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Storm dumps record rain in Northern California, while US Northeast deals with winter storms

Nov. 23, 2024 11:11 AM EST

HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) — A major storm dropped more snow and record rain in California, causing small landslides and flooding some streets, while on the opposite side of the country blizzard or winter storm warnings were in effect Saturday for areas spanning from the Northeast to central...

People on breathing machines struggle without power after weather disasters

Nov. 23, 2024 10:17 AM EST

HOUSTON (AP) — Kimberly Rubit had one priority in mind as Hurricane Beryl ripped through Houston this summer: her severely disabled daughter. The 63-year-old worked nonstop to prevent Mary, 42, from overheating without air conditioning, water or lights after Beryl knocked out power...

Storm inundates Northern California with rain, heavy snow. Thousands remain in the dark in Seattle

Nov. 22, 2024 22:55 PM EST

HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) — Heavy downpours fell over much of Northern California on Friday, causing small landslides, overflowing a river and flooding some streets, including in parts of San Francisco. Meanwhile tens of thousands of people were still without power in the Seattle area after several...

In a board game, climate experts work to save the world, which diplomats at COP29 try in real life

Nov. 22, 2024 03:46 AM EST

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Activists and experts who are pushing world leaders to save an overheating planet learned it's not so easy, even in a simulated world. The Associated Press brought the board game Daybreak to the United Nations climate negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan....

Storm dumps record rain and heavy snow on Northern California. Many in Seattle still without power

Nov. 22, 2024 00:42 AM EST

FORESTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A major storm moving through Northern California on Thursday dropped heavy snow and record rain, flooding some areas, after killing two people and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands in the Pacific Northwest. Forecasters warned the risk of flash...

What to know about a storm bringing high winds, heavy rain, snow to California and Pacific Northwest

Nov. 21, 2024 17:45 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of the strongest storms on the West Coast in decades knocked out power for thousands of people, unleashed strong winds that toppled trees and left two dead in Washington before making its way through Oregon to Northern California where on Thursday it dropped heavy snow...

'Bomb cyclone' kills 2 and knocks out power to over half a million homes across the US Northwest

Nov. 20, 2024 21:50 PM EST

ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — A major storm battered the U.S. Northwest with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages, closing schools and downing trees that killed at least two people. The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks through Friday, and...

Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says

Nov. 20, 2024 17:56 PM EST

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour) stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found Wednesday. For most of the storms — 40 of them — the extra oomph from warmer oceans made...

'Bomb cyclone' brings high winds and soaking rain to Northern California and Pacific Northwest

Nov. 19, 2024 22:36 PM EST

SEATTLE (AP) — What was expected to be one of the strongest storms in the northwest U.S. in decades arrived Tuesday evening, knocking out power and downing trees across the region. The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks beginning Tuesday and lasting through...

What is a 'bomb cyclone'?

Nov. 19, 2024 17:21 PM EST

A powerful storm is bearing down on the West Coast and bringing with it a scary-sounding weather term - bomb cyclone. Bomb cyclone is a term used by weather enthusiasts to describe a process that meteorologists usually call bombogenesis. It's the rapid intensification of a cyclone in...