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Tropical Storm Jerry Prompts Watches in the Caribbean

With Jerry gaining steam over the Atlantic Ocean, tropical storm watches are in effect for some islands in the northeast Caribbean.

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Priscilla Expected to Bring Heavy Rain to the Southwest United States Forecasters expect moisture from the far-off hurricane to move inland through the West this week. Here’s where it could bring flooding.

There is Jerry in the Atlantic, but it’s Priscilla in the Pacific that could bring heavy rains to the U.S.

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Child Is Missing After Flash Floods in Southern California A toddler was missing after he and his father were swept off the road in their vehicle by floodwaters. Officials were still assessing the damage.

A child was missing, homes were damaged and some roads were blocked in Southern California, after heavy rains swept over parched land on Thursday night, bringing mudslides and flooding, the authorities said.

Tropical Storm Gabrielle Expected to Become the Season’s Second Hurricane

Tropical Storm Gabrielle is expected to become the second hurricane of the Atlantic season this weekend, forecasters said, but its projected path should keep it well away from the East Coast of the United States.

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Tropical Storm Gabrielle Could Become the Season’s Second Hurricane

Gabrielle could become a hurricane by early next week, but forecasters think that even as it strengthens it will turn away from the East Coast. It would be the second hurricane this year.

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California Is So Muggy This Week That It Feels Like Florida

This is normally a dry period for California. But this morning, a weather balloon over San Diego recorded the same amount of moisture in the air as the one in Key West, Fla.

Here's what's going on.

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Wildfire Smoke Will Kill Thousands More by 2050, Study Finds

If the planet continues to warm at its current rate, exposure to wildfire smoke will kill an estimated 70,000 Americans each year by 2050, according to new research.

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This Is Peak Hurricane Season. Or Is It?

Despite a few decidedly quiet periods in the Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters say the conditions are still favorable for more hurricanes this year. The latest storm, Gabrielle, formed on Wednesday.

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Tropical System Brings a Messy Forecast to Much of California

Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Mario is expected to bring an unusual set of risks to California this week, including heavy rain in the Los Angeles area and dry lightning to the north.

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Tropical Storm Gabrielle Forms, Breaking a Lull in the Hurricane Season

When Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed on Wednesday, it broke nearly three weeks of calm in the Atlantic at what is typically the height of the hurricane season.

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Maps: Tracking Tropical Storm Gabrielle See the likely path and wind arrival times for Gabrielle

Tropical storm Gabrielle formed on Wednesday. Track its likely path here.

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After Katrina’s Deadly Waters, Therapists Brought Watercolors When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, an art program helped displaced children process their emotions. Twenty years later, their creations still have power.

After Katrina made landfall on Aug. 29, 2005, killing nearly 1,400 people, art therapists from across the country descended on Louisiana. Bearing crayons, paint and sheets of white paper, they hoped that children would begin to draw what was too difficult to say aloud. trib.al/oFCGFxj

Washington Governor Criticizes Border Patrol Arrests at Wildfire Site Gov. Bob Ferguson demanded an explanation for the arrests of two contract workers at the site of a wildfire. Border Patrol said they were in the country illegally.

Gov. Bob Ferguson of Washington said on Thursday that his office was demanding an explanation from federal officials for the Border Patrol’s decision to arrest workers who were fighting a wildfire in the state. trib.al/zgMXaEO

20 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Is ‘at a Tipping Point’ The city has taken pride in its ability to endure. But many residents, fed up with dysfunction and soaring costs, want it to strive for more.

As New Orleans marks the 20th anniversary of Katrina this week, mere survival, for many residents, does not feel like enough. trib.al/QxBoysl

3 Ways Hurricane Forecasts Have Changed Since Katrina Modern technology has given meteorologists more detail than they’ve ever had on how storms behave. Here’s what they’re doing with it.

Michael Brennan, the current director of the Hurricane Center, said that since Katrina, meteorologists and other emergency officials had learned crucial lessons not just about how to forecast hurricanes but about communicating the dangers they pose. trib.al/MoX7TbW

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3 Ways Hurricane Forecasts Have Changed Since Katrina

Modern technology has given meteorologists more detail than they’ve ever had on how hurricanes behave.

Here’s what they’re doing with it.

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Immigration Officials Conduct Operation at Wildfire Site in Washington State Local firefighting officials provided few details about the incident at Olympic National Forest. Federal officials rarely enforce immigration laws at the site of an emergency.

Immigration officials conducted an operation at the site of the largest wildfire in Washington State, fire officials said on Wednesday. The incident appeared to be a rare case of federal officials enforcing immigration laws at the site of an emergency. trib.al/TXu0qum

Trump Shrank Staffing of National Parks. See How Many Are Struggling.

More than 90 parks have reported problems like lost revenue and cuts to emergency services.

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How a Beautiful Summer Day on Lake Tahoe Suddenly Turned Deadly An analysis of the turbulent weather that caught people off guard, flipping over boats and killing eight people.

It was a gorgeous June Saturday on Lake Tahoe, but the day turned stormy in minutes when a torrent of winds whipped up choppy waters that terrified boaters. Eight people died. trib.al/NKckshD

Southwest Monsoon Brings Dust Storms and Rain The season for strong storms came late. This week, it has led to travel delays, a snarled start to Burning Man and a recharged waterfall in Yosemite.

Moisture-laden air spreading across the Southwest in recent days has brought much-needed rain to drought-ridden areas, while also unleashing thunderstorms, dust storms, strong winds and flooding. trib.al/pHeYUtE

UK Summers, and Houses, Are Getting Hotter Built for a cooler climate, many homes need to be retrofitted for warming temperatures. It won’t be as simple as installing air-conditioning.

Britain has endured at least four heat waves this summer, and scientists say that such periods are generally becoming hotter, more frequent and longer. Its residents need to learn to live in homes that were built to retain heat in what had usually been a rainy, more temperate zone. trib.al/8xMMvFN

MoMA Film Series: Reclaiming New Orleans, 20 Years After Katrina The Museum of Modern Art’s When the World Broke Open: Katrina and Its Afterlives takes a cinematic look at the city and its people over the past century.

When the World Broke Open: Katrina and Its Afterlives, a new film series at the Museum of Modern Art, aims to reclaim the memory of New Orleans and its people from sensationalized media coverage of the disaster. trib.al/mp3orYE

FEMA Suspends Staff Who Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump The letter, sent to Congress on Monday, said cuts made by the Trump administration had erased improvements made to disaster response since Hurricane Katrina.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday suspended around 30 employees after those workers wrote to Congress warning that the Trump administration had gutted the nation’s ability to handle hurricanes, floods and other extreme weather disasters. trib.al/artHuEi

Floods and Landslides Kill Dozens on Pilgrimage Route in Kashmir Rescue workers pulled bodies from the debris after rain sent boulders and mud crashing down.

At least 34 people were killed after days of intense monsoon rains prompted deadly landslides and flash floods in the Indian-controlled part of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. nyti.ms/45QduFw

The Street-Corner Sensors That Track Flooding in Real Time Hundreds of sensors placed throughout New York City measure water as it rises, then send the data to an interactive map available to the public.

As part of initiative called FloodNet, more than 250 flood sensors at street corners across New York City beam information to a data set available online at floodnet.nyc. nyti.ms/4mE8PO8

For Two or Three Days, a Surfer’s Paradise in and Around New York City

Hurricane Erin brought the kind of wave that New York surfers dream of catching all year long.

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What Happens When Hurricane Erin Crosses the Atlantic? Europe Is Watching.

As Hurricane Erin turns toward the northeast, computer models show two likely scenarios for its path next week across the Atlantic.

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Hurricane Erin Is Heading Out to Sea. People Are Riveted Anyway.

The first hurricane of the season can be a jolt, especially for those who know firsthand the destruction and hardship that a storm can unleash.

Even when the storm stays out at sea, like Erin, it's a reminder that it's time to be vigilant once again.

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