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WEATHER ALERT

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The EPA is allowing the sale of cheaper, higher-ethanol E15 gasoline across the US this summer

Read full article: The EPA is allowing the sale of cheaper, higher-ethanol E15 gasoline across the US this summer

The Environmental Protection Agency says consumers across the U.S. will still be able to buy cheaper E15 gasoline this summer.

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Snow, ice and strong winds make for dangerous conditions in upper Midwest

Read full article: Snow, ice and strong winds make for dangerous conditions in upper Midwest

A fast-moving winter storm brought snow, ice, strong winds and bitter cold to much of the upper Midwest, snarling traffic in the Twin Cities and forcing the North Dakota officials to shut down an interstate highway.

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Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US

Read full article: Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US

It's as if Mother Nature shut off the rain faucet in the United States in October.

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Analyzing the top takeaways from the Vance-Walz vice presidential candidate debate

Read full article: Analyzing the top takeaways from the Vance-Walz vice presidential candidate debate

News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton and political analyst Daniel Cronrath discussed the biggest takeaways from the debate.

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โ€˜Short cornโ€™ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate

Read full article: โ€˜Short cornโ€™ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate

Taking a country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone.

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Midwestern carbon dioxide pipeline project gets approval in Iowa, but still has a long way to go

Read full article: Midwestern carbon dioxide pipeline project gets approval in Iowa, but still has a long way to go

Iowa regulators have approved a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline for transporting emissions of the climate-warming greenhouse gas for storage underground.

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Whatโ€™s causing the devastating flooding in the Midwest?

Read full article: Whatโ€™s causing the devastating flooding in the Midwest?

Heavy rains have caused record-setting flooding in parts of Iowa and South Dakota.

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Millions swelter as temperatures soar across the US, while floodwaters inundate the Midwest

Read full article: Millions swelter as temperatures soar across the US, while floodwaters inundate the Midwest

Millions of Americans sweated through yet another scorching day, while floodwaters forced evacuations in parts of the Midwest, including a town in Iowa whose own water-level gauge was submerged.

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Scorching temperatures, humidity making life miserable for millions from Midwest to Maine

Read full article: Scorching temperatures, humidity making life miserable for millions from Midwest to Maine

A blistering heat wave stretching from the Midwest to the tip of Maine is leaving millions of people sweltering through the Juneteenth holiday.

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New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating

Read full article: New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating

Top scientists calculate that the rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023 with 92% of last yearโ€™s surprising record-shattering heat caused by humans.

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Watch as tornado touches down in small town

Read full article: Watch as tornado touches down in small town

Tornado touched down in Centreville, Michigan.

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Eclipse weather forecast: Clouds could spoil view along much of the path

Read full article: Eclipse weather forecast: Clouds could spoil view along much of the path

Clouds may spoil the view for many eclipse watchers.

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What to know about next week's total solar eclipse in the US, Mexico and Canada

Read full article: What to know about next week's total solar eclipse in the US, Mexico and Canada

North America is on the verge of another masking of the sun during a total solar eclipse.

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Meteorologists say this year's warm winter provided key ingredient for Midwest killer tornadoes

Read full article: Meteorologists say this year's warm winter provided key ingredient for Midwest killer tornadoes

Tornado experts say the winterโ€™s record warmth provided the key ingredient for a Midwest outbreak of deadly tornadoes and damaging gorilla hail that hit parts of the Midwest Wednesday and Thursday.

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Record warmth possible as temps rise to summer-like levels

Read full article: Record warmth possible as temps rise to summer-like levels

Temperatures are above average and below average depending on where you are!

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Sprawling storms wallop US with tornado reports, damage and heavy snow, closing roads and schools

Read full article: Sprawling storms wallop US with tornado reports, damage and heavy snow, closing roads and schools

A sprawling storm has hit the South with high winds and tornado warnings that blew roofs off homes, flipped over campers and tossed about furniture in Florida.

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Sprawling storm wallops Florida, beyond with tornado reports, damage and heavy snow, closing roads and schools

Read full article: Sprawling storm wallops Florida, beyond with tornado reports, damage and heavy snow, closing roads and schools

A sprawling storm has hit the South with high winds and tornado warnings that blew roofs off homes, flipped over campers and tossed about furniture in Florida.

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Major Navigator CO2 pipeline project is on hold while the company reevaluates the route in 5 states

Read full article: Major Navigator CO2 pipeline project is on hold while the company reevaluates the route in 5 states

One of the two biggest proposed carbon dioxide pipeline projects in the Midwest is being put on hold so the company can reevaluate the route.

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Low Mississippi River limits barges just as farmers want to move their crops downriver

Read full article: Low Mississippi River limits barges just as farmers want to move their crops downriver

A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads as shipping costs soar.

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Expect a hot, smoky summer in much of America. Here's why you'd better get used to it

Read full article: Expect a hot, smoky summer in much of America. Here's why you'd better get used to it

Forecasters say the only break much of America can hope for anytime soon from eye-watering dangerous smoke from fire-struck Canada is brief bouts of shirt-soaking sweltering heat and humidity from a southern heat wave that has already proven deadly.

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EPA allows gasoline with higher ethanol blend during summer

Read full article: EPA allows gasoline with higher ethanol blend during summer

Fuel stations throughout the country will be able to sell gasoline blended with 15% ethanol during the summer under an emergency waiver issued by the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Powerful storm system slamming parts of Midwest and Southeast

Read full article: Powerful storm system slamming parts of Midwest and Southeast

A large and intense storm system is rolling across the Midwest and Southeast, bringing tornadoes, flooding rains and even heavy snow to the region.

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Huge winter storm to severely impact holiday travel

Read full article: Huge winter storm to severely impact holiday travel

A massive winter storm is taking aim at the eastern United States, producing blizzard conditions and snarling road and air traffic during the busy holiday stretch.

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Brain-eating amoeba suspected in 2nd Midwest death

Read full article: Brain-eating amoeba suspected in 2nd Midwest death

Health officials say a child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in the Elkhorn River in eastern Nebraska on Sunday.

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Machinists at 3 Boeing defense plants ratify new contract

Read full article: Machinists at 3 Boeing defense plants ratify new contract

Workers in three Boeing factories in the Midwest have a new contract, and Boeing is averting the threat of a strike.

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Which were chosen to host the 2026 World Cup? Breaking down the process, candidates

Read full article: Which were chosen to host the 2026 World Cup? Breaking down the process, candidates

FIFA, the worldโ€™s governing body of soccer and organizer of the World Cup, will announce the host cities for the 2026 World Cup during a 5 p.m. ET event in New York City.

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Major winter storm: South braces for big blast of snow, ice

Read full article: Major winter storm: South braces for big blast of snow, ice

Forecasts of snow and ice as far south as Georgia have put much of the Southeast on an emergency preparedness footing as shoppers strip store shelves of supplies and road crews treat highways ahead of an approaching weekend storm.

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Donโ€™t forget your pets in your familyโ€™s emergency preparedness plan

Read full article: Donโ€™t forget your pets in your familyโ€™s emergency preparedness plan

Our pets are part of our families. They are our four-legged kids. And just like establishing an emergency plan for your human family, you should develop one for your pets as well.

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Snow and cold in the Midwest? Is it actually April 21?

Read full article: Snow and cold in the Midwest? Is it actually April 21?

With cold weather hitting the Midwest, you might be wondering if itโ€™s actually April. The answer, of course, is yes.

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The Latest: Appleby cleared to play for Florida

Read full article: The Latest: Appleby cleared to play for Florida

(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)The Latest on the second round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):___7:45 p.m.Florida guard Tyree Appleby has been cleared to play and was in the starting lineup for No. 1 seed in the second round for a third time, joining the 2000 team against Arizona and the 2017 squad against Villanova. Sister Jean Delores Schmidt gave an inspirational pregame prayer to her Loyola Chicago team before the eighth-seeded Ramblers met top-seeded Illinois in Sundayโ€™s second round. UCLA and Abilene Christian face off Monday, assuring that at least one double-digit seed will reach the Sweet 16. This is the first time four teams seeded 13th or worse made it to the second round.

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Nothing to sneeze at: Global warming triggers earlier pollen

Read full article: Nothing to sneeze at: Global warming triggers earlier pollen

In this undated photo provided by Atlanta Allergy & Asthma, Dr. Stanley Fineman looks through a microscope at Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Center in Atlanta to examine the pollen. Just look at cherry blossoms opening several days earlier in Japan and Washington, D.C., he said. The South and southern Midwest are getting pollen season about 1.3 days earlier each year, while itโ€™s coming about 1.1 days earlier in the West, he said. The northern Midwest is getting allergy season about 0.65 days earlier per year, and itโ€™s coming 0.33 days earlier a year in the Southeast. But since the 2000s, about 65% of earlier pollen seasons can be blamed on warming, he said.

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Surging virus cases get a shrug in many Midwestern towns

Read full article: Surging virus cases get a shrug in many Midwestern towns

It's not that people in Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa and elsewhere don't realize their states are leading the nation in new cases per capita. โ€œThey donโ€™t think itโ€™s real," she said. Like most people, Jay Stibbe, 52, of Fargo, North Dakota, said he and his family are respectful of COVID-19 protocols and wear masks where required. However, Stibbe said he doesnโ€™t see enough โ€œconcrete informationโ€ about the virus to stop him from going about his normal life, even though North Dakota leads the nation in the number of virus cases per capita. ___Associated Press writers David Pitt in Des Moines, Iowa, and Dave Kolpack in Fargo, North Dakota, contributed to this story.

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GOP governors in spiking states strain for silver linings

Read full article: GOP governors in spiking states strain for silver linings

But that's not the message coming from a number of Republican governors in the region, who are working to find silver linings in the ominous health data as outbreaks surge in their states. North Dakota's governor has called his state's test positivity rate an achievement, even though its rate of new cases tops the nation. Kim Reynolds, however, has defended the state's decision to reopen bars and send students back into classrooms without masks required. Some governors are even pushing back against Trump's own advisers for giving blunter assessments of their states' situations. Hutchinson has continued resisting calls to roll back some of the state's reopening, saying he's relying more on personal responsibility.

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Cristobal remnants bring thunderstorms, flooding to Midwest

Read full article: Cristobal remnants bring thunderstorms, flooding to Midwest

Erin Shaw, left, and Brittany Schanzbach stand near crashing waves near the seawall of Lake Pontchartrain from a storm surge in New Orleans, Sunday, June 7, 2020, as Tropical Storm Cristobal approaches the Louisiana Coast. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)MILWAUKEE The remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal were moving out of the Midwest on Wednesday and into Canada, with gusty winds and heavy rain leaving behind flooding in Wisconsin, Missouri and Iowa. Scattered severe thunderstorms were possible Wednesday from Ohio and Michigan into parts of the Northeast, forecasters said. In western Wisconsin, the rain from remnants of Cristobal washed out portions of some roads. Cristobal's remnants moved into the Midwest after lashing the South.

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US home construction drops 30.2% in April as virus rages

Read full article: US home construction drops 30.2% in April as virus rages

The Commerce Department said Tuesday that ground breakings plummeted 30.2% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 891,000. Construction of single-family homes dropped 25.4% to an annual rate of 650,000. Housing starts dropped 43.6% in the Northeast, 14.9% in the Midwest, 26% in the South and 43.4% in the West. Commerce reported a 8.1% drop in the completion of homes under construction, which means many are being left half built. Building permits for new housing dropped 20.8% to an annual rate of 1.07 million.

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Arctic conditions blamed for at least four deaths

Read full article: Arctic conditions blamed for at least four deaths

Arctic air has been moving across the eastern two-thirds of the United States, bringing snow from the Midwest to the Northeast. NEW YORK - Arctic conditions are to blame for at least four deaths, and the weather is only expected to get worse for much of the country. Arctic air has been moving across the eastern two-thirds of the United States, bringing snow from the Midwest to the Northeast. By Thursday morning, the Mid-Atlantic region to Maine could see even more record cold temperatures, according to CNN meteorologist Michael Guy. Across the Northeast, more than 70 schools in Vermont, New Hampshire and New York state canceled classes due to the snow, according to Vermont Public Radio.

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Flood watches stretch from Mexico to Michigan

Read full article: Flood watches stretch from Mexico to Michigan

Nearly 18 million people are under flood watches or warnings stretching from the Mexican border to almost the Canadian border in Michigan. A slow-moving stationary front across the center of the country will continue to drift east over the region through Wednesday night. "This is the dividing line between the cold air in the West and the warm air in the South," said CNN Meteorologist Dave Hennen. The most torrential rain today is expected in the Midwest, where 2 to 4 inches of rain could fall over a widespread area. Rainfall across the US is being enhanced by the moisture from Tropical Depression Narda on the western coast of Mexico.

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Rare bee loses 96% of its population

Read full article: Rare bee loses 96% of its population

Researchers fight to bring the rare rusty patched bumblebee back from the brink of extinction. HAMPTON, Ill. - A research team in the Quad Cities is fighting to bring a native bumblebee back from the brink of extinction. Fish and Wildlife Service has a list of plants the rusty patched bumblebee likes to feed off of. They're also studying the bee population and documenting how it changes over the years. He hopes the population of the rusty patched bumblebee found at Niabi Zoo earlier this start a new colony at Illiniwek.

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Part of South grapples with dangerous heat wave

Read full article: Part of South grapples with dangerous heat wave

The heat index soared to 121 degrees by late afternoon in Clarksdale, Mississippi; and to 119 degrees in West Memphis, Arkansas, the weather service reported. In Alabama, the temperature hit 100 degrees with a heat index of 106 degrees by mid-afternoon in Birmingham, the states largest city. More of the same is in store for Tuesday, when heat and humidity will again make for dangerous heat indexes over a wide area. The region hardest-hit by the heat wave could experience many more days each year when the heat index soars as the effects of climate change increase, scientists say. Southern states would feel the brunt of increasingly dangerous heat in coming years, said Astrid Caldas, one of the studys authors.

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Heat wave finally coming to an end

Read full article: Heat wave finally coming to an end

From the Midwest to the East, a widespread heat wave poses potential dangers for more than 130 million Americans. NEW YORK - The brutal heat wave that engulfed more than half of the country, left tens of thousands without power and resulted in two deaths is finally coming to an end. Excessive heat watchAbout 195.7 million people were under an excessive heat watch or warning or a heat advisory Friday, according to the National Weather Service with alerts stretching from New Mexico to Maine. Buchanan tells CNN his department responded to 64 heat-related calls since the heat wave began on Thursday. Earlier this week Maryland officials announced four heat-related deaths between the July 3 and 15 but these were unrelated to the current heat wave.

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Same heat Sunday, cold front coming soon

Read full article: Same heat Sunday, cold front coming soon

Much of the East Coast is experiencing abnormally high temperatures with highs expected over 100 degrees by the weekend. A cold front moving through the Midwest will reach the East Coast by Monday, bringing heavy rain and cooler air, according to CNN Meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. This week's high temperatures prompted cities across the US to open cooling centers, issue safety instructions to residents and cancel many outdoor events. One death has been attributed to the high temperatures: Former NFL player Mitch Petrus, 32, died of a heat stroke after working outside Thursday during a heat advisory in Arkansas, officials said. While temperatures on the East Coast and Midwest may sink down to the 70s on Monday, Sunday still has some heat in store.

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Police ask residents to hold off on crime until after heat wave

Read full article: Police ask residents to hold off on crime until after heat wave

From the Midwest to the East, a widespread heat wave poses potential dangers for more than 130 million Americans. The Braintree Police Department asked the community to put a pin in crime until the heat wave passes in a Facebook post Friday. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for parts of the eastern United States, including Braintree in eastern Massachusetts. In the post, the department suggested everyone wait out the heat wave indoors and suspend the illegal stuff until things cool down. According to the post, Braintree police are just finishing up the second season of "Stranger Things."

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Dangerous heat wave to scorch much of US

Read full article: Dangerous heat wave to scorch much of US

From the Midwest to the East, a widespread heat wave poses potential dangers for more than 130 million Americans. The-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.

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Half of US will see 95+-degree temps over next 7 days

Read full article: Half of US will see 95+-degree temps over next 7 days

joe Raedle/Getty Images(CNN) - Nearly half of the US population will see temperatures of at least 95 degrees over the next seven days, according to meteorologists. More than 70 million people are under heat watches, warnings or advisories in different parts of the country, including the Midwest, the National Weather Service said Tuesday. "Low temperatures from the Midwest to the Northeast will be in mid- to upper 70s. In some locations, the overnight temperatures may not drop below 80 degrees." Ward said dozens of locations will set records for warm overnight low temperatures.

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Good Samaritan pays for 70 Chicago homeless to stay in hotel

Read full article: Good Samaritan pays for 70 Chicago homeless to stay in hotel

CHICAGO, Ill. โ€“ A good Samaritan offered to pay for hotel rooms for 70 homeless people in Chicago who were camped out in tents amid the bitter cold blanketing the Midwest. The offer came after the Chicago Fire Department on Wednesday confiscated nearly 100 propane tanks that had been given to the group to keep them warm. Temperatures at the time sank to negative 22 degrees (negative 20 Celsius). City officials then called the organization to say someone had offered to pay for hotels. Rachev says she wasn't sure of the identity of the good Samaritan and only knew the hotel was on the city's South Side.

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