Widespread power shut-offs could leave more than 50,000 Oregonians in the dark this weekend as the state faces extreme wildfire risk. With 26 fires already burning on 195,000 acres across the state, the National Weather Service in Portland issued two red flag warnings on Sept. 8 for critical fire weather conditions, including strong wind, high…
Oregon Facing Widespread Power Shut-offs as State Experiences ‘Critical Fire Weather’
Wet Weekend Sign of Things to Come to Australia
Large parts of Australia’s east coast have had a wet and windy weekend with the rain a taste of the wet summer forecast thanks to another year of La Nina. Flood and severe weather warnings are in place across parts of Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales (NSW) as Australia’s east coast braces for another…
No ‘Named’ Atlantic Hurricanes for Most of July and August, First Time Since 1941: Forecaster
There were zero named tropical storms or hurricanes between July 3 and Aug. 30, which is the first time such a phenomenon has occurred in more than 80 years, forecasters noted this week. “It has been surprisingly and freakishly quiet in the Atlantic,” University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy told The Associated Press this…
Hundreds of Lightning Strikes Hit BC as Severe Thunderstorms Roll Through
Severe thunderstorms have torn through British Columbia’s Interior, delivering hundreds of lightning strikes to areas already ranked at a high to extreme risk for wildfires. The BC Wildfire Service website says 45 new fires have been recorded in the last two days, including one suspected lightning-caused blaze near Monte Lake, the same area where a…
Drones Tackle Penticton Blaze as Cool Weather Helps Bring BC Fires Under Control
Drones are helping map hot spots in a wildfire blazing on the fringes of British Columbia’s Okanagan region, as cooler and calmer conditions help firefighters bring blazes elsewhere under control. Crews are making progress on several wildfires, including a blaze near Lytton that broke out nearly a month ago and destroyed several properties, and which…
Stable Weather Allows Fire Crews to Focus on Containment of BC Wildfires
Crews battling the wildfire that has forced the evacuation of more than 500 properties in British Columbia’s southern Okanagan are taking advantage of calm winds and stable conditions to bolster fire lines. The BC Wildfire Service says the the wildfire covers 68 square kilometres southwest of Penticton, with most of the recent growth due to…
UK Environment Secretary ‘Strongly Urges’ Water Companies to Ban Hosepipes Amid Dry Weather
Environment Secretary George Eustice on Saturday urged water companies across the UK to ban hosepipes amid a dry August. It comes as the Met Office’s forecast said the UK will mostly be dry and turning hotter this week. Writing in The Telegraph, Eustice said some companies have “rightly taken action to mitigate the effects of this prolonged dry…
Tornado Kills 1 in Eastern China as Country Faces High Temperatures
BEIJING—A tornado blew through 11 villages in a farming region of eastern China, damaging homes, killing at least one person and injuring 25 others, while swaths of the country face extreme heat. The homes and property of more than 2,000 people were damaged when the twister struck Wednesday in Jiangsu province south of Beijing. Total…
Tornado Kills at Least One in Eastern China as Country Faces High Temperatures
BEIJING—A tornado blew through 11 villages in a farming region of eastern China, damaging homes, killing at least one person and injuring 25 others, while swaths of the country face extreme heat. The homes and property of more than 2,000 people were damaged when the twister struck Wednesday in Jiangsu province south of Beijing. Total…
England’s Temperature Exceeds 40C for the First Time
England on Tuesday recorded temperatures exceeding 40C (104F) for the first time on record, the Met Office said. According to provisional figures, temperatures at a number of areas in England passed 40C by 4 p.m., with 40.3C recorded at Coningsby, 40.2C at St. James’s Park, 40.2C at Heathrow, 40.1C at Kew Gardens, and 40C at Northolt….
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