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California’s extreme heat did not cause a series of earthquakes

While you may think quakes are a western US problem, some of the largest temblors in US history have happened in the East.

LOS ANGELES – A series of earthquakes in Southern California occurred on Saturday, but despite some beliefs that the warm temperatures might have contributed to the seismic activity, there is no evidence to support the notion.

The earthquakes ^[1] were centered

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Video captured the moments the Capital One Tower in Lake Charles, Louisiana, was demolished on Saturday. The building was 22 stories tall and the largest skyscraper in the region but was largely empty following the impacts of Hurricane Laura in 2020.

01:17[1]^{LAKE CHARLES, La.– A 22-story skyscraper that stood over southwest Louisiana}[2]^{for four years after being damaged during Hurricane Laura finally came down Saturday with the help of controlled explosives.

The Capital One Tower in downtown Lake Charles}^...

NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) mission will lift off from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. Here's what it plans to do. (Video courtesy of NASA)

Scientists have noted that a year-round phenomenon above each of the globe’s poles have shown recent signs of shifting and even disruption, leading to potentially significant impacts on climate ^[1] patterns.

The polar vortex ^[2] is generally an area of low

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The system could pick up enough strength to become a tropical depression during the early to middle part of next week as it slides into the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said. The disturbance now has a medium chance of development over the next week.

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MIAMI — A disturbance swirling around Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula this weekend is becoming a growing threat to eventually become at least a tropical depression ^[2] as it’s forecast to move into the Gulf of Mexico ^[3] next week.

The National Hurricane

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Forecasters are continuing to monitor several tropical disturbances swirling in the tropical Atlantic basin, with Invest 91L

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MIAMI – Odds continue to grow that a tropical disturbance swirling in the Gulf of Mexico^[2] will develop into at least a tropical depression^[3] this week, if not Tropical Storm^[4] Francine, as we enter the peak of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane

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Hurricane season is heating up as millions of people living along the Gulf coast being urged to monitor the progress of Invest 91L, which forecasters say will likely become a tropical depression in the coming days.

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HOUSTON – Millions of people living along the Texas ^[2] Gulf Coast are being urged to monitor the progress of Invest 91L churning in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, which is "likely" to develop into at least a tropical depression ^[3] this week, if

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Asia's strongest storm this year, Super Typhoon Yagi, made landfall along the coast of China's Hainan province on Friday bringing gales and heavy rain which shut schools for a second day and cancelled flights in the South China Sea region.

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Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm to hit Asia ^[2] this year, made landfall on the coast of China's Hainan province on Friday.

The storm brought maximum sustained winds of 145 mph as it tore through the region that is home to millions ^[3].

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Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm to hit Asia ^[2] this year, made landfall on the coast of China's Hainan province on Friday.

The storm brought maximum sustained winds of 145 mph as it tore through the region that is home to millions ^[3].

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Updated Saturday 9:30 a.m.ET

Our main area of interest is in the Gulf of Mexico.A combination of systems has a good chance of coming together and developing into a tropical depression or tropical storm.The National Hurricane Center has increased the odds

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California’s extreme heat did not cause a series of earthquakes

Watch: Louisiana skyscraper demolished 4 years after Hurricane Laura left it in tatters

Polar Vortex at both poles show recent signs of shifting and even disruption

Tropical disturbance 91L could become tropical storm in Gulf of Mexico next week

Tropical disturbance 91L could become tropical storm in Gulf of Mexico this week

Invest 91L could become tropical storm in Gulf of Mexico this week

Atlantic Invest 91L could become tropical storm in Gulf of Mexico this week

10 photos showing deadly Typhoon Yagi's destructive power

Typhoon Yagi's destructive power shown in 10 photos

Bryan Norcross: Focusing on the Gulf next week for possible tropical development

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