Tag: Weather
Sicilians deal so well with drought that tourists don’t notice. A record dry year could alter that
AGRIGENTO, Italy -- Lakes are dry and fields are scorched by heat in Sicily, but water is still gushing copiously for tourists.After an...
Booties. Indoor dog parks. And following the vet's orders. How to keep pets cool this summer
PHOENIX -- As much of the world swelters, it's not just people who need help with the dog days of summer. Pet owners...
Heat-related Texas deaths climb after Beryl left millions without power for days or longer
SPRING, Texas -- As the temperature soared in the Houston-area home Janet Jarrett shared with her sister after losing electricity in Hurricane Beryl,...
How California's weather — weird, wonderful, catastrophic — shapes the state and its people
The winter before last, my wife and I were driving back to L.A. from Mammoth when our car began veering across the...
After Beryl, Houston-area farmers pull together to face unique challenges
PORTER, Texas -- Hurricanes cause trouble for everyone, but farmers have a whole other list of problems. Beryl has been no exception: Over...
Increasingly popular 'parametric insurance' helps farmers and others hit hard by extreme weather
MINDANAO, Philippines -- Joemar Flores, a spindly 28-year-old, gestured across his family’s farmland, nestled between a steep hill and a river, and expressed...