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Tropical Storm Isaias forecast to strike the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricaneVideo

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Isaias formed Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters predicted it will quickly strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before striking the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week. Communities in Isaias’ potential path moved quickly to prepare with landfall...
Hurricane Rachel strengthens to Category 2 off Mexico’s Pacific coast

MEXICO CITY — Another storm strengthened into a Category 2 cyclone off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Thursday morning at the same time northern Mexico and parts of the U.S. Southwest were reeling from flooding and damage from the remnants of Hurricane Polo earlier this week. Hurricane Rachel was located about...
Earth’s driest desert is covered in wildflowers right now

THE ATACAMA DESERT, Chile — Spring has finally arrived in the Southern Hemisphere and, in Chile, even the desert is blossoming. Known as the driest nonpolar desert on Earth, a massive portion of the Atacama Desert has been covered in flowers after the El Niño weather pattern brought heavy rains...
Hurricane Rachel forms in Pacific Ocean but poses no threat to land, forecasters say

MIAMI — Hurricane Rachel formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean but posed no threat to land, the National Hurricane Center said. Rachel was located about 380 miles west of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, or about 220 miles southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico. Its maximum sustained winds were around 85 mph, according...
Hurricane Polo’s remnants bringing more rain to flood-struck U.S. Southwest

PHOENIX — Hurricane Polo smashed into the western coast of Mexico on Tuesday, swamping coastal areas and toppling trees before the storm’s remnants headed toward the U.S. Southwest, where heavy rains soaked the region and residents in small New Mexico towns were evacuated over concerns about a dam failing. Polo...
Hurricane Polo could cause life-threatening flooding in Mexico’s Baja California

PUERTO SAN CARLOS, Mexico — Residents of Mexico’s Baja California boarded up homes and workers hauled dirt and rubble to shore up embankments as Hurricane Polo bore down on the peninsula Monday, threatening high winds, floods and mudslides. Meanwhile, Hurricane Nolo could still bring torrential rain to parts of Hawaii...
Hurricane Nolo gains speed as it moves away from Hawaii, but high winds, flash floods are still risk

HILO, Hawaii — Hurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday, but the threat of heavy rains, flash flooding and strong winds persisted in areas recovering from previous storms. By early Sunday, Nolo was about 260 miles southwest of Hawaii’s southernmost point and was moving away from...
Powerful nor’easter floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England

BOSTON — Residents of coastal communities in the Northeast slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful nor’easter pummeled the shoreline Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes. Tidal surges swamped low-lying neighborhoods in New Jersey while wind gusts toppled trees on New York’s Long...
Roads flood in New Jersey, inundate some homes, as major signs of nor’easter take shape

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — More than 70,000 customers were without electricity in the U.S. Northeast on Saturday, the effect of a powerful nor’easter expected to create dangerous conditions through the weekend. Forecasters warned of gale winds that could down trees and heavy rain that could put roads underwater. Tens of millions...
Hurricane Nolo threatening Hawaii with heavy rain as Polo churns near Mexico

HILO, Hawaii — Residents on Hawaii’s Big Island were bracing Friday for potentially life-threatening and catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Nolo, while Mexico was still under the threat of Hurricane Polo as it headed toward the Baja Peninsula after bringing storm conditions to the southwestern coast. Nolo was about 185 miles...
Nor’easter tracking closer to New York City than earlier predictionsVideo

The storm threatening to wallop the Northeast strengthened offshore Thursday into a full-blown nor’easter that appeared increasingly likely to bring rain to the tri-state area beginning Friday, according to the latest National Weather Service predictions. Late Thursday morning it appeared slated to skew east of New York City toward New...
Hurricane Polo fuels fears of landslides in Mexico’s southwest as Nolo closes in on Hawaii

MEXICO CITY — Southwestern Mexico braced for heavy rain and mudslides Wednesday after Polo, a powerful Pacific cyclone, became a major hurricane. Forecasters also warned another system headed for Hawaii could cause catastrophic flooding later in the week. Hurricane Polo, an “extremely dangerous” storm, is expected to skirt Mexico’s Guerrero...
Polo off Mexican coast is among ‘the strongest storms ever’ as Odalys becomes a hurricane

MEXICO CITY — Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades and was expected to skirt Mexico’s southwestern coast as a major hurricane, while another Pacific system, Odalys, strengthened Wednesday from a tropical storm to a hurricane without threatening land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center...
Hurricane Polo churns off Mexico’s Pacific coast as ‘one of the strongest storms ever’Video

MEXICO CITY — Hurricane Polo grew into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades on Tuesday, and it was expected to skirt Mexico’s southwestern coast as a Category 5 hurricane. Polo was an “extremely dangerous” storm with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center...
Worsening El Nino threatens Asia with drought, potentially raising food prices globally

BANTEN, Indonesia — All signs are pointing toward a record-breaking El Nino this year, which experts say may cause severe drought in Asia and other extreme weather across the world, threatening food security for millions of people. El Nino is part of a natural climate cycle of warming ocean temperatures,...
Flood watch extended for Southwestern Pa. to midweek

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has extended a flood watch through 8 a.m. Wednesday as more rain is expected across the region. The watch covers Southwestern Pennsylvania, southeastern Ohio and northern West Virginia. The National Weather Service (NWS) said intermittent periods of moderate to heavy rain are expected through...

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