LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The week-long heat wave in Southern California is finally fading now that Tropical Storm Kay has blanketed the region in clouds and rain, raising fears of possible flooding in mountainous areas. Saturday’s forecast includes a 50% chance of showers, possible thunderstorms and winds up to 25 mph with a flood watch … Read more
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The week-long heat wave in Southern California is finally fading now that Tropical Storm Kay has blanketed the region in clouds and rain, raising fears of possible flooding in mountainous areas. Saturday’s forecast includes a 50% chance of showers, possible thunderstorms and winds up to 25 mph with a flood watch … Read more
CNN — In parts of Southern California that have been badly hit by drought for months, residents are bracing for a storm that might fall a year of rain – and cause dangerous flash floods. Extreme weather is forecast as Tropical Storm Kay is moving north after making landfall in Mexico as a Category 1 … Read more
Moving north it could bring heavy rain and the threat of flash flooding. And – far from relieving California’s extreme heat – Winds from the hurricane could actually raise temperatures in some places. Hurricane Kay is expected to track north parallel to the Baja California Peninsula through Friday. It will then turn west away from … Read more
In this mosaic image spanning 340 light-years, Webb’s near-infrared camera shows the star-forming region of the Tarantula Nebula in a new light. (NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Webb ERO Production Team) Estimated reading time: 3-4 minutes PASADENA, Calif. — A giant space tarantula has been captured by a Webb — NASA’s highly sensitive James Webb Space Telescope, that is. 161,000 … Read more
Retired teachers Raul Noyola and Ofelia Noyola visit a memorial honoring the victims of the shooting at Robb Elementary School July 12 in Uvalde, Texas. (Eric Gay, Associated Press) Estimated reading time: 6-7 minutes UVALDE, Texas — Elsa Avila slithered to her phone, terrified as she held the bleeding side of her abdomen and tried … Read more
The California grid operator is asking people to save energy for a second straight day as it extends its Flex Alert. Cal ISO announced on Wednesday that it will extend its Flex Alert until Thursday hours after Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order intended to temporarily speed up the state’s energy supply. With … Read more
Estimated reading time: 5-6 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — In case you haven’t heard, Utah has a big game against an SEC opponent to open the season. Yes, it also surprises us, but Utah will open its season against Florida on Saturday (5 p.m. MDT, ESPN) at The Swamp — a hostile environment where humidity … Read more
More than 55 million people are currently under a Southern California heat alert across the San Joaquin Valley and parts of the northwest, including 20 of the West Coast’s most populous cities. “Temperatures could exceed 110F in parts of the Southwest, where an excessive heat warning is currently in effect,” the Weather Prediction Center wrote. … Read more
More than 55 million people are currently under a Southern California heat alert across the San Joaquin Valley and parts of the northwest, including 20 of the West Coast’s most populous cities. “Temperatures could exceed 110F in parts of the Southwest, where an excessive heat warning is currently in effect,” the Weather Prediction Center wrote. … Read more