Weather News
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Residents allowed home as US blaze contained
(AFP)
AFP - Residents were allowed to return to their homes in parts of a wildfire-stricken area of Colorado on Thursday, as fire chiefs said they were making progress containing the blaze. -
Strengthening La Nina could mean more hurricanes
(AP)
AP - The La Nina climate phenomenon is strengthening, increasing the likelihood an active hurricane season could get even busier. -
Texas authorities seek 4 missing after floods
(AP)
AP - Authorities in the San Antonio area searched Thursday for a man who drove into a flooded road, making him the fourth person swept away by floodwaters from the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine.
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La Nina to raise Gulf storm risk as it strengthens
(Reuters)
Reuters - A La Nina weather anomaly became stronger in August and the phenomenon could spark a rash of late-season storms that could menace the energy-rich Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center said on Thursday. -
Tropical Storm Igor drifting north in the Atlantic
(AP)
AP - Tropical Storm Igor is drifting in the Atlantic off the coast of Africa near the Cape Verde Islands. -
The nation's weather
(AP)
AP - Tropical Depression Hermine was expected to continue producing significant rainfall as it lifted northward into southern Kansas on Thursday. -
Devastating Mexico flooding to worsen: state governor
(AFP)
AFP - Floods that have affected almost one million people in the south and east of Mexico will likely worsen after the opening of a dam and predictions of more rain, a state governor said Wednesday. -
Tropical Storm Igor strengthens in the Atlantic
(AP)
AP - Tropical Storm Igor is growing a bit stronger in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa near the Cape Verde Islands.
