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Well, maybe not everything. More like one big thing.
- Miami Herald
Hurricane Francine weakens to a tropical storm. Three other systems tracked in the Atlantic
The National Hurricane Center is tracking three disturbances, too.
- Miami Herald
The next tropical storm could form in the Atlantic soon. It’s headed west, slowly
All six named storms that formed this hurricane season have made landfall somewhere, including Francine, which crashed into Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane Wednesday evening.
- The Weather Network
Canada's 2024 Fall Forecast: Will autumn end with a free fall into winter?
Fewer fall storms are expected through October for most of Canada, but pattern changes will likely be accompanied by high-impact storms as the season progresses.
- The Weather Network
Storm risk creeps into Alberta and Saskatchewan with influx of rainfall
A pattern change on the Prairies will be a tale of two seasons with warmth for some, cool temperatures for others and a lot of rain for many
- The Weather Network
Heavy rain, severe storms take aim at the Prairies, major temperature divide
A pattern change on the Prairies will be a tale of two seasons with warmth for some, cool temperatures for others and a lot of rain for many
- People
'Stout' Snake Gets Collected for Nature Survey. Then It Vomits Up Two More Snakes — One Living!
The nonvenomous eastern indigo snake has a diet that includes rattlesnakes and other reptiles
- The Canadian Press
Wildfires in Southern California torch dozens of homes and force thousands to evacuate
WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Three major wildfires in Southern California's mountains east of Los Angeles torched dozens of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials said Wednesday.
- Sky News
High chance of cooling La Nina weather pattern brings little respite for surging global and ocean heat
A La Nina cooling weather phenomenon is likely to kick in at the end of the year, say weather experts, but will do little to dent soaring global and ocean temperatures. La Nina and El Nino are natural changes to temperatures in parts of the Pacific Ocean, and are the biggest fluctuations in the Earth's climate system, with far-reaching impacts on people and extreme weather. The United Nations's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday there is now a 60% chance the current neutral conditions will give way to La Nina between October and February next year.
- Associated Press
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattles the Los Angeles area
As wildfires raging in the mountains cast an orange glow behind the downtown Los Angeles skyline, Southern California residents were jolted awake Thursday by another reminder of Mother Nature's might. It was an all-too-familiar feeling for locals when a 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the Los Angeles area, unleashing boulders onto a Malibu road, shaking Santa Monica's 1909 wooden pier and waking some people from bed. The quake happened as the region has been dealing with three major wildfires burning east of Los Angeles that torched dozens of homes and forced thousands to evacuate.
- Storyful
Spectacular Drone Footage Shows Humpback Whale Joining Dolphins For Feast
A marine enthusiast captured spectacular footage of a humpback whale lunge feeding off Southampton, New York, before it joined some dolphin swimming nearby.Joanna Steidle said she captured the footage on Monday morning, September 9, after spotting “two adult dolphins with a calf in between them riding the nose of a whale.” Credit: Joanna Steidle via Storyful
- CNN
Hurricane Francine will continue to strengthen on its collision course with Louisiana
Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph and is forecast to keep strengthening – possibly to a Category 2 storm – ahead of landfall along the Louisiana coast Wednesday.
- The Weather Network
Colder weather has arrived...so when do the pesky wasps leave?
While some of us may not enjoy the colder temperatures, at least there will be a good thing that comes from them: No more wasps
- The Canadian Press
'Unprecedented': Severe Calgary hail storm caused $2.8 billion in damage last month
CALGARY — The Insurance Bureau of Canada says a severe hail storm that battered Calgary last month is the second-costliest event in Canadian history.
- The Daily Beast
Celebs React to 4.7-Magnitude Earthquake that Rocked Southern California
Just as Los Angeles was waking up Thursday, a 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the region.According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake originated just four miles north of Malibu at 7:28 a.m. but could be felt all over the LA area.After the earthquake shook Tinseltown, celebrities took to their social media to react.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get the Daily Beast's biggest scoops and scandals delivered right to your inbox. Sign up now.Stay informed and gain unlimited access to the Daily Be
- The Canadian Press
One jellyfish arrived in B.C. decades ago. Thousands of clones spread to 34 waterways
VANCOUVER — Some time more than 30 years ago, a single Chinese peach blossom jellyfish made its way into a lake in British Columbia.
- The Canadian Press
Most of Canada is predicted to have a warmer-than-normal fall: The Weather Network
TORONTO — Don't put away your summer wardrobe just yet – The Weather Network says most Canadians are in for a warm fall.
- Business Insider
Homeowners are getting paid up to $10,500 a year to create 'virtual power plants' to help out stressed grids
A growing number of homeowners are getting paid to leverage their rooftop solar, battery storage, and EVs to help prevent power outages.
- Reuters
At least two dead, hundreds stranded in Thailand as floods hit north
BANGKOK (Reuters) -At least two people were killed and hundreds stranded in Thailand after heavy rains swept through two northern provinces, swelling rivers, inundating settlements and triggering mudslides, authorities said on Wednesday. The adverse weather, which comes in the wake of Typhoon Yagi - the most powerful storm in Asia this year, has impacted about 9,000 households in Thailand, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said. Thailand's Chiang Mai province experienced flash floods and mudslides, with two deaths recorded, according to its governor.
- The Weather Network
What does a classic fall storm look like in your part of Canada?
Nor’easters, southeasters, and Colorado Lows dominate the headlines heading into the fall months