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Hurricane Erin Bounces Through Categories, Keeps Forecasters Guessing
Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane on Sunday, with its outer bands lashing the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. As forecasters warned of a growing risk of life-threatening surf and rip ...
Heat-Related Deaths Affect Construction Workers More Than Other Industries
Workers in the construction industry represented more than a third of all workplace heat-related deaths in 2023 and 2022, according to a report from the Center for Construction Research and Training ...
Texas AG Launches Probe into Xcel Energy, Other Utilities Connected to Wildfires
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into several utility companies connected to the Smokehouse Creek and Windy Deuce Fires, his office said on Friday. The office issued ...
Gas Valve Failure During Routine Maintenance Work May Have Led to Fatal Explosion
Preparations for a routine maintenance task may have led to an explosion at a U.S. Steel coal-processing plant near Pittsburgh that left two dead and sent 10 to hospitals, the company said Friday. ...
First Hurricane of the Season to Bring Rain, Flooding, and Rip Tides to US
The first hurricane of the Atlantic season is on track to bring heavy rain and potential flooding to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, according to the National Hurricane Center. With the potential ...
New River Barriers Prevented Severe Flood Damage From Alaska Glacier
New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska's capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented widespread damage after an ice dam at the nearby Mendenhall Glacier ...
Forecasters Expect Brief La Nina in Fall 2025
A brief period of La Nina conditions is favored in the fall and early winter 2025-26 before reverting to El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center said on ...
Riskiest Places to Drive Over Labor Day Holiday Weekend: Allstate
Speeding increases over Labor Day weekend, according to new insights from Allstate's safe driving program, Drivewise. The insurer's analysis focuses on American driving habits: from speeding and hard ...