Tag: Weather

Flights and trains canceled in Tokyo area as a strong typhoon swerves nearby

Flights and trains in the Tokyo area have been canceled, and people were warned of strong winds, heavy rains and potential flooding and...

Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity

PHOENIX -- Mexican farm worker Avelino Vazquez Navarro didn't have air conditioning in the motor home where he died last month in Washington...

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...