7 First Alert Forecast 5 p.m. Update, Friday, October 22
7 First Alert Forecast 5 p.m. Update, Friday, October 22
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USA TODAYA 'monster' coming this weekend: Bomb cyclone, atmospheric river to blast western US
A series of potent storms is poised to deliver torrents of rain and feet of snow across California and the West over the next few days.
- USA TODAY
NOAA's winter weather outlook: Above-average temperatures in South and East, thanks to La Niña
Above-average temperatures are predicted across the South and most of the eastern U.S.. It will be wet in the Pacific Northwest, dry in the Southwest.
- LA Times
Category 5 atmospheric river takes aim at Northern California with series of strong storms
A significant storm is expected in Central and Northern California on Thursday night, with an even stronger system arriving Sunday.
- The Weather Network
One strong storm peaks in B.C., another already setting up behind it
Welcome to fall on the West Coast! No end in sight to the storm parade across British Columbia, with heavy rain to persist through the end of October.
- KFSN – Fresno
Storm to move through Central CA this week. What to expect
An atmospheric river will move into the Valley this week. ABC30 Meteorologist Madeline Evans is tracking when rainfall will hit Central California.
- The Weather Network
With five weeks left to hurricane season, where did all the hurricanes go?
The hurricane season started with a vengeance and then, things quieted down. A lot.
- Reuters
New Zealand's Ardern keeps going as earthquake disrupts live event
New Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, paused briefly as an earthquake rattled the capital Wellington on Friday while she was addressing the nation in a coronavirus briefing, but then continued speaking. Wellington and nearby areas were shaken by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake with the epicentre 35 km (21.75 miles) south-west of Taumarunui in central North Island, according to Geonet. She told reporters at the end of the event that Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson, who was also on the stage, was not entirely convinced it was an earthquake and wondered if it was just strong wind blowing.
- Miami Herald
Some Keys roads will flood by 2025 due to sea rise. Fixing them could cost $750 million
As the staggering price tag of elevating roads in the Florida Keys comes into focus, where exactly all that cash will come from remains unclear.
- LA Times
Magnitude 2.4 earthquake felt in South Los Angeles
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake occurred in South Los Angeles on Thursday morning.
- The Weather Network
Bumpy ride ahead for an 'unprecedented' storm coming to B.C. this weekend
Just as one potent system winds down, the next is already lined up for B.C. with more significant rain and strong winds forecast through the weekend.
- USA TODAY
One of the world's deadliest snakes found in shipping container sent from India
A British wildlife hospital received a call from a local stonemasonry firm about a long, spotted snake they found in a shipping container from India.
- People
Rare Snow Leopard Cub Born at English Big Cat Sanctuary and He's 'Full of Attitude'
The Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent, England, recently announced the birth of a baby snow leopard at their facility on Sept. 15 and now wants help naming the new cub
- Associated Press
Fire that threatened Lake Tahoe region is now 100% contained
The fire, which scorched more than 346 square miles (896 square kilometers) of the Sierra Nevada and burned hundreds of homes, reached the milestone late Wednesday, according to a report from firefighting officials. Storms this week covered the western side of the fire in snow, rain fell on the eastern side and stronger storms are expected throughout this week.
- Associated Press
Maine environment groups sue to protect last Atlantic salmon
A group of environmental organizations filed court papers Thursday to try to halt operations at Maine dams to protect salmon. Atlantic salmon are listed as endangered by the federal government. The conservation groups want a judge to stop or curtail the operations at four dams on the lower Kennebec River to help the fish.
- Raleigh News and Observer
Watch as dozens of sharks engage in feeding frenzy off North Carolina’s Surf City pier
The sharks were spinners and blacknose.
- The Conversation
Extreme rain heads for California's burn scars, raising the risk of mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like
A firefighter checks homes after a mudslide that killed 23 people in Montecito, Calif., in 2018. Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesTwo powerful storm systems known as atmospheric rivers are heading for northern California and Oregon, a region in the midst of an historic drought. While the storms will bring much-needed water to a parched region and should significantly lower the wildfire risk, they also bring dangerous new flood and mudslide risks, particularly in areas recovering fr
- BBC
Contrails: How tweaking flight plans can help the climate
Why experts say cutting contrails costs less than $1bn a year but may be worth so much more.
- Reuters
Four dead as hurricane-force winds batter Poland
Four people were killed and 18 injured in a storm that battered Poland with hurricane-force winds on Thursday night, authorities said, damaging properties and felling trees across western and central areas of the country. Fire services reported more than 10,000 incidents and 930 buildings were damaged, private broadcaster TVN24 reported, with the western region of Lubuskie and the central Lodzkie region hardest hit. "The storm was terrible, it broke the sheet metal and took it from one part of the roof to the other side of the house," Krzysztof Kolczynski, whose house in the village of Maszkowice in central Poland was damaged in the storm, told TVN24.
- Idaho Statesman
A 4-year-old grizzly using ‘bold behavior’ to get food was euthanized at Grand Teton
“This behavior caused the bear to pose a threat to human safety,” park rangers said.
- Kansas City Star
In a hurry to tidy the garden for winter? Here’s why that may do more harm than good
Experts used to recommend removing plant debris at the end of the season. That’s changed.