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Weather & Climate

Subtropical Storm Teresa forms as Hurricane Sam strengthens

September 24, 2021, 2:52pm Nation & World

Subtropical Storm Teresa formed Friday north of Bermuda as Hurricane Sam intensified farther south in the Atlantic. Read story

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

Weather Eye: It might be fall, but summerlike days still ahead

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

September 23, 2021, 6:08am Clark County News

Our summerlike weather continues with warming temperatures today and especially Friday, when highs will be back in the mid-80s. The warmest so far in September was a pair of 88-degree highs on Sept. 4 and 8. Seems funny to write summerlike now that we are actually in autumn. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Dry, mild weather will greet this week’s arrival of autumn

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

September 21, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

Can you believe that this is the last full day of summer? And it will feel like it as our highs are forecast to reach the low 80s. After the heavy rains over the weekend, summer felt like it was long past, didn’t it? Read story

A helicopter drops water on the Windy Fire burning in the Trail of 100 Giants grove of Sequoia National Forest, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021.

4 famous giant trees unharmed by Sequoia National Park fire

A helicopter drops water on the Windy Fire burning in the Trail of 100 Giants grove of Sequoia National Forest, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021.

September 20, 2021, 10:25am Latest News

Four famous giant sequoias were not harmed by a wildfire that reached the edge of Giant Forest in California’s Sequoia National Park, authorities said. Read story

Sand that blew off farmers' fields is piled up in a ditch outside Lingo, N.M., near the Texas-New Mexico border on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging farmers in a "Dust Bowl zone" that includes parts of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado to establish and preserve grasslands to prevent wind erosion as the area becomes increasingly dry.

Farmers in ‘Dust Bowl Zone’ adapt to lack of water

Sand that blew off farmers' fields is piled up in a ditch outside Lingo, N.M., near the Texas-New Mexico border on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging farmers in a "Dust Bowl zone" that includes parts of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado to establish and preserve grasslands to prevent wind erosion as the area becomes increasingly dry.

September 20, 2021, 6:05am Life

For decades, the Texas Panhandle was green with cotton, corn and wheat. Wells drew a thousand gallons a minute from the seemingly bottomless Ogallala aquifer, allowing farmers to thrive despite frequent dry spells and summer heat. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Rain was fun while it lasted; drier week lies ahead

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

September 19, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

On Monday, we will think about our rainstorm over the weekend and surmise that it was fun while it lasted. But now we are past it. Read story

Tropical Storm Odette moves away from U.S.

September 18, 2021, 2:47pm Nation & World

Tropical Storm Odette, which formed Friday evening off the mid-Atlantic coast, is forecast to bring strong winds to the northeast U.S. and Canada as a post-tropical cyclone later Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said. Read story

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, a man rides his bike across Canal Street, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in the French Quarter of New Orleans.

After Ida: Mounting trash, rising anger in New Orleans

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, a man rides his bike across Canal Street, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in the French Quarter of New Orleans.

September 18, 2021, 6:06am Nation & World

Garbage and debris are piling up along many New Orleans streets almost three weeks after Hurricane Ida pounded southeast Louisiana as residents react with increasing anger and, in some cases, dark humor. Read story

Tropical Storm Odette forms off mid-Atlantic coast

September 17, 2021, 3:05pm Nation & World

Tropical Storm Odette formed off the mid-Atlantic coast Friday and is expected to weaken Saturday night as it approaches eastern Canada. Read story

Tropical Storms Peter and Odette could form this weekend as Atlantic Ocean is packed with three disturbances

September 17, 2021, 11:10am Nation & World

It’s just past the peak of hurricane season, and the tropics are teeming with activity as forecasters are monitoring three disturbances, two with high chances of becoming tropical depressions by this weekend. Read story