In late July, Willie Nelson was onstage during his set on the Outlaw Music Festival tour in Raleigh, North Carolina, when tour manager John Selman noticed an abrupt shift in the weather. During his 20-plus years working with Nelson, Selman has dealt with the elements, but nothing like what he …
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The Trump administration is claiming it’s fully prepared for this year’s hurricane season, even as the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says he had no idea the United States even had a hurricane season, and local weathermen complain that they are unequipped to forecast the natural disaster …
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The Donald Trump administration’s gutting of the National Weather Services (NWS) has left major metropolitan centers without a top meteorologist ahead of hurricane season. According to a Friday report from CNN, 30 of the nation’s 122 weather forecast offices now lack a meteorologist-in-charge — the top position at NWS offices …
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At least 33 people were killed across six states as severe weather swept through the South, bringing high wind gusts, hail, and a tornado outbreak. Over 50 tornadoes were reported nationwide over Friday and Saturday, the National Weather Service said, with Missouri reporting 12 tornado-related deaths as of Sunday morning. …
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Severe weather warnings remain in place throughout the weekend for parts of at least 20 states as extreme conditions — tornadoes, high wind gusts, large hail and severe storms — could threaten over 100 million people. The massive storm front, spanning from the southern tip of Louisiana northward to the …
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It’s no secret that Donald Trump has zero interest in fighting climate change and enthusiastically supports the fossil fuel industry. Trump’s 2024 victory was expected to set the climate fight back, but in less than two months, his administration has already done irreparable harm to efforts to address climate change. …
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When organizers were mapping out this year’s pop-punk Summer School tour, they envisioned it as a daylong event akin to its spiritual predecessor, the Warped Tour. Although most shows on the July and August run would be indoors, a few would take place outside. But before the 25-city trek even …
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More than 400 active fires were burning in Canada on Tuesday, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. With 27 new fires reported and 200 out of control, Canada’s wildfires have engulfed the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast formore than a week. The air quality in New York City was the …
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As truckers, it’s second nature for Emily Slaughter and Michele Rusher to keep tabs on bad weather and road closures. But as the drivers, who work for the shipping company New Prime, Inc., headed southbound on Interstate 95 early Tuesday morning, Jan. 4, no radio updates or electronic road signs …
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