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- Five hurt in Philadelphia-area tornadoby Phil Helsel on July 30, 2021 at 5:13 am
They suffered minor injuries in Bensalem Township in a tornado that destroyed a car dealership and hit a trailer park, police said.
- Map: Track the wildfires in the Westby Nigel Chiwaya and Monica Hersher on July 25, 2021 at 2:18 pm
The Bootleg Fire in Oregon and the Beckwourth Complex Fire in California have burned more than 900 square miles combined.
- Tens of thousands evacuated as typhoon In-fa makes landfall in eastern Chinaby Rhea Mogul and The Associated Press and Reuters on July 25, 2021 at 1:05 pm
Forecasters predicted 10 to 14 inches of rain and wind up to 60 mph.
- China evacuates tens of thousands as storm spreads north, death toll risesby Reuters on July 22, 2021 at 3:02 pm
More cities were inundated and crops destroyed as the severe weather spread northwards, with Xinhua news reporting direct economic losses of $189 million.
- Hospitals turn to macabre — but effective — solution for heat stroke patientsby JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News on July 22, 2021 at 8:30 am
Doctors in Washington state used human body bags filled with ice and water to rapidly cool the sickest patients affected by record heat last month.
- Western wildfire smoke creates fiery sunrise 2,000 miles away in New York Cityby Jeremy Lewan and Kathryn Prociv on July 20, 2021 at 3:13 pm
Wildfires rage across 13 states as smoke swirls across the country creating hazy skies along the Eastern Seaboard from Toronto to Washington, D.C.
- Dangerous conditions for Western wildfires as Oregon blaze grows to the size of Los Angelesby The Associated Press on July 19, 2021 at 11:57 am
Erratic winds and parched Oregon forests added to the dangers for firefighters on Monday as they battled the largest wildfire in the U.S., one of dozens burning across several Western states.
- One dead, others rescued after flash flood in Grand Canyonby Phil Helsel and The Associated Press on July 17, 2021 at 4:47 am
A rafting group was camping on the Colorado River when monsoonal rain hit.
- Two major factors may explain why European flooding turned so deadly so fastby Henry Austin on July 16, 2021 at 8:57 pm
The torrential rain has been called a “1 in 100-year event,” said Kathryn Prociv, a meteorologist for NBC News.
- Map: Heat and drought drive Western wildfiresby Monica Hersher and Nigel Chiwaya on July 16, 2021 at 5:50 pm
June’s record-breaking heatwave was the final ingredient needed for explosive wildfire growth. Fire experts say things could still get much worse.
- 40 dead, dozens missing as floods sweep Germany, western Europeby Carlo Angerer and Chantal Da Silva and The Associated Press and Reuters on July 15, 2021 at 12:52 pm
Storms brought torrential rain that caused rivers to burst their banks and sent torrents of water sweeping through cities and villages in Germany, Belgium and elsewhere across the region.
- West on fire, East under water as climate change fuels extremesby Kathryn Prociv on July 13, 2021 at 2:46 pm
The Bootleg Fire in Oregon will likely become the first 200,000-acre wildfire of 2021. In the East, up to a foot of rain put parts of Pennsylvania under water.
- Death Valley hits 130 degrees as relentless Western heat wave adds fuel to wildfiresby Kathryn Prociv on July 11, 2021 at 6:07 pm
Nearly 30 million people remained under heat alerts Sunday in the West, where at least 10 states were forecast to hit record triple-digit temperatures.
- 2 firefighters killed as Western wildfires intensify in heat waveby Alicia Victoria Lozano and The Associated Press on July 11, 2021 at 3:56 am
They died while responding to the Cedar Basin Fire near the Prescott National Forest: "Our hearts are heavy tonight," the Bureau of Land Management said.
- Dangerous heat wave to bake West, potentially break recordsby Phil Helsel on July 10, 2021 at 5:28 am
The 116-degree high at Las Vegas' airport, which resulted in flights delayed and canceled, was one shy of the city's all-time record of 117.
