Weather

Forecasters are predicting a calmer Atlantic Hurricane season this year, thanks to a unique climate pattern that scientists call El Niño.

According to the governor’s office, Polis verbally issued the declaration in response to the wildfire, which is estimated at 57,356 acres and 19 percent contained.

As of Tuesday evening, 187 personnel, 34 engines, four helicopters, four dozers, three water tenders and four crews were assigned to the fire.

More than 373,000 homes and businesses were ‌without power as of Monday due to extreme weather conditions across several areas ‌of the United States, according to data ⁠from PowerOutage.us.

Heavy rain has already triggered flooding in parts of New York City, Philadelphia, and New Jersey on Monday as multiple rounds of storms swept through the region, breaking the heat wave that gripped much of the area last week.

Cities experiencing record highs include Washington; Baltimore;  Raleigh, North Carolina; Norfolk, Virginia; and Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday over a tiny U.S. territorial island in the western Pacific near Guam, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain to the Northern Mariana Islands.

New Jersey officials said Saturday that they began seeing what they believe are heat-related deaths as early as Thursday with most occurring in the central and northern parts of the state.

U.S. power grid operator PJM, the nation's largest covering much of the East Coast and Midwest, on Friday ordered customers in emergency electricity-reduction programs to curb their use, as it battled generator outages, overloaded transmission lines and surging air-conditioning demand during a prolonged heat wave.

The DOE invoked Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act to avert a looming grid crisis by temporarily suspending environmental laws and air quality permits so that power plants can boost electricity supply.

As of Thursday afternoon, it was 98 degrees Fahrenheit in New York City and Boston, and 100 degrees in Philadelphia.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says officials have been preparing for the celebrations for months across all levels of government.

Temperatures in numerous places will exceed 100 degrees, forecasters said.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals states that cats and dogs should have continuous access to fresh water and shade in the summer heat but don't add ice cubes.

Officials are urging caution for the Fourth of July.

The Department of Energy (DOE) ‌on Tuesday declared an emergency across the nation's largest power ‌grid, citing soaring demand and supply ⁠risks as extreme heat grips the region.

First responders rescued hundreds of people, including a group of young campers and counselors trapped when floodwaters washed away roads in Missouri.

A woman was found dead in Missouri on Saturday after heavy rainfall battered parts of the state the previous day, forcing numerous emergency rescues and evacuations, including at a summer camp with more than 200 children.

Flash flooding from days of intense storms overwhelmed parts of Missouri, forcing an emergency declaration as forecasters warned more heavy rain was still to come.

Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a declaration on July 9 after severe storms triggered flash-flooding across Northern Lower Michigan on June 29.

Forecasters are predicting a calmer Atlantic Hurricane season this year, thanks to a unique climate pattern that scientists call El Niño.

According to the governor’s office, Polis verbally issued the declaration in response to the wildfire, which is estimated at 57,356 acres and 19 percent contained.

As of Tuesday evening, 187 personnel, 34 engines, four helicopters, four dozers, three water tenders and four crews were assigned to the fire.

More than 373,000 homes and businesses were ‌without power as of Monday due to extreme weather conditions across several areas ‌of the United States, according to data ⁠from PowerOutage.us.

Heavy rain has already triggered flooding in parts of New York City, Philadelphia, and New Jersey on Monday as multiple rounds of storms swept through the region, breaking the heat wave that gripped much of the area last week.

Cities experiencing record highs include Washington; Baltimore;  Raleigh, North Carolina; Norfolk, Virginia; and Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday over a tiny U.S. territorial island in the western Pacific near Guam, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain to the Northern Mariana Islands.

New Jersey officials said Saturday that they began seeing what they believe are heat-related deaths as early as Thursday with most occurring in the central and northern parts of the state.

U.S. power grid operator PJM, the nation's largest covering much of the East Coast and Midwest, on Friday ordered customers in emergency electricity-reduction programs to curb their use, as it battled generator outages, overloaded transmission lines and surging air-conditioning demand during a prolonged heat wave.

The DOE invoked Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act to avert a looming grid crisis by temporarily suspending environmental laws and air quality permits so that power plants can boost electricity supply.

As of Thursday afternoon, it was 98 degrees Fahrenheit in New York City and Boston, and 100 degrees in Philadelphia.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says officials have been preparing for the celebrations for months across all levels of government.

Temperatures in numerous places will exceed 100 degrees, forecasters said.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals states that cats and dogs should have continuous access to fresh water and shade in the summer heat but don't add ice cubes.

Officials are urging caution for the Fourth of July.

The Department of Energy (DOE) ‌on Tuesday declared an emergency across the nation's largest power ‌grid, citing soaring demand and supply ⁠risks as extreme heat grips the region.