Columbus, OH

The Associated Press

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Holder of one-fifth of the world’s fresh water, the Amazon is beginning the dry season with many of its rivers already at critically low levels, prompting governments to anticipate contingency measures to address issues ranging from disrupted navigation to increasing forest fires. “The Amazon Basin is facing one of the most severe droughts in recent years in 2024, with significant impacts on several member countries,” stated a technical note issued Wednesday by the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, which includes Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. In several rivers in the southwestern Amazon, water...

Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it's happening earlier than expected

California State

Oroville, CA

The Thompson Fire in northern California destroyed over a dozen homes and burned almost 4,000 acres before being recently contained. Firefighters fought the blaze since it erupted in early July and forced as many as 28,000 people to evacuate. What's happening?. More than 1,400 firefighters and personnel from across California...

Thousands evacuate in face of emergency as monstrous fire surges out of control: 'It's going to be a challenge both day and night'

Texas State

Heavy rains from Hurricane Beryl and Tropical Storm Alberto have driven approximately 200 crocodiles into urban areas in Tamaulipas, northern Mexico, near Texas. Authorities have captured and relocated the reptiles, with sightings primarily in Tampico, Ciudad Madero, and Altamira. Increased water levels cause crocodile migration. Karina Lizeth Saldivar, head of...

200 crocodiles crawl into cities in Northern Mexico near Texas after heavy rain

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Arizona State

CBS San Francisco

Temperatures are expected to soar along the U.S. West Coast on Friday and Saturday, the National Weather Service said, warning that "dangerous heat" will likely spread up the West Coast as it intensifies.Forecasters said temperatures will be 15-30 degrees above average for much of the West Coast Friday, and "numerous record-breaking temperatures can be expected through the next few days," the weather service said.Heat watches and warnings are in place across multiple states, including large swaths of California, as well as parts of Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Washington.In parts of California and southern Oregon, temperatures could blast into the triple digits,...

"Dangerous" heat expected to spread up West Coast, break records

Their findings were published in the scientific journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Large wildfires may be generating weather conditions that favor more fires. The author of a new study suggests more prescribed burns might help prevent giant future fires. What's happening?. A new study found that large wildfires are creating...

Scientists uncover concerning impacts of large wildfires: 'It appears these fires are creating their own fire weather'

Prescott Valley, AZ

ABC News

A 6-month-old boy has died after he was left in a hot car in Arizona for about seven hours, authorities said.

2 baby boys die in hot cars in separate states on same day

Polk County, FL

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Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Louisiana State

Baton Rouge, LA

A 6-month-old boy died after being left for hours in a hot car in Louisiana, authorities said.

6-month-old boy dies in hot car after parent forgot to drop him off at day care

Chico, CA

The Mirror US

Evacuation orders have been issued for the area around Chico Regional Airport which is just four miles north of the Californian town of 100,000 residents with alarming pictures showing the wildfire stretching across the horizon

California wildfires spread and mass evacuation ordered as home explodes in park fire

Los Angeles Times

In India and China, torrential rains and mudslides have killed more than 250 people in the last week.

Rain-related disasters have killed more than 250 in a devastating week across Asia

The Atlantic

Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. For two years, the fire gods cut California a break. The winter rains came down heavy and brought the state’s yearslong drought to an end. Plants started growing again. Grasses were green. The poppies bloomed larger than normal. For awhile, living here meant seeing the place’s better nature—going outside and exploring the mountains and lakes and vineyards without thinking of breathing in toxic smoke plumes. The apocalyptic scenes of 2020 and 2021 receded like a bad dream; any worries about fire were a problem of the past, or the future.

California’s Fire Luck Just Ran Out

Orange County, CA

Corcoran, CA

NewSantaAna

CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the July 28, 2024, death of an incarcerated person at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility as a homicide.

Pimp arrested in Orange County killed by an inmate at a state prison

WNBA star Brittney Griner, who spent 10 months detained in Russia in 2022, is speaking out about the release of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan.

Brittney Griner's wife shares advice with families of newly released Americans

In addition to fatalities, the mudslides were also extremely devastating for the area's croplands, causing concern about economic losses. Two deadly landslides killed at least 229 people in Ethiopia in late July. They mark the latest additions in what is becoming an increasingly worrisome pattern of purportedly climate-fueled weather events in the region.

At least 229 dead after heavy rains trigger landslides: 'They had no clue that the land they were standing on was about to swallow them'

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea on Thursday offered to send aid supplies to North Korea to help the country recover from heavy rains and floods that submerged thousands of homes and huge swaths of farmland. It’s unclear whether North Korea would accept South Korea’s proposal for help. Animosity between...

South Korea offers humanitarian aid to flood-hit North Korea

BEIJING -- The death toll has risen to 38 from the partial collapse of a highway bridge that plunged two dozen vehicles into a rushing river two weeks ago, China's state broadcaster CCTV reported Friday evening, while a separate tunnel collapse and landslides in southwestern Sichuan province in the early morning Saturday have killed at least two.

Death toll from bridge collapse in China's Shaanxi province raised to 38

North Carolina State

Durham, NC

A North Carolina man has been arrested after he struck a Lowe's store employee with a sledgehammer and stole a drill set box.

Man arrested after allegedly striking Lowe's employee on head with sledgehammer

Friday, July 26: Mumbai is once again confronting torrential rains that evoke memories of the devastating floods which crippled the city exactly 19 years ago (July 26, 2005). The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)’s Santacruz observatory already recorded an astonishing 1,564 mm of rainfall this month, nearing last July’s total of 1,771 mm. For context, Mumbai’s average annual rainfall is around 2000 mm, meaning the city has already received about 78% of its yearly rainfall in just one month.

Mumbai's Transport Crumbles as Waterlogging Follows 78% of Annual Rainfall in One Month; Echoes 2005 Floods

The Standard

A man from India has lost nearly 100 loved ones from his village in deadly landslides as hundreds of rescue workers continue searching for missing bodies.Some 300 rescue workers searched through mud and debris on Wednesday as the death toll from multiple landslides in Southern India had risen to 166.Landslides occurred in Kerala following torrential rains triggering torrents of mud and water that swept through tea estates and villages.Rescue workers have continued to make their way carefully through slush and rocks, under steady rain, and have returned 77 bodies to families. However, many are still lost.A UAE expat from Kerala...

Man loses 100 loved ones as India landslides wipe out his entire village

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In Mexico City, women water harvesters help make up for drought and dicey public water system

MEXICO CITY -- Gliding above her neighborhood in a cable car on a recent morning, Sonia Estefanía Palacios Díaz scanned a sea of blue and black...

In Mexico City, women water harvesters help make up for drought and dicey public water system

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