Drinking Water Advice Issued to Half a Million Americans Over Funny Smell
Erie County Water Authority advises 550,000 Americans in New York to chill, add ice and a slice of lemon to their drinking water. The water tastes and smells like it has been through the soil and is coming out of the tap green. Some residents have been in the county for decades and have never noticed a change like this.
The Department of Corrections has identified three water leaks at the Montana State Prison. The maintenance team is repressurizing and monitoring the system. An inmate and family members of people who are incarcerated said Tuesday there has been no heat in some parts of the facility and at least one unit flooded. The National Guard tankers will begin running a …
Rare October rains could push back L.A. fire season — but only so much
October is typically the peak of Southern California's fire season. But the region was hit by an early atmospheric river rain storm that left the landscape drenched. The storm dumped more than two inches of rain at UCLA and 1.27 inches in downtown Los Angeles as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.
The first substantial storm of the fall brought widespread downpours and gusty winds across San Diego County Tuesday. Some of the two-day rainfall totals as of 5 p.m. were 1.39 inches at Palomar Observatory, 1.13 inches on Birch Hill and 1.06 inches at Rainbow Camp. The 48-hour moisture accumulations also included 0.29 of an inch in Pine Hills and Ramona, …
The West’s power grid could be stitched together — if red and blue states buy in
For years, Western leaders have debated the creation of a regional energy market to pool solar power in Arizona, wind in Wyoming, hydro in Washington and battery storage in California. With the passage of a landmark new law in California, that market is finally on its way to becoming a reality. Proponents say it has the potential to lower energy …
Montana State Prison's water supply has been cut off since Friday. Three water leaks were identified inside the prison on Tuesday. The National Guard has been delivering water to the 1,600 inmates. Probation and Parole officers and correctional officers from the Montana Women's Prison are on site. Consultants have been hired to try to find the source of the leak.
How the UK’s Hurricane-Strength Storm of 1987 Became a Famous Weather Forecasting Failure
Mr. Deakin's forecast of the 1987 hurricane has lived on in British memory for four decades. The now infamous “hurricane” clip even featured in the opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics. Climate change would bring an additional layer of risk because of more moisture in the atmosphere.
It was the first major storm of the winter in Santa Cruz County. The city of Santa Cruz received as much as 1.5 inches of rain from Monday through Tuesday morning. The weather service issued a flood advisory at 4:21 p.m. Monday that included the county’s North Coast. The advisory was extended until 9:15 p.M. and 10 p.S. Monday. A …
Utah Breaks 44-Year Weather Record
Salt Lake City, Utah, has broken its October rainfall record of 3.91 inches set in 1981. Another 0.4 inches of rain is needed to make it into the area's top 10 wettest months on record. Strong thunderstorms are possible on Wednesday across east central, northeast and southeast Utah.
This year's monsoon season in India was only 8% above normal, but many regions experienced unusually intense and frequent downpours. The number of extreme rainfall days has risen sharply across southern and western India since the 1950s. Climate change is pushing the monsoon system westward, increasing rainfall over northwestern India and decreasing rainfall over the traditionally wetter northeast.