September 12, 2023, 4:05pm Latest News
Hurricane Lee’s long-awaited turn in the Atlantic to start moving north — away from Florida — is expected to happen as early as Wednesday. Then the Category 3 storm should start running parallel to the U.S. east coast, while accelerating and growing wider, according to the National Hurricane Center. Read story
September 12, 2023, 1:25pm Nation & World
Heavy rainfall flooded parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with two communities declaring a state of emergency as water poured into homes, creating moats around their foundations and leading to boat rescues of residents. Concern about a dam listed in poor condition led to more evacuations. Read story
September 12, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News
Here is the update on any upcoming hot weather I promised in last weekend’s column. It now appears we will get a slight offshore breeze later in the week coupled with higher pressure that will enable us to possibly log in a couple of 90-degree days. Technically it is still… Read story
September 11, 2023, 11:57am Latest News
Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that swept away entire neighborhoods and wrecked homes in multiple coastal towns in the east of the North African nation. As many as 2,000 people were feared dead, one of the country's leaders said Monday. Read story
September 11, 2023, 11:54am Latest News
The deadly firestorm in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia’s watery storm surge helped push the United States to a record for the number of weather disasters that cost $1 billion or more. And there’s still four months to go on what’s looking more like a calendar of calamities. Read story
September 11, 2023, 10:12am Nation & World
Hurricane Lee whipped up waves of more than 15 feet on Monday as the Category 3 storm cranked through open waters just north of the Caribbean region. Read story
September 11, 2023, 6:29am Nation & World
Tropical Storm Hilary’s historic rains are great news for wildflower lovers — if you’re into shy desert blooms like the arcing spikes of fringed amaranth (Amaranthus fimbriatus), pops of purple from trailing windmills (Allionia incarnata) or golden, odiferous clumps of cinchweed (Pectis papposa). Read story
September 9, 2023, 6:05am Nation & World
Small farms with natural landscape features such as shade trees, hedgerows and tracts of intact forest provide a refuge for some tropical bird populations, according to an 18-year study in Costa Rica. Read story
September 9, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News
We have entered a pleasant early-fall pattern, with a couple of days in the 80s and a couple of days in the 70s, and then back and forth once again. Sounds good to me. Read story
September 8, 2023, 10:45am Nation & World
Hurricane Lee charged through warm Atlantic waters on Friday and threatened to unleash heavy swells across the northeast Caribbean. It became the season’s first Category 5 storm before weakening slightly. Read story
