How Dust From Texas Ends Up on Your Windshield in Des Moines
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How Dust From Texas Ends Up on Your Windshield in Des Moines

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A series of powerful storms have whipped up winds across the Southwest and southern Plains in the last few weeks, churning up vast clouds of dust that have turned highways into hazard zones. In the last month, at least 20 people have died…

Severe Storms Killed At Least 36. Here’s What to Know About the Weather’s Havoc.
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Severe Storms Killed At Least 36. Here’s What to Know About the Weather’s Havoc.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Rain, snow, hail, dust, fire, tornadoes. A giant cross-country storm system last week led to one hazard after another, lashing California with an atmospheric river, fueling wildfires in Oklahoma and spawning tornadoes from Missouri to Alabama. A part of Texas felt like Mars….

‘It Got Everything’: Oklahoma Residents Who Escaped Fires Brace for Losses
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‘It Got Everything’: Oklahoma Residents Who Escaped Fires Brace for Losses

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Geraldine and Charles Wyrick heard shouts ring out through their community of a dozen trailer homes on Friday afternoon near Wellston, Okla., they knew the fires were near. It was time to get out. As Ms. Wyrick rushed to her Chevy Tahoe,…

Forecasters Issue Highest Risk Alert for Tornadoes in the South
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Forecasters Issue Highest Risk Alert for Tornadoes in the South

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Long-lasting severe storms at a level typically experienced only once or twice in a lifetime could sweep across the a vast swath of the South on Saturday, forecasters have warned. The Weather Service also issued the highest risk alert for tornadoes in some…

Sprawling System Brings Threat of Extreme Weather to Much of the U.S.
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Sprawling System Brings Threat of Extreme Weather to Much of the U.S.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines What forecasters are calling an “unusually strong” storm system for this time of year is poised to intensify on Tuesday, bringing warnings for blizzard conditions to the Plains, wildfire weather to Texas, severe storms in the South and strong winds across the Central…

Wildfires in the Carolinas Prompt Evacuations
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Wildfires in the Carolinas Prompt Evacuations

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Brush fires fueled by gusty winds and dry conditions that broke in North and South Carolina persisted on Sunday, prompting the authorities to order evacuations in several communities. A brush fire along the South Carolina coast was threatening Carolina Forest, just west of…

Coffee Prices Are Soaring, but Growers Aren’t Celebrating
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Coffee Prices Are Soaring, but Growers Aren’t Celebrating

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines These should be wonderful times at Finca El Puente, a coffee plantation carved into the mountains of southwestern Honduras. On world markets, the price of ordinary coffee has more than doubled over the past year. The specialty varieties of coffee harvested at the…

Arctic Air Could Bring Dangerous Temperatures to Parts of the U.S.
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Arctic Air Could Bring Dangerous Temperatures to Parts of the U.S.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A powerful surge of arctic air from Canada will descend on the Central and Eastern United States this week, delivering record-breaking cold and dangerously low wind chills, forecasters said. A disruptive winter storm is also forecast to bring snow and ice from the…