Warnings issued for Florida as weekend tropical system takes aim
Continuing to track potential tropical cyclone four bringing heavy rain and impacts to Florida this weekend. More details with Meteorologist Melinda Singh.
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The Weather NetworkTornado hits Niagara Falls Monday, damage shows downed trees, missing shingles
Tornado damage reported at the Niagara Falls Golf Club and nearby neighbourhood on Monday afternoon
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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
Summer 2.0? Ontario heat set to return with a vengeance
It’s almost the middle of September, but the weather will soon act like it’s early August instead
- The Weather Network
'Life-threatening' conditions for the Gulf Coast with Francine landfall looming
Tropical Storm Francine moves across the western Gulf of Mexico, with widespread tropical storm, hurricane, and storm surge warnings in effect
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Boaters in awe as orcas practice 'punting' skills on seabirds
Orcas that prey on marine mammals sometimes “punt” seals or sea lions high into the air to stun the pinnipeds before meal time. On Saturday in California’s Monterey Bay, one young orca was caught on video practicing its skills on a large seabird. The accompanying
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Here Is the Path Tropical Storm Francine Is Expected to Take
The storm is picking up strength and likely to become a hurricane on Tuesday before making landfall.
- WDSU - New Orleans
Tracking Tropical Storm Francine
Tropical Storm Francine has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane by Wednesday.
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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.
- 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 Canadian Press
Amid the worst drought in Brazil history, wildfires rage and the Amazon falls to a record low level
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress — an area roughly half the size of the U.S.
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Landslides are ripping apart homes in California
California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared an emergency after landslides buckled roads and left hundreds of residents without power in an affluent coastal area.
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Quebec could lose up to $900M with federal decree to protect caribou population
The federal government estimates that an emergency decree to protect Quebec's dwindling population of woodland caribou could cost the province's economy between $670 million and $895 million over 10 years. According to a report by Radio-Canada, Ottawa expects the decree to affect the operations of 53 companies and put 1,400 forestry jobs at risk. It would also affect 28 forest-dependent communities.Those numbers are in an impact analysis report from last month that was produced by Environment Ca
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100 mph wind gusts? Francine could get that strong, hurricane forecasters say.
Thanks in part to unusually warm seawater in the Gulf of Mexico, Francine could even undergo what meteorologists call "rapid intensification."
- Biloxi Sun Herald
Experimental ‘cone of uncertainty’ gets real-time test with Francine. Here’s what’s new
The cone of uncertainty that tracks a hurricane’s path now offers more information for weather watchers. Here are the details.
- The Weather Network
Summer’s grand finale: Saving the best weather for last this weekend in Ontario
It may have taken all summer long, but this weekend -- the last of the season -- looks to feature dry weather and abundant sunshine across southern Ontario
- 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.
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Thunderstorms track across Nova Scotia Tuesday
A trailing trough will spark a line of thunderstorms this afternoon. The storms will initiate around Trunk 10 and track eastward into Cape Breton later tonight. Details with Meteorologist Dylan Kikuta.
- The Conversation
How we discovered a new type of wood - and how it could help fight climate change
Tulip trees were long renowned for their carbon storage. Their unique wood may be responsible.
- The Canadian Press
Peggy's Cove guardians keep visitors safe at beautiful but deadly N.S. tourist site
PEGGY'S COVE — Japneet Singh, a security patroller at Nova Scotia's famed Peggy's Cove — a longtime treasure of Atlantic Canada’s coastline southwest of Halifax — is no stranger to the perils of the sea.
- United Press International
Hurricane Francine continues to gain strength en route to Louisiana landfall
Hurricane Francine was continuing to strengthen early Wednesday as it moved across warm Gulf waters toward Louisiana where it is forecast to make landfall later in the day.