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Weather & Climate

FILE - Several abandoned vehicles sit in flood waters caused by Hurricane Matthew at the intersection of John and Benton streets in Goldsboro, N.C., Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. Nearly six years after extreme rainfall and flooding from Hurricane Matthew damaged many North Carolina homes, some homeowners are still left waiting on repairs. A new bipartisan General Assembly committee tasked with investigating the delays holds its first meeting Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, on the four-year anniversary of when Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina.

Pandemic, labor shortage keep hurricane victims in limbo

FILE - Several abandoned vehicles sit in flood waters caused by Hurricane Matthew at the intersection of John and Benton streets in Goldsboro, N.C., Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. Nearly six years after extreme rainfall and flooding from Hurricane Matthew damaged many North Carolina homes, some homeowners are still left waiting on repairs. A new bipartisan General Assembly committee tasked with investigating the delays holds its first meeting Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, on the four-year anniversary of when Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina.

September 18, 2022, 10:18am Latest News

Nearly six years after flood damage from Hurricane Matthew displaced Thad Artis from his home in Goldsboro, North Carolina, he has still not been placed in permanent housing. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Week ahead looks dry, with cooler highs

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

September 18, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

We talked about that weather system dropping down our coastline in Thursday’s column. That is exactly what it is doing. We had a few impulses of moisture that tried to make it inland Friday and Saturday but officially got only a trace in Vancouver. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Fall, pumpkin spice weather is nearly here

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

September 15, 2022, 6:16am Clark County News

Are you ready for a taste of fall? I know most of you would welcome a little rain and cooler temperatures to go along with your pumpkin spice beverages. Our highs have lowered into the 70s. As more clouds arrive Friday and Saturday, we may remain in the 60s. Read story

People ride scooter in the rain ahead of the approaching Typhoon Muifa in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.

Typhoon Muifa makes landfall on China islands

People ride scooter in the rain ahead of the approaching Typhoon Muifa in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.

September 14, 2022, 4:18pm Nation & World

A strong typhoon made landfall on a group of Chinese islands on Wednesday as it headed toward the metropolis of Shanghai. Read story

This Monday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2022, image released by Caltrans District 8 shows mudslides that closed part of Highway SR-38 in the San Bernardino Mountains, Calif. The mud flows and flash flooding occurred in parts of the San Bernardino Mountains where there are burn scars, areas where there's little vegetation to hold the soil, from the 2020 wildfires.

Rains, mudslides prompt Southern California evacuations

This Monday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2022, image released by Caltrans District 8 shows mudslides that closed part of Highway SR-38 in the San Bernardino Mountains, Calif. The mud flows and flash flooding occurred in parts of the San Bernardino Mountains where there are burn scars, areas where there's little vegetation to hold the soil, from the 2020 wildfires.

September 13, 2022, 10:22am Latest News

Thousands of residents were under evacuation and shelter-in-place orders early Tuesday after heavy rains unleashed mudslides in a mountain area east of Los Angeles that burned two years ago, sending boulders and other debris across roads. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Plenty of early fall weather with sunshine to come

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

September 13, 2022, 6:02am Clark County News

No doubt about it, the seasons are changing. We will enjoy cooler weather this week with some clouds at times and highs in the 70s. Fine with me. Extended forecast charts still indicate an increasing chance of rain showers arriving over the upcoming weekend. Hopefully so, we need it. Any… Read story

FILE - Climate activist Vanessa Nakate, second right, and other activists engage in a 'Show US The Money' protest at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 8, 2021. From drought to cyclones and sea level rise, the cost of damage caused by climate change in Africa will only get higher as the world warms, stirring concerns from activists and officials about how to pay for it.

As cost of climate change rises, UN urges compensation

FILE - Climate activist Vanessa Nakate, second right, and other activists engage in a 'Show US The Money' protest at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 8, 2021. From drought to cyclones and sea level rise, the cost of damage caused by climate change in Africa will only get higher as the world warms, stirring concerns from activists and officials about how to pay for it.

September 12, 2022, 12:14pm Nation & World

From drought to floods and sea level rise, the cost of damage caused by climate change will only get higher as the world warms, sparking concerns from both top officials and activists about how to pay for it. Read story

FILE - Victims of flooding from monsoon rains carry belongings salvaged from their flooded home in the Dadu district of Sindh Province, of Pakistan, Sept. 9, 2022. Ten years ago scientists warned the world about how climate change would amplify extreme weather disasters. There are now deadly floods, oppressive heat waves, killer storms, devastating droughts and what scientists call unprecedented extremes as predicted in 2012.

‘Clairvoyant’ 2012 climate report warned of extreme weather

FILE - Victims of flooding from monsoon rains carry belongings salvaged from their flooded home in the Dadu district of Sindh Province, of Pakistan, Sept. 9, 2022. Ten years ago scientists warned the world about how climate change would amplify extreme weather disasters. There are now deadly floods, oppressive heat waves, killer storms, devastating droughts and what scientists call unprecedented extremes as predicted in 2012.

September 12, 2022, 10:17am Nation & World

Record high temperatures in urban Europe as heat waves bake the planet more often. Devastating floods, some in poorer unprepared areas. Increasing destruction from hurricanes. Drought and famine in poorer parts of Africa as dry spells worsen across the globe. Wild weather worldwide getting stronger and more frequent, resulting “in… Read story

A helicopter provides air support for fighting the Bolt Creek Fire in Washington state on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022.

Weather helps firefighters but unleashes floods

A helicopter provides air support for fighting the Bolt Creek Fire in Washington state on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022.

September 12, 2022, 9:54am Latest News

Calmer weather in Northern California helped firefighters battle a smoky wildfire threatening thousands of mountain homes on Monday, while remnants of last week’s Pacific hurricane continued to produce thunderstorms that caused flash flooding in the southern part of the state, where crews made headway against another huge blaze. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: No indication of 90-degree weather in the week ahead

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

September 11, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

The east winds were right on schedule Friday, along with expected smoke from fires to our east and southeast. However, the winds were so strong on the downslopes of the Cascades that they literally exploded fires, and we received tons of smoke. It wasn’t all high-level smoke, either; much of… Read story