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Dozens Are Killed in Landslides, Flooding

Nepal loses entire villages after heavy rainfall

(Newser) - Landslides, a lighting strike, and floodings triggered by severe rainfall killed at least 44 people in Nepal on Sunday, authorities said. Five more are reported missing. Those killed included at least 37 people in the eastern mountain district of Illam, where entire villages were swept away by landslides, the National...

Officials: Firefighters Flooded Field in Feud Over Stray Balls

Game canceled at Maryland high school, firefighters sidelined amid ongoing tussle

(Newser) - Two Montgomery County firefighters are facing criminal charges after allegedly flooding a Maryland high school baseball field amid a dispute over errant baseballs damaging vehicles and fire station property. Capt. Christopher Reilly and firefighter Alan Barnes are each charged with two counts of malicious destruction of property and one...

Hurricane Humberto May Have Done the Southeast a Big Favor

Forecasters believe it will pull Imelda away from US mainland

(Newser) - A powerful Atlantic hurricane may have just saved the Southeast from disaster. Forecasters say Hurricane Humberto's movement over open ocean is steering Tropical Storm Imelda away from the US, likely sparing the Carolinas and surrounding states from potentially severe flooding, the Washington Post reports. Imelda is expected to...

An 'Intense Dance' Is Taking Shape in Waters Off US

Tropical Storm Humberto, other disturbance in Caribbean could interact, shape storm risks for US

(Newser) - Tropical Storm Humberto is churning in the central Atlantic, but all eyes are shifting to a newer system taking shape in the northern Caribbean. That disturbance, temporarily dubbed "Invest 94L," is already bringing heavy rainfall to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Hispaniola (the island housing Haiti...

Flash Flood Sweeps Away Campers in Inner Mongolia

Officials say 10 are dead, 2 are missing

(Newser) - A flash flood swept through a campsite in north China late Saturday, killing 10 people and leaving two missing, according to state media. The flood occurred around 10pm local time in Urad Rear Banner, an expansive mountainous area in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous region known for its popular campsites. Thirteen...

Cloudbursts Spurred by Climate Change Leave 300+ Dead

Flash floods triggered by sudden, intense downpours hit India, Pakistan hard

(Newser) - Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 300 people in India and Pakistan and left scores of others missing, officials said Friday, as rescuers brought to safety some 1,600 people from two mountainous districts in the neighboring countries. Flooding began a day earlier in Indian-controlled Kashmir...

The First Official Hurricane of 2025 Has Arrived

Erin has ramped up from tropical storm status, could bring floods, landslides to Caribbean

(Newser) - Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides. The storm is expected to remain over open waters, although tropical storm watches were issued for Anguilla, Barbuda, St. Martin and St. Barts, Saba, and St. Eustatius. Heavy...

In Juneau, It's Like a Fast-Draining Bathtub

Record flooding hits Alaskan capital, spurs evacuation along Mendenhall River

(Newser) - Rising meltwater from Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier has set off unprecedented flooding and emergency evacuations in the state capital of Juneau. Water recently began escaping a glacial basin and pouring into the Mendenhall River, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flood warning. The Juneau city government likened...

Tennessee Flooding Kills Family of 3

'I've never seen it to this extent, this widespread in so many areas,' says local sheriff of flooding

(Newser) - A mother, father, and child were killed when a tree fell on their car amid heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, an official said Wednesday. The three were killed when saturated ground caused a large tree to fall in the Chattanooga suburb of East Ridge just after midnight, Hamilton County...

Rain, Flooding Hit Midwest, Closing Roads
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Aug 10, 2025 3:10 PM CDT

Heavy Rains Swamp Midwest

Milwaukee area receives up to a foot of rain

(Newser) - Heavy rainfall in a half-dozen Midwest states forced motorists to abandon their vehicles, cut power to thousands of households, and closed busy roadways. The National Weather Service issued flood watches and warnings for parts of Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, and Wisconsin. After rainfall began on Saturday in some areas...

Survived a Fire or Flood? There May Be Mortgage Help Arriving

Senate bill offers pause on mortgage payments for federally backed loans for natural-disaster victims

(Newser) - New Senate legislation aims to give natural disaster survivors a bit more breathing room when it comes to paying their mortgages. The Mortgage Relief for Disaster Survivors Act, introduced Thursday by Sens. Adam Schiff of California and Michael Bennet of Colorado, would allow homeowners with federally backed loans in...

Temperatures in Eastern US Set to Drop Sharply

Heat warnings might soon be replaced by flood warnings

(Newser) - After weeks of relentless heat in the eastern US, a sharp and sudden cooldown is on the way—offering a rare taste of early summer chill, but bringing the threat of storms and renewed flooding along with it. A cold front, tagged along by high pressure from Canada, will...

'70s Band Cans Entire Tour: 'Blame It on the Weather'
'70s Band Cans
Entire Tour:
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Jul 20, 2025 11:30 AM CDT

'70s Band Cans Entire Tour: 'Blame It on the Weather'

Steve Miller Band may be first group to cancel slate of shows over climate change

(Newser) - The Steve Miller Band has checked out the meteorological forecast for its upcoming concert tour around North America and cancelled shows because of it—dozens of them, making up the entire 2025 itinerary that was set to kick off in mid-August, reports People . "You can blame it on the...

Inspectors Visited Texas Camp 2 Days Before Flood

Inspectors signed off on doomed camp's disaster planning on July 2

(Newser) - Texas inspectors signed off on Camp Mystic's emergency planning just two days before catastrophic flooding killed at least 27 campers and counselors at the all-girls Christian summer camp, most of them children, the AP reports. The Department of State Health Services released records Tuesday showing the camp complied with...

Flash Flooding Hits New Mexico Mountain Village

A house was swept downstream in Ruidoso

(Newser) - Floodwaters trapped people in their homes and cars Tuesday in a mountain village in southern New Mexico as monsoon rains triggered flash flooding and an entire house was swept downstream. Emergency crews carried out at least 85 swift water rescues in the Ruidoso area, including of people who were trapped...

Kerr County Requested Money for Flood Warning System. Texas Said No

Doomed county's application for grant money was rejected in 2017, 2018

(Newser) - Kerr County, where dozens of people—many of them children—died in this weekend's catastrophic flooding, knew flash floods were a danger in the area—but its application for a grant to improve its flood warning system was rejected by the Texas Division of Emergency Management in both 2017...

Leavitt: Blaming Trump for Floods a 'Depraved Lie'

Meanwhile, death toll in Texas hits 104, with more still missing

(Newser) - In the wake of the devastating flash floods in Texas, questions have been raised regarding the apparent lack of warnings from local officials . Some have wondered whether Trump administration cuts to the National Weather Service played a role, though meteorologists pushed back hard against that idea, saying NWS warnings were...

Chiefs Owner's 9-Year-Old Relative Died in Texas Floods

Family mourns death of 'a precious little Hunt cousin' and the daughters of several friends

(Newser) - One of the young campers who died in the Texas floods was 9-year-old Janie Hunt, a relative of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt. Her grandmother, Margaret Hunt, tells the New York Times that Janie was at Camp Mystic with six cousins, who all got out safely. The camp said...

Jenna Bush Hager Remembers Camp Mystic

'So many of my friends were raised' there, she says of Texas site devastated by flash flood

(Newser) - Jenna Bush Hager has a special connection to Camp Mystic, the 100-year-old Texas summer camp devastated by catastrophic flooding, and not just because her mother, former first lady Laura Bush, was once a drama counselor there . As an emotional Bush Hager said Monday on the Today show, "so many...

Texas Camp Staffer: 'We Had No Warning' From Officials

At Mo-Ranch Assembly, staffers say they had to keep tabs on the weather themselves

(Newser) - Over a dozen people died at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, and 10 campers plus a counselor are still missing after devastating flash floods tore through the area. But at Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly, another camp in Hunt, staff managed to get everyone to safety before disaster struck, the AP reports....

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