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Tropical Storm Bill Makes Landfall in Texas with 60 MPH Winds

Tropical Storm Bill came ashore on the Texas mainland this morning near Seadrift, packing heavy rains that will drop as much as 10 inches along the coast. Bill’s winds were 60 miles (97 kilometers) per hour, up from 50 mph …

El Niño Likely to Last Through Northern Hemisphere Summer: U.S. Forecaster

The El Niño climate phenomenon is almost certain to last through the Northern Hemisphere summer, the U.S. weather forecaster said, raising the chance of heavy rain in the southern United States as well as South America, and scorching heat in …

Super Typhoon Noul Delivers Glancing Blow to the Philippines: AIR Analysis

According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Super Typhoon Noul “made a brief landfall along the mountainous northeastern tip of the main Philippine island of Luzon near the small city of Santa Ana, late Sunday afternoon, May 10, local time.” …

More Minnesota Counties Qualify for Disaster Aid

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 18 more Minnesota counties as primary natural disaster areas due to heavy rain, flooding and cold temperatures from May 1 through July 1. The designation makes farmers and ranchers in those counties eligible …