SAN FRANCISCO – Residents of highly populated areas in California are being urged to exercise caution around fire sources as several factors combine to dramatically increase the risk of blazes Monday – and even more so later in the week.…
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Hurricane season still swirling: Rafael could threaten US later this week
As Americans focus their attention on Tuesday’s election, weather experts are keeping a close eye on a low-pressure system in the western Caribbean that figures to impact the U.S. later this week, though to what extent remains uncertain. Tap below…
How Hurricane Oscar fooled forecasters, became smallest on record
Hurricane Oscar, now downgraded to a tropical storm over Cuba, was the smallest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, meteorologists said Monday. When the storm formed on Saturday, hurricane hunters found the extent of Oscar’s hurricane wind field was only…
Owner of ‘Trooper,’ dog abandoned amid Hurricane Milton, now faces felony animal cruelty
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Tuesday said the owner of an abandoned dog now known as “Trooper,” who captured hearts during Hurricane Milton, was identified and will face prosecution for aggravated animal cruelty. Tap below to read the report from Kyla A…
Hurricane Milton batters Florida’s west coast with hurricanes, home destruction
TAMPA, Fla. – Milton slammed into Florida’s already storm-blasted west coast Wednesday evening as a Category 3 hurricane threatening huge swaths of Tampa Bay, Sarasota and regions still reeling from the destruction of Helene. Tap below to read the reports…