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Fire-fighters drain out water following heavy rainstorms in Hong Kong, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Rain pouring onto Hong Kong and southern China overnight flooded city streets and some subway stations, halting transportation and forcing schools to close Friday.

2 dead in Hong Kong amid extreme rain and flash floods that also struck southern China

September 8, 2023, 10:44am Nation & World

Heavy rain in Hong Kong and southern China overnight flooded city streets and some subway stations, with hundreds evacuated and two deaths reported in Hong Kong. Read story

Heat hits New England, leading to school closures, early dismissals

September 8, 2023, 10:38am Nation & World

The heat that has gripped much of the nation has seeped into New England, forcing some schools to close or send kids home early on Friday, while the mayor of Boston declared a heat emergency with cooling centers opened around the city. Read story

Floodwaters and mud cover the town of Palamas, after the country's rainstorm record, in Karditsa, Thessaly region, central Greece, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Rescue crews in helicopters and boats are plucking people from houses in central Greece inundated by tons of water and mud after severe rainstorms caused widespread flooding.

The death toll from flooding in central Greece has increased to 10, while 4 others are missing

September 8, 2023, 10:37am Nation & World

The death toll from severe flooding in central Greece rose to 10 people Friday, while another four remained missing, the country's civil protection minister said. Rescue crews in helicopters and boats ferried hundreds of people from inundated villages to safety. Read story

Clouds surround downtown Phoenix at sunset, Sunday, July 30, 2023. The city so far this year has seen 52 days of highs at 110 degrees or over and is expected to hit that mark again on both Saturday, Sept. 9, and Sunday.

Phoenix on track to set heat record over the weekend

September 7, 2023, 3:59pm Living Houseless

Phoenix, already the hottest large city in America, is poised to set yet another heat record this weekend while confirmed heat-associated deaths are on track for a record of their own. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Weather to remain dry with seasonal temperatures

September 7, 2023, 6:01am Clark County News

Here it is today, we have reached the end of the first week of September and with no surprises on the horizon. The weather outlook is rather benign as the main autumn storm track remains across British Columbia. That keeps us dry and temperatures seasonal and the hot stuff stays… Read story

FILE - A cyclist tops a hill on a hot day at sunset, Aug. 20, 2023, in San Antonio. UN weather agency says Earth sweltered through the hottest summer ever as record heat in August capped a brutal, deadly three months in northern hemisphere.

This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say

September 6, 2023, 10:16am Latest News

Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Read story

FILE - Pollution obscures the skyline of downtown as the sun rises over Denver, on Feb. 28, 2019. The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for ground-level ozone -- better known as smog -- despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health.

Environmental Protection Agency delays new ozone pollution standards until after the 2024 election

September 6, 2023, 9:53am Latest News

The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for ground-level ozone — better known as smog — despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health. Read story

FILE - The sun sets on the Great Salt Lake on June 15, 2023, near Magna, Utah. A coalition of environmental organizations sued the state of Utah on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, based on accusations that it is not doing enough make sure enough water gets to the shrinking Great Salt Lake.

The Great Salt Lake is shrinking rapidly and Utah has failed to stop it, a new lawsuit says

September 6, 2023, 9:52am Nation & World

Utah state government officials have pushed the Great Salt Lake to the brink of an ecological collapse by decades of allowing upstream water to be diverted away from the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi River and primarily to farmers growing alfalfa, hay and other crops, says a new… Read story

A damaged house stands over the water after the country's record rainfall in Horto village, Pilion region, central Greece, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Rescue teams in Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria have recovered more bodies following floods after fierce rainstorms.

The death toll from fierce storms and flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria has risen to 13

September 6, 2023, 9:51am Nation & World

The death toll from severe rainstorms that lashed parts of Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria increased to 13 on Wednesday after rescue teams in the three neighboring countries recovered six more bodies. Read story