September 10, 2024, 11:37am Nation & World
The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to turbocharge climate change, a new study finds. Read story
September 10, 2024, 10:49am Nation & World
The death toll from Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent rain that triggered floods and landslides climbed to 87 on Tuesday as 70 others remain missing and hundreds were injured, state media said. Read story
September 10, 2024, 9:54am Latest News
Tropical Storm Francine churned in extremely warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico with increasing strength and was expected to reach hurricane status Tuesday before making landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday. Read story
September 10, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News
Oh my, those azure skies Monday were amazing to look at after days and days with smoky, yellowish gray hues. I can see so clearly now I almost feel like I’m in a different place. Nope, westerly winds aloft have pushed all that smoke and haze away and we settle… Read story
September 9, 2024, 9:11am Latest News
Tropical Storm Francine formed Monday off the coast of Mexico and was expected to drench the Texas coast with up to a foot of rain before coming ashore in Louisiana Wednesday night as a hurricane. Read story
September 8, 2024, 1:04pm Latest News
A tropical disturbance in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico was expected to bring significant rainfall to parts of Texas and Louisiana this week and could quickly develop into a stronger storm, including a hurricane, the National Weather Service says. Read story
September 7, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News
Friday as I wrote this column, I saw a memory of mine on social media where I remarked, “It is noon, and it is a blooming 86 degrees already.” That was Sept. 6, 2014 and it went on to reach 95 degrees that day. We had four days of 90… Read story
September 6, 2024, 12:43pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
As Vancouver Fire Engine 1 drove the streets of downtown Vancouver on Thursday afternoon, its crew remarked on the emptiness of the usually bustling sidewalks. Read story
September 6, 2024, 8:09am Nation & World
A powerful typhoon made landfall on the Chinese tropical vacation island of Hainan Friday after it swept south of Hong Kong, bringing many aspects of life in the region to a halt and forcing about a million people in the country’s south to leave their homes. Read story
September 5, 2024, 9:38am Clark County Health Free
Elevated levels of ozone pollution — otherwise known as smog — have prompted the Southwest Clean Air Agency and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to issue an air quality advisory for the Portland-Vancouver and Salem, Ore., areas. The advisory is expected to remain in effect until 8 p.m. Friday. Read story
