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Weather & Climate

Lightning strikes Inland Northwest 650 times in overnight storm

July 14, 2022, 7:39am Northwest

Stormy conditions rocked the Inland Northwest early Wednesday morning, bringing thunder and rain to Eastern Washington and the Idaho Panhandle. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Exceptional summer weather will continue for now

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

July 14, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

We are about halfway through July and the weather forecast this week continues to show typical summer weather on the horizon. It goes like this: Mid-80s today and Friday, near 80 on Saturday and Sunday; mid-80s again Monday through Wednesday except near 90 degrees on Tuesday if the winds cooperate.… Read story

A firefighting airplane drops its load on a forest fire raging in the village of Casal da Quinta, outside Leiria, central Portugal, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Hundreds of firefighters in Portugal continue to battle fires in the center of the country that forced the evacuation of dozens of people from their homes mostly in villages around Santarem, Leiria and Pombal.

Spate of wildfires scorches parts of Europe amid heat wave

A firefighting airplane drops its load on a forest fire raging in the village of Casal da Quinta, outside Leiria, central Portugal, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Hundreds of firefighters in Portugal continue to battle fires in the center of the country that forced the evacuation of dozens of people from their homes mostly in villages around Santarem, Leiria and Pombal.

July 13, 2022, 8:11am Nation & World

A spate of wildfires is scorching parts of Europe, with firefighters battling blazes in Portugal, Spain and southern France on Wednesday amid an unusual heat wave that authorities are linking to climate change. Read story

A CalFire firefighter puts water on a tree as a backfire burns along Wawona Road during g the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park, Calif.

Yosemite wildfire grows, but giant sequoias remain protected

A CalFire firefighter puts water on a tree as a backfire burns along Wawona Road during g the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park, Calif.

July 12, 2022, 9:27am Nation & World

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire on the edge of a grove of California's giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park grew overnight but remained partially contained Tuesday. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Get out and enjoy lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer

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

July 12, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

Was it hot enough for you Monday? In Vancouver it reached 90 degrees early in the afternoon and it topped out as of 5 p.m. at 95 degrees, which for once was the forecast high temperature. That was also our first 90 degree high this month. Read story

In this image released by the National Park Service, smoke rises from the Washburn Fire near the lower portion of the Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Calif., Friday, July 8, 2022. Part of Yosemite National Park has been closed as a wildfire quintupled in size near a grove of California's famous giant sequoia trees, officials said.

California heat builds as crews protect Yosemite sequoias

In this image released by the National Park Service, smoke rises from the Washburn Fire near the lower portion of the Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Calif., Friday, July 8, 2022. Part of Yosemite National Park has been closed as a wildfire quintupled in size near a grove of California's famous giant sequoia trees, officials said.

July 11, 2022, 9:26am Nation & World

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A heat wave was developing in California on Monday but winds were light as firefighters battled a wildfire that poses a threat to a grove of giant sequoias and a small community in Yosemite National Park. Read story

Disturbance expected to emerge near US Gulf Coast, forecasters say

July 11, 2022, 9:11am Nation & World

Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center are monitoring an area of low pressure that could develop just offshore of the U.S. Gulf Coast. Read story

Amid heat, power grid operator asks Texans to conserve electricity on Monday afternoon

July 11, 2022, 9:02am Nation & World

The operator of the major power grid in Texas asked people in the state to conserve electricity on Monday during a period when it expects a record high demand. Read story

A firefighter protects a sequoia tree as the Washburn Fire burns in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Friday, July 8, 2022.

Yosemite wildfire threatens grove of iconic sequoia trees

A firefighter protects a sequoia tree as the Washburn Fire burns in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Friday, July 8, 2022.

July 11, 2022, 7:46am Latest News

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park remained closed Saturday as firefighters battled a blaze that threatened the gathering of the iconic trees and forced hundreds of campers to evacuate. Read story

Kayakers taking their gear out of the water are dwarfed by a white bathtub ring around Echo Bay in Lake Mead.

Lake Mead’s receding waters reveal sunken WWII-era boat

Kayakers taking their gear out of the water are dwarfed by a white bathtub ring around Echo Bay in Lake Mead.

July 11, 2022, 6:03am Nation & World

In recent months, falling water levels at Lake Mead have revealed multiple bodies, including the skeletal remains of a probable homicide victim found in a barrel, and sunken pleasure boats. Read story