cancel Carnival
SAO PAULO—Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides that have killed 36 people on the northern coast of Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, officials said Monday, while fatalities could rise. Sao Paulo’s state government said in a statement that 35 died in the city of Sao Sebastiao and a 7-year-old girl was killed in neighboring Ubatuba. On…
Jurors Hear About Blue Rain Jacket in Alex Murdaugh Trial
Jurors at Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial in South Carolina heard evidence Tuesday that gunshot residue was found inside a rain jacket found at his mother’s home three months after his wife and son were killed. A judge’s decision to allow the testimony was the second win for prosecutors in as many days. Judge Clifton…
New Zealand Counts Cost of Auckland Floods, More Rain Forecast
WELLINGTON—Flood-ravaged Auckland is forecast to receive further heavy rain in the coming days, authorities in New Zealand’s largest city said on Monday, as insurers counted the costs of what looks likely to be the country’s most expensive weather event ever. Four people lost their lives in flash floods and landslides that hit Auckland over the…
California Rainstorm Death Toll Reaches 20, Biden Plans Visit
The parade of atmospheric rivers that pounded California for three weeks finally faded on Monday, enabling the state to begin lengthy repairs to roads and levees as the White House announced President Joe Biden planned to survey the damage. The nine consecutive rainstorms that inundated California in succession since Dec. 26 killed at least 20…
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