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Arizona Community Hits 110 Degrees, Breaking Record

March heat records are falling across the Southwest

(Newser) - A desert community in southwestern Arizona reached 110 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday, breaking a record for the highest March temperature recorded in the United States, the AP reports. The record-setting temperature was recorded just outside Martinez Lake, Arizona, in the Yuma Desert, as a winter heat wave scorched the Southwest,...

California Community Hits 108 Degrees, Tying Record

North Shore ties all-time March temperature record in the US

(Newser) - A tiny desert community in Southern California reached 108 degrees on Wednesday, tying the highest March temperature ever recorded in the US, the AP reports. It came amid a record-breaking winter heat wave in the Southwest that will stretch into the weekend and could produce even higher temperatures. The record—...

It's Getting Wild in the US, Weather-Wise

Blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, and other phenomena are all converging on American cities

(Newser) - Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather, or just about to be. Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii, per the AP . The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over...

6 Dead in Tornado Alley: 'It's Lifting Houses!'

Terrifying videos show powerful twisters after they touched down in Michigan, Oklahoma

(Newser) - Powerful storms that whipped up tornadoes killed at least four people in southern Michigan and two people in eastern Oklahoma on Friday, leaving swaths of damage, including homes reduced to rubble and downed trees and power lines. In Michigan, three people were killed and 12 were injured in the Union...

Weather Service Has Updated How It's IDing Storms

Severe-weather outlook maps will now cover storm intensity, as well as the likelihood of them hitting

(Newser) - Weather maps that once focused on where storms might hit are about to say more about how nasty they could be. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center started this week to tweak its severe weather outlooks to factor in not just the odds of storms, but their potential...

Blizzard Warnings Cascade Across East Coast

Thousands of flights canceled ahead of 'potentially historic' storm

(Newser) - New York City and New Jersey announced travel bans, airlines canceled thousands of flights, and even Broadway shows were canceled Sunday evening as a fierce winter storm bore down on the Northeastern US, prompting blizzard warnings from Maryland to Massachusetts, the AP reports. Snow began falling in New Jersey and...

In Frigid Estonia, an 'Ice Road' Opens Over the Sea

Officials acted to mitigate risks for drivers already crossing over stretch of frozen water in Estonia

(Newser) - Temperatures in northern Europe have been so low that citizens of Estonia can now drive across a 12 1/2-mile stretch of frozen sea linking the country's two main islands. The so-called "ice road" connecting the islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, located in western Estonia between the Baltic Sea...

NC Could See More Snow Than It's Seen in 30 Years

Winter Storm Gianna is set to develop into a nor'easter and a bomb cyclone by Sunday

(Newser) - A fast-strengthening winter storm is set to lash the East Coast this weekend, with forecasters warning of heavy snow, dangerous wind, and coastal flooding from the Carolinas to New England. The system, dubbed Winter Storm Gianna by the Weather Channel , is expected to intensify into a so-called bomb cyclone and...

Forecasters: Storm Could Be as Damaging as Hurricane

More than 8K flights across US have been canceled, with 140M under winter storm warning

(Newser) - More than 8,000 flights across the US set to take off over the weekend have been canceled 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...

2025 Was Earth's 3rd-Hottest Year on Record

Global temperatures now average 1.47 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels

(Newser) - If 2025 felt unusually hot, that's because it was—again. New data from the European Union's Copernicus climate change monitoring service shows last year ranked as the third-warmest on record, with global temperatures continuing a streak that's starting to look less like an anomaly and more like...

Last Time Syracuse Got This Much Snow, Truman Was President

24.2 inches, the 2nd largest snow since records began in 1902, fell short of 1946's 34 inches

(Newser) - Syracuse just pulled off a snow feat it hasn't seen since Harry Truman was president. The National Weather Service says 24.2 inches fell at Hancock International Airport on Tuesday, making it the city's second-biggest single-day snow total since records began in 1902, reports Syracuse.com . It shattered...

1K-Plus Flights Canceled as Winter Weather Mars Holidays

Travel hits a snag in Northeast, Great Lakes regions due to snow

(Newser) - More than a thousand flights were canceled or delayed across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions due to snow as thousands took to US roads and airports during the busy travel period between Christmas and New Year's. As of Saturday morning, New York City had received just under 3...

Hikers Die in Blizzard at Chilean National Park

Victims are from Mexico, Germany, and UK, officials say

(Newser) - A fierce blizzard that packed winds nearing 110mph led to the deaths of five tourists in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile's Patagonia region, officials confirmed Tuesday. The victims, identified as two Mexican nationals, two Germans, and one Brit, were part of a group that went missing amid...

Iceland: Collapse of Atlantic Current a National Security Risk

Government warns disruption could trigger extreme weather, global instability

(Newser) - Iceland has formally classified the possible collapse of a crucial current system in the Atlantic as a national security threat, marking the first time a climate-related event has been treated as an existential risk by the country's government. Climate Minister Johann Pall Johannsson told Reuters the decision puts all...

Southern California's Latest Storm Is a Doozy

Floods, mudslides, even a possible tornado are all risks as state is hit with atmospheric river

(Newser) - Southern California is bracing for the full force of a powerful atmospheric river, with forecasts predicting up to 5 inches of rain in just two days' time in low-lying areas, and even higher totals in the mountains by Sunday. The storm, which first began drenching more northern parts of the...

UN: Climate Funds to Help Poor Nations Are Withering

They decreased between 2022 and 2023

(Newser) - International funding to help developing countries withstand climate disasters is slipping, according to a new United Nations report . Wealthy nations contributed about $26 billion for climate adaptation in 2023—a 7% drop from $28 billion the prior year—making it "unlikely" they'll meet a key pledge to provide...

They Revived NOAA's Database. The Numbers Aren't Great

US has logged 14 billion-dollar disasters in year's first half

(Newser) - In the first six months of this year, extreme weather disasters in the US racked up more than $100 billion in damages, according to a new database from the nonprofit Climate Central that picks up where the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) left off. NOAA had tracked all billion-dollar...

An 'Intense Dance' Is Taking Shape in Waters Off US

Tropical Storm Humberto, other disturbance in Caribbean could interact, shape storm risks for US

(Newser) - Tropical Storm Humberto is churning in the central Atlantic, but all eyes are shifting to a newer system taking shape in the northern Caribbean. That disturbance, temporarily dubbed "Invest 94L," is already bringing heavy rainfall to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Hispaniola (the island housing Haiti...

Massive Typhoon's Winds Jolted Hong Kong Out of Bed

Storm, which has already killed dozens in Taiwan, Philippines, rips through HK, southern China

(Newser) - Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest such storms in years, whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and turned the seas rough along the southern Chinese coast on Wednesday, after leaving deadly destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines. In Taiwan, 17 people died in a flooded township, while...

Dust Storm Engulfs Phoenix
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Aug 26, 2025 10:15 AM CDT

Hey There, Haboob

Dust storm engulfs Phoenix, causing damage to airport

(Newser) - While the party was interrupted in Nevada, Arizona residents were just trying to get home Monday amid a swirling dust storm that brought near-zero visibility to Phoenix. The Arizona Department of Transportation warned of significantly reduced visibility on I-10 and I-17, where flooding resulted from severe thunderstorms trailing the dust...

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