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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. More than 500,000 customers in the United States as far west as Texas were without power, and …
Read More »Thousands of flights cancelled across U.S. as major winter storm hits
Almost 10,000 flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend have been cancelled as a major storm expected to wreak havoc across much of the country bears down, threatening to knock out power for days and snarl major roadways. Roughly 140 million people were under a winter …
Read More »‘Generational’ winter storm set to hit U.S. Here’s why it’s so significant — and dangerous
A major storm system is set to bring “potentially catastrophic” winter weather across the southern U.S. this weekend, bringing snow, freezing rain and ice pellets to a substantial swath of the country. It could be the “storm that defines the entire winter,” according to some meteorologists. Overall, nearly 30 states …
Read More »Storm surge threat, higher tides trigger coastal flooding alert for B.C.’s South Coast
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A coastal flooding alert is in place this weekend for B.C.’s South Coast, including Metro Vancouver …
Read More »Winter storm inundates California with heavy rain, mudslides and whiteout chaos
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A powerful winter storm swept across California on Wednesday, with heavy rain and gusty winds leading …
Read More »California storm blamed for at least 2 deaths with possibly more heavy rain, mudslides
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Southern California is bracing Thursday for another powerful storm system that could cause more flooding and …
Read More »Tropical storm Melissa drops torrential rain on Caribbean as it nears hurricane strength
Tropical storm Melissa neared hurricane strength Saturday and was expected to rapidly intensify this weekend, as forecasters warned of massive rainfall and life-threatening flooding and landslides in the northern Caribbean. An astounding 89 centimetres of rain was anticipated in southwest Haiti. The erratic and slow-moving storm has killed at least …
Read More »Tropical Storm Melissa kills elderly man in Haiti as it lumbers through Caribbean
Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola — an island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The storm was blamed for downing a large tree that killed an elderly man in the …
Read More »Major winter storm hits parts of northern Manitoba
Winter has fallen in parts of Manitoba. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning, saying a major winter storm rolling through parts of northern Manitoba is expected to bring in excess of 30 centimetres to some areas by the time it’s done. The hardest hit areas will be along a …
Read More »WATCH | How Ragasa became Earth’s strongest storm in hours
Typhoon Ragasa slammed Taiwan, the Philippines and southern China, leaving flooding and destruction. Johanna Wagstaffe breaks down why the strongest storm of the year bears the fingerprint of climate change. News Source link
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