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FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021 file photo, Flames burn up a tree as part of the Windy Fire in the Trail of 100 Giants grove in Sequoia National Forest, Calif. Northern California wildfires may have killed hundreds of giant sequoias as they swept through groves of the majestic monarchs in the Sierra Nevada, an official said Wednesday.

California fires may have killed hundreds of giant sequoias

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021 file photo, Flames burn up a tree as part of the Windy Fire in the Trail of 100 Giants grove in Sequoia National Forest, Calif. Northern California wildfires may have killed hundreds of giant sequoias as they swept through groves of the majestic monarchs in the Sierra Nevada, an official said Wednesday.

October 8, 2021, 2:45pm Nation & World

Northern California wildfires may have killed hundreds of giant sequoias as they swept through groves of the majestic monarchs in the Sierra Nevada, an official said Wednesday. Read story

FILE - People travel through a torrential downpour caused from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, near Columbus Circle Wednesday Sept. 1, 2021. As weather becomes more extreme and unpredictable caused by climate change, transit officials say that more needs to be done to prepare the East Coast's vital transit systems.

Summer storms were a climate-change wake-up call for subways

FILE - People travel through a torrential downpour caused from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, near Columbus Circle Wednesday Sept. 1, 2021. As weather becomes more extreme and unpredictable caused by climate change, transit officials say that more needs to be done to prepare the East Coast's vital transit systems.

October 7, 2021, 3:00pm Nation & World

When the remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped record-breaking rain on the East Coast this month, staircases into New York City’s subway tunnels turned into waterfalls and train tracks became canals. Read story

Michael Halbert wades through his flooded neighborhood in Pelham, Ala., on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. Parts of Alabama remain under a flash flood watch after a day of high water across the state, with as much as 6 inches of rain covering roads and trapping people.

Alabama swamped, 4 killed in floods from slow-moving front

Michael Halbert wades through his flooded neighborhood in Pelham, Ala., on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. Parts of Alabama remain under a flash flood watch after a day of high water across the state, with as much as 6 inches of rain covering roads and trapping people.

October 7, 2021, 11:40am Nation & World

Terrified drivers climbed out of swamped cars and muddy floodwater flowed through neighborhoods after a stalled weather front drenched Alabama for hours, leaving entire communities under water Thursday and killing at least four people, with still more storms possible. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Get outdoor chores done before rain, wind arrive

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

October 7, 2021, 6:09am Clark County News

We are only a week into the month so far, but the average mean temperature is 3 degrees below normal and rainfall through 5 p.m. Wednesday was at .37 of an inch. That is also above average. Do I dare say a cool and wet month is shaping up? Read story

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

Weather Eye: High temperatures cooling as fall continues to set in

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

October 5, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

Try as we might, even under mostly sunny skies, all we could muster for a high temperature Monday was 68 degrees. Read story

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

Weather Eye: It’s October; be sure to keep that sweatshirt handy

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

October 3, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

September arrived with a warm and dry day but left on a cool and wet day. It seemed like a pleasant month, but we sure had some downpours on those eight rainy days. Read story

Northwest could see cold weather soon

October 2, 2021, 5:56pm Latest News

Soak in those perfectly cool fall temperatures while you can: Forecasters at AccuWeather last week said winter weather could arrive in the Pacific Northwest as early as this month. Read story

Tommy Goodwin walks his dog, Tasha, down a street lined with flood-damaged buildings and piles of debris Sept. 27, 2021, in Waverly, Tenn. After a devastating flood hit Aug. 21, the town of just over 4,000 people faces a dilemma. More than 500 homes and 50 businesses were damaged. That will likely result in massive revenue losses while the city spends millions on cleanup and repairs. If those homes and businesses don't return, the town could die a lingering death. But if they build back along the creek, they could be risking another disaster.

Flooded Tennessee town wrestles with how, where to rebuild

Tommy Goodwin walks his dog, Tasha, down a street lined with flood-damaged buildings and piles of debris Sept. 27, 2021, in Waverly, Tenn. After a devastating flood hit Aug. 21, the town of just over 4,000 people faces a dilemma. More than 500 homes and 50 businesses were damaged. That will likely result in massive revenue losses while the city spends millions on cleanup and repairs. If those homes and businesses don't return, the town could die a lingering death. But if they build back along the creek, they could be risking another disaster.

October 2, 2021, 3:07pm Nation & World

In the 100 years that Jim Traylor’s family had lived in his house in rural Waverly, Tennessee, it hadn’t once flooded. The normally shallow Trace Creek where he had fished and swam as a kid had never crossed the one-lane road that separated it from his home. Read story

KNP Complex Fire triggers flurry of new evacuations in California

October 1, 2021, 9:18pm Nation & World

The KNP Complex Fire tearing through Sequoia National Park triggered a flurry of evacuations Friday morning, as flames — spurred by a drying trend — threatened communities and burned toward more giant sequoias. Read story

Bermuda gets storm watch as Hurricane Sam swirls in Atlantic

September 30, 2021, 8:15am Nation & World

Hurricane Sam was a powerful Category 4 storm again Thursday with forecasters predicting a glancing blow to Bermuda as it spins north in the Atlantic Ocean. A tropical storm watch was issued for the island. Read story