By Aya Elamroussi, CNN More than 4 million people remain under heat warnings in parts of the Pacific Northwest as drought conditions could be exacerbated by record high temperatures through the holiday weekend. As of Friday, 93% of the West is experiencing some form of drought. Add the threat of dry thunderstorms for some areas
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By Rebekah Riess, CNN A search has revealed 182 human remains in unmarked graves at the site of another residential school in British Columbia. The Lower Kootenay Band, a member band of the Ktunaxa Nation, has announced that remains were found at the site of the former St. Eugene’s Mission School near the city of
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Canada and US cities in the Northwest have reported their hottest temperatures on record, and more than 52 million people are under a heat warning or advisory from coast to coast. CNN’s Jason Carroll reports.
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Coastal areas in the Pacific Northwest have seen the worst of recent record-breaking heat, but millions in eastern Washington and Oregon are still under heat advisories through the upcoming weekend. Hundreds of deaths have been reported across the Pacific Northwest and Canada amid a heat wave that has also swept through
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By Derek Van Dam and Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologists Tropical Storm Elsa is still several days from potentially nearing Florida — possibly around the site of the deadly condo collapse — as the third storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season to threaten land in the US. “It is too soon to determine what, if
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Elsa is racing toward the WIndward Islands, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall with it. By early next week Elsa will be nearing Florida. CNN meteorologist Chad Myers has the detailed forecast.
Continue Reading Tropical storm Elsa has formed in the Atlantic on the heels of a deadly heatwave. CNN Meteorologist Chad Myers has the details.
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By Dave Alsup and Brisa Colon, CNN The Canadian village that set an all-time national heat record this week has been “devastated” by a fast-moving wildfire that engulfed the small town “within minutes” following an intense heat wave, officials said Thursday. Two people have died from the fire that devastated the small Canadian village of
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN A search has revealed 182 human remains in unmarked graves at the site of another residential school in British Columbia. The Lower Kootenay Band, a member band of the Ktunaxa Nation, has announced that remains were found at the site of the former St. Eugene’s Mission School near the city of
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By Hannah Gard, CNN Skiers and snowboarders pray for snow so they can shred the slopes. Climatologists and hydrologists have an entirely different and more critical reason to cross their fingers for the “white gold.” The West’s historic drought has many impacts, including water shortages, more severe wildfire seasons and unprecedented heat waves, to name
Continue Reading Historic Northwest heat wave linked to dozens of deaths and hundreds of emergency room visits.
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Gard, CNN Skiers and snowboarders pray for snow so they can shred the slopes. Climatologists and hydrologists have an entirely different and more critical reason to cross their fingers for the “white gold.” The West’s historic drought has many impacts, including water shortages, more severe wildfire seasons and unprecedented heat waves, to name
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Facts The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. The areas covered include the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The National Weather Service defines a hurricane as a “tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds
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By Amanda Jackson and Brisa Colon, CNN As the West deals with a historic drought, officials in some cities are banning fireworks to help prevent more wildfires. The pandemic shuttered most of the July 4 celebrations last year as people stayed home to stop the spread of Covid-19. Thanks mostly to vaccinations, restrictions have been
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Tropical Storm Elsa is racing toward the WIndward Islands, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall with it. By early next week Elsa will be nearing Florida. CNN meteorologist Chad Myers has the detailed forecast.
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By Caitlin Hu and Etant Dupain, CNN A bloody wave of shootings, arson and other criminal violence has engulfed parts of Port-au-Prince, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes and trapping others within dangerous areas of the Haitian capital, aid agencies say. Most recently, a series of killings on Tuesday night claimed the lives
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Hu and Etant Dupain, CNN A bloody wave of shootings, arson and other criminal violence has engulfed parts of Port-au-Prince, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes and trapping others within dangerous areas of the Haitian capital, aid agencies say. Most recently, a series of killings on Tuesday night claimed the lives
Continue ReadingBy John Keefe and Rachel Ramirez, CNN An unprecedented, multi-year drought continues to worsen in the West amid a period of record heat and dryness, which scientists say is a clear sign of how the climate crisis is affecting not only the weather, but water supply, food production and electricity generation. Despite some good rainfall
Continue ReadingOpinion by Dana M. Peterson for CNN Business Perspectives As consumer prices rise for food, energy, housing and a number of other goods and services, Americans are feeling the pinch. But lower-income families and retirees on fixed incomes will especially feel their buying power erode — not just in the short-term, but for many years
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Opinion by Dana M. Peterson for CNN Business Perspectives As consumer prices rise for food, energy, housing and a number of other goods and services, Americans are feeling the pinch. But lower-income families and retirees on fixed incomes will especially feel their buying power erode — not just in the short-term, but for many years
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