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An unusual autumn freeze grips parts of South America, giving Chile its coldest May in 74 years
Chileans are bundling up for their coldest autumn in more than 70 years mere days after sunning in T-shirts — a dramatic change of wardrobe brought on this week by a sudden cold front gripping portions of South America unaccustomed to bitter wind chills this time of year. Temperatures broke records along the coast of Chile and in Santiago, the capital, dipping near freezing and making this month the coldest May that the country has seen since 1950, the Chilean meteorological agency reported. An unusual succession of polar air masses has moved over southern swaths of the continent, meteorological...
Brazil sees aid measures from floods hitting its budget by at least $2.6 billion
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil estimates aid measures taken by authorities after deadly floods in its southernmost state will cost at least 13.4 billion reais ($2.6 billion) from its budget, according to finance ministry data compiled by Reuters.
News Wrap: Intense storms slam Houston and other parts of the Gulf Coast
In our news wrap Friday, Houston and other parts of the Gulf Coast are dealing with the aftermath of intense storms, the Israeli military says troops in Gaza found the bodies of three people killed by Hamas at the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, Russia carried out multiple strikes on Ukrainian territory and employees at two Mercedes facilities in Alabama voted against joining the UAW.
Raging fires in Mexico send smoke over southern US, reducing air quality readings from Texas to Florida
Mexico’s national forest commission reported 168 active wildfires have burned over a quarter of a million acres. Southerly winds help to send smoke northward towards Texas and the Gulf Coast. South Padre Island, Texas had the poorest air quality in the nation on Friday as readings were considered to be in the ‘unhealthy’ range.
Storm damages docks, boats at Lake Texoma marina
KINGSTON, Okla. (KTEN) — Several docks at Marina del Rey have been closed since Thursday morning after sustaining damage from high winds in a storm that marina staff said "came out of nowhere." From afar, the docks appear to be standing in normal condition... but get closer and the...
How Colorado’s space weather forecasters predicted the recent solar storm
Night skies lit in green and purple dazzled viewers across the Northern Hemisphere last weekend. The widespread aurora was the side effect of a powerful geomagnetic storm, which had the potential to wreak havoc on satellites and power systems. It appears, however, that most people will remember the event as their first glimpse of a galactic light show usually reserved for communities at far higher latitudes.
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