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Scientists puzzled by hurricane season that’s unexpectedly mild

September 10, 2022, 6:00am Nation & World

What is normally rush hour is approaching for the Atlantic hurricane season, but so far the tropical storm traffic has been eerily unimpressive, despite all those ominous forecasts. Read story

Charcoal BBQs prohibited in Battle Ground

September 9, 2022, 8:11pm Clark County News Free

This weekend’s extreme fire danger has prompted a temporary ban on charcoal barbecues in Battle Ground. The ban, announced Friday night, adds to a ban issued Thursday on recreational fires. Propane grills are still OK. The ban is in effect until further notice; all of Clark County is under a… Read story

Helicopter crash into Merrill Lake closes campground

September 9, 2022, 3:46pm Clark County News

Merrill Lake Campground is closed to the public until further notice after a helicopter used for firefighting crashed into the lake Wednesday. Read story

A dog rides through the Foresthill community in Placer County, Calif., as the Mosquito Fire burns on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.

Storm’s fierce winds complicate California wildfire fight

A dog rides through the Foresthill community in Placer County, Calif., as the Mosquito Fire burns on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.

September 9, 2022, 3:00pm Latest News

A tropical storm nearing Southern California on Friday brought fierce mountain winds, high humidity, rain and the threat of flooding to a region already dealing with wildfires and an extraordinary heat wave that has stressed the electrical grid. Read story

A tree with yellow and brown leaves, center, stands near a statue Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Concord, Mass. This summer's drought is expected to cause a patchy array of fall color in the leaf-peeping haven of New England. Experts predict that it will be more spread out this year with some trees changing earlier or even browning and dropping leaves because of the drought.

Spotty fall colors likely in New England amid drought

A tree with yellow and brown leaves, center, stands near a statue Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Concord, Mass. This summer's drought is expected to cause a patchy array of fall color in the leaf-peeping haven of New England. Experts predict that it will be more spread out this year with some trees changing earlier or even browning and dropping leaves because of the drought.

September 9, 2022, 2:45pm Nation & World

This summer’s drought is expected to cause a patchy array of fall color starting earlier in the leaf-peeping haven of New England while the autumn colors are likely to be muted and not last as long in the drought- and heat-stricken areas of the south. Read story

FILE - Workers continue to repair the power system after flames from the Beachie Creek Fire burned through Fishermen's Bend Recreation in Mill City, Ore., on Sept. 13, 2020. Oregon utilities began shutting down power to thousands of customers on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, as dry easterly winds swept into the region, raising the risk of wildfire danger. Portland General Electric halted power in the Columbia River Gorge and around Mount Hood and a second power company was poised to do the same Friday.

Oregon utilities shut power amid high dry winds, fire danger

FILE - Workers continue to repair the power system after flames from the Beachie Creek Fire burned through Fishermen's Bend Recreation in Mill City, Ore., on Sept. 13, 2020. Oregon utilities began shutting down power to thousands of customers on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, as dry easterly winds swept into the region, raising the risk of wildfire danger. Portland General Electric halted power in the Columbia River Gorge and around Mount Hood and a second power company was poised to do the same Friday.

September 9, 2022, 1:27pm Latest News

Oregon utilities began shutting down power to thousands of customers on Friday as dry easterly winds swept into the region in a bid to lessen the risk of wildfires in extremely dry and hot conditions. Read story

Victims of heavy flooding from monsoon rains wait to receive relief aid from the Pakistani Army in the Qambar Shahdadkot district of Sindh Province, Pakistan, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the world for help for cash-strapped Pakistan after arriving in the country Friday to see the climate-induced devastation from months of deadly record floods.

UN chief asks world for ‘massive’ help in flood-hit Pakistan

Victims of heavy flooding from monsoon rains wait to receive relief aid from the Pakistani Army in the Qambar Shahdadkot district of Sindh Province, Pakistan, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the world for help for cash-strapped Pakistan after arriving in the country Friday to see the climate-induced devastation from months of deadly record floods.

September 9, 2022, 9:01am Nation & World

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that the world owes impoverished Pakistan “massive” help in recovering from the summer’s devastating floods because the country bears less blame than many other nations for climate change, which experts say contributed to the deluge. Read story

A hot dry summer has prompted burn bans around Southwest Washington as winds are driving wildfire concerns.

Clark County under Red Flag Warning for wildfire danger, says NWS Portland

A hot dry summer has prompted burn bans around Southwest Washington as winds are driving wildfire concerns.

September 8, 2022, 10:29am Clark County News Free

The Clark County Fire Marshal’s Office issued a recreational burn ban, effective Friday, ahead of a weekend weather system officials warn poses severe wildfire danger. Read story

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers transfer an earthquake affected villager through a damaged mountain road near Moxi Town of Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The death toll in this week's earthquake in western China has jumped to more than dozen with plenty still missing, the government reported Wednesday, as frustration rose with uncompromising COVID-19 lockdown measures that prevented residents from leaving their buildings after the shaking.

Heavy rain after deadly China quake complicates recovery

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers transfer an earthquake affected villager through a damaged mountain road near Moxi Town of Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The death toll in this week's earthquake in western China has jumped to more than dozen with plenty still missing, the government reported Wednesday, as frustration rose with uncompromising COVID-19 lockdown measures that prevented residents from leaving their buildings after the shaking.

September 8, 2022, 9:24am Nation & World

Heavy rains are complicating earthquake recovery efforts in southwestern China, where the death toll from Monday’s disaster has risen to 82. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Despite heat, signs of autumn are creeping in

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

September 8, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

Signs of autumn are showing up everywhere around the county. Many of the neighborhood ornamental maple trees are turning brilliant red near the treetops. Our old friend the woolly bear caterpillar can be seen lazily strolling across the wooded pathways and walking trails. The nights are longer, and the streetlights… Read story