By GILLIAN FLACCUS and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A dangerous Arctic blast will continue sweeping across the U.S. on Monday and linger through at least midweek, prolonging a bitter cold that set record-low temperatures in parts of the country and threatens to further disrupt daily life, …
Read More »Libya Suffers Major Damage From Floods
By Alondra Mejia-Rendon CHATTANOOGA (mocsnews.com)– The collapse of two dams left a devastating flood and thousands of people are missing. Intense rainfall caused by the Mediterranean storm Daniel caused extreme flooding across eastern Libya last weekend. The floods overwhelmed two dams, unleashing a wall of water. This water was several …
Read More »California Interstate Wildfire
By Christopher Sullivan CASTAIC, Calif. (mocsnews.com) – California was faced with a large wildfire Saturday evening that broke out near Los Angeles. The fire was pushed through dry brush and across Interstate 5 by 15mph winds. The fire ended up burning nearly 400 acres by the time the Los Angeles …
Read More »California Wildfire Shuts Down Freeway
By Grace James CASTAIC, Calif. (mocsnews.com) — A wildfire broke out Saturday near Castaic, resulting in the California Highway Patrol’s closure of Interstate 5 in both directions, according to officials. The fire, known as the Route Fire, was reported by The U.S. Forest Service shortly before 5 p.m. The Route …
Read More »Devastating Hurricane Sally Tearing Up the Gulf
By Matt Nicoll NEW ORLEANS, LA (mocsnews.com)- With a new and vicious storm, Hurricane Sally, approaching the Gulf Coast of the United States, residents from New Orleans, all the way over to Florida, are preparing for the worst. It is not definitive when the storm is going to reach the …
Read More »California Fires Cause Damage to Firefighters and Land at a Rapid Pace
California Firefighters are ready to battle the rapid fires.
Read More »Severe Weather Tears through the South, Dozens Dead amid Tornadoes and Storms
Chattanooga, TN Mocsnews.com (AP) – A wave of severe storms and tornadoes swept through the south last night. The storms damaged hundreds of homes and killed at least 20 people as storms covered areas ranging from Louisiana to South Carolina. The National Weather Service reported a tornado struck Chattanooga, TN …
Read More »Amazon CEO Dedicates Millions to Combat Climate Change
By TAYLOR HENSLEY NEW YORK (AP) – Jeff Bezos, the CEO and Founder of Amazon has recently dedicated $10 million to fight global climate change. Bezos, the world’s richest man, contributed the large sum from his own assets. The multibillionaire announced this dedicated philanthropy from his Instagram account – @jeffbezos, …
Read More »Hurricane Dorian Hits
Hurricane Dorian , packing powerful winds and dangerous storm surges, made its first landfall inthe United States over North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Friday morning.The Category 1 storm reached Cape Hatteras at 9 a.m. as it skimmed along North Carolina’s coast at about 14 mph with maximum sustained winds of 90 …
Read More »From the National Weather Service: Snow Predicted for the Tennessee Valley
Here’s the latest information from the National Weather Service: ...Wintry Conditions Expected Late Tonight and Tuesday... .An arctic cold front will move across the Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachians late Tonight and Tuesday morning bringing with it widespread precipitation. The precipitation will likely begin as a mixture of rain and …
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