Hurricane Lee, now very large, is raising wind and surf dangers along the East Coast
As of early Tuesday afternoon, Lee was packing 115 mph winds and moving west-northwest at a virtual crawl of just 6 mph.
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Hurricane Lee is forecast to push dangerous surf along the East Coast
The powerful Category 3 storm is restrengthening as it moves northwest, but currently poses no immediate threat to people on land, according to the National Hurricane Center.
This summer was the hottest on record across the Northern Hemisphere, the U.N. says
The world's oceans were the hottest ever recorded, while Antarctica continued to set records for low amounts of sea ice, the World Meteorological Organization said.
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Hurricane Hilary prompts flood watch from Mexico to north of Los Angeles
Hurricane Hilary continues her march toward Baja California, and people on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are getting ready for projected heavy rains and flooding.
Biden rolled out some new measures to respond to extreme heat as temperatures soar
On a very hot day in Washington, President Biden met with mayors from two cities grappling with extreme heat, announcing some new measures to try to help workers deal with the issue.
Last month was the coolest June in 26 years in NC
The average daily high temperature in the state last month was 71 degrees, making it the state’s coolest June since 1997.
As seas get hotter, South Florida gets slammed by an ocean heat wave
A dramatic increase in ocean temperatures around South Florida in early July caught scientists off-guard. They're now rushing to help struggling coral on the only inshore reef in the continental U.S.
California wants to store floodwaters underground. It's harder than it sounds
Even during epic floods, California is trying to prepare for the next drought by capturing water from this year's epic winter storms.