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Flood Warnings as Southeast Australia Lashed by Heavy Rain

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) –Flood warnings were issued, thousands of homes lost power and a man was missing as heavy rain lashed southeast Australia on Thursday. Rivers across Australia’s most populous states, New South Wales and Victoria, and the island state …

Search for Victims Done, Florida Coast Aims for Ian Recovery

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — An army of 42,000 utility workers has restored electricity to more than 2.5 million businesses and homes in Florida since Hurricane Ian’s onslaught, and Brenda Palmer’s place is among them. By the government’s count, she …

In Ian’s Wake, Florida Residents Endure Slow Wait for Power

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Nearly a week after Hurricane Ian smashed into Florida and carved a path of destruction into the Carolinas, hundreds of thousands of people faced another warm day without electricity Tuesday as rescuers pressed on with …

Texas Proposes Rules to Ready Natgas Industry for Weather Emergencies

The Texas Railroad Commission, which oversees the state’s oil and natural gas industries, approved a proposed weatherization rule to help protect Texans during emergencies that could occur any time of the year. The proposed rule is the latest in a …

Texas Power Use to Hit Record as Temperatures Soar

Power demand in Texas is set to break the all-time record this week, far ahead of the hottest days of summer, testing the resilience of the power grid after generation issues earlier this year and days-long blackout during a deep …

Megadrought Threatens California Power Blackouts This Summer

The historic drought that’s choked off rivers and reservoirs from the Rocky Mountains to the California coast is threatening to strain power grids this summer, raising the specter of blackouts and forcing the region to rely on more fossil fuels. …

Storms Batter Aging Power Grid as Climate Disasters Spread

Power outages from severe weather have doubled over the past two decades across the U.S., as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms that cripple broad segments of the nation’s aging electrical grid, according to an Associated Press analysis of …

Residents Clear Trees, Assess Damage from Southern Storms

PEMBROKE, Ga. (AP) — Southerners were clearing trees from roads and buildings as weather forecasters planned to survey damage from several possible tornadoes in Georgia and South Carolina, but said that effort could be interrupted by the potential for more …

Thousands Lose Power in Spring Pacific Northwest Wind Storm

SEATTLE (AP) — Nearly 30,000 customers lost power during a storm bringing high winds and rain including some thunderstorms to areas of the Pacific Northwest Monday. Puget Sound Energy reported more than 260 outages Monday affecting over 21,000 customers in …

Louisiana Sends National Guard to Tornado Disaster Area

ARABI, La. (AP) — A tornado that menaced New Orleans flipped a schoolbus, ripped off rooftops and deposited a house with a family inside onto the middle of Prosperity Street. Two people were killed as the storm front blew across …