The Independent

 A huge wall of forest fires is raging out of control on the fringes of Athens, forcing hundreds of residents to flee. Strong winds across the country are reigniting fires and the Greek capital has been left under a haze of smoke and ash. Power cuts were reported in several parts of the city.The main wildfire was racing through pine forests left tinder-dry by repeated heatwaves this summer.Authorities were faced with “an exceptionally dangerous fire, which we have been fighting for more than 20 hours under dramatic circumstances”, climate crisis and civil protection minister Vassilis Kikilias said mid-morning on...

Greek wildfires spread on edge of Athens as map reveals evacuated areas

NBC News

ATHENS, Greece — Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes around the Greek capital, as firefighters battled Tuesday to contain the country's worst wildfire so far this year and European Union members raced to send support. As the deadly inferno raged for a third day, flames...

'Never seen a fire like this': Thousands flee around Athens as Greece battles major wildfire

The East Attica Fire burning near Greece’s capital city of Athens triggered the evacuation of thousands across the region. The fire started burning Sunday near the northeast city of Marathon before rapidly spreading southward toward Athens overnight, according to the Hellenic Republic’s Ministry for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection.

Wildfire near Athens triggers evacuation warnings for +500,000 residents

 A massive wildfire tearing through northern Athens forced the evacuation of thousands of people on Sunday as flames soared up to 25m in height.The fire service called for the evacuation of several towns near the capital city, including the historic Marathon, and emergency services were working round the clock to ensure the safety of local people.Homes were burning in Varnavas and Grammatiko and firefighters were evacuating people trapped in a convoy of vehicles trying to flee the area.The situation was exacerbated by winds of 39-46mph, which caused the fire to spread “like lightning”. “The village was surrounded in no...

Greece wildfires force thousands to flee historic site and popular tourist towns

New York City, NY

Gone is the bullhorn. Instead, New York City emergency management officials have turned high-tech, using drones to warn residents about potential threatening weather.

New Yorkers are warned from the skies about impending danger from storms as city deploys drones

TheDailyBeast

Although Doug Emhoff went to Paris to lead the U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games’ closing ceremony, he found the time to squeeze in some conversations with some world leaders, many of whom had a message to share with him, he said. “I cannot tell you,” Emoff told a Washington Post reporter less than a day into his trip, “how many leaders here have already whispered to me: ‘Thank you. You need to win.’” Emhoff, the Second Gentleman and aspiring first First Gentleman, had a packed schedule over last week’s trip. In addition to taking in Team USA’s basketball victory...

What Doug Emhoff Says World Leaders Whispered to Him in Paris

A slow-moving frontal boundary will drop south across the region today and tomorrow, triggering showers and storms today and an area of rain on Tuesday. This boundary extends west to east roughly across Lake Ontario this morning. An area of rain and storms over Canada has moved out over the northern waters of Lake Ontario. This area of precipitation is expected to stay out over the lake until it passes east of the Finger Lakes.

Thunderstorms expected this afternoon and evening

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

Tomás Treschanski is still four years away from turning thirty, yet he has already traveled the world, cooked alongside renowned chefs, and opened his own restaurant, Trescha, in his hometown. But it doesn’t stop there; his flagship restaurant, barely a year old, has become a benchmark for fine dining in Buenos Aires, has been awarded a Michelin star, and he has even been honored with the Young Chef Award 2024 – he is the youngest chef in the Americas to receive it. What might take many gastronomists several decades – or they might never achieve – this young man from Saavedra has accomplished by the age of 26.

Interview with Tomás Treschanski: “Trescha is my life”

It is expected that the rain will begin by late Monday. Rainfall totals of 4 to 6 inches will be widespread, with up to 10 inches in parts of the island. The National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Monday morning. The...

Tropical storm Ernesto set to hit Puerto Rico: Warnings in effect, potential for heavy rain and strong winds

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Several theme parks across the country closed this week as a powerful and deadly storm made its way through the East Coast of the United States. Theme Parks Close Their Doors as Deadly Storm Ravages Through East Coast. Tropical Storm Debby is forecasted to strike South Carolina early Thursday before...

Theme Parks Across the Country Shut Down as Deadly Storms Leave Path of Devastation

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Jacksonville Today

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

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AccuWeather

A hurricane watch has been issued for part of Florida as a strengthening tropical system, soon to become Tropical Storm Debby, approaches the state over the weekend. Tropical Depression Four is forecast to strengthen while moving northward along the Florida Peninsula's Gulf coast this weekend, spreading rain, gusty winds and severe thunderstorms slowly northward. AccuWeather meteorologists warn that not only may the feature become a hurricane, but it may also later stall along the southeastern United States coast next week.

Upcoming tropical storm has Florida, southeast US on alert

 Deadly wildfires that raged just miles from the centre of Athens appeared to have slowed down on Tuesday morning, but with a warning that they could pick back up at any time.The fire left at least one person dead and triggered evacuations as strong swirling winds hampered the efforts  of firefighters and water-dropping planes.The fire department said shortly after midnight that firefighters found a body in a burnt building in the suburb of Vrilissia, local media report the body is that of a woman. Some residents were reported to have refused to leave their homes as flames grew.A...

Tourists in Athens return to the streets after night of deadly wildfires just miles away

UPI News

Greek authorities battling wildfires threatening the capital, Athens, ordered people in seven northern suburbs and a children's hospital to evacuate.

Greek capital on high alert as forest fire flames as high as 80 feet approach Athens

USA TODAY

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for most of the state ahead of what could be the first major storm of the hurricane season.

Hurricane forecasters say strengthening storm is aimed at Florida

The Guardian

Eighty-eight soldiers had been seconded in the battle to contain blazes with firefighting efforts

Greece has brought in the army to help extinguish fires raging out of control in eastern Attica – as it happened

You wait ages for a Yorkshire-set folk-horror dripping with grief and dread, and then two come along at once. First, there was The Moor, a melancholy, subtly supernatural tale of grief and dread set in motion by the death of a young boy; Starve Acre, however... well, same but it’s the ’70s and has bigger stars.

Starve Acre

Greece on Sunday ordered thousands of people to evacuate as firefighters battled a spate of wildfires, and experts warned of more extreme weather to come next week. The authorities ordered residents of the historic town of Marathon 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of Athens to evacuate towards the beach town of Nea Makri because of a wildfire burning since Sunday afternoon.

Greece orders thousands to evacuate as wildfires rage

Los Angeles Times

In Greece, a major fire is burning out of control in north Athens suburbs, triggering evacuations as swirling winds hamper firefighters' work.

Greece on high alert as 'exceptionally dangerous' wildfire is out of control on Athens' fringes

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Is it safe to travel to Athens? What Greece wildfires mean for your trip

While plenty of us will be headed to Greece for our summer holiday this year, an ongoing heatwave is throwing plans into disarray. Extreme high temperatures...

Is it safe to travel to Athens? What Greece wildfires mean for your trip

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