Absent storms and extreme weather events, Americans experience about two hours of outages annually, on average.
In 2020 Americans lost power for eight hours on average, the highest outage time since 2013.
Death Valley hit 130°F this hour, breaking all-time reliably measured world heat record of 129.9°F set August 16, 2020 at the same site. To see the obs, choose 24 hours and click Decoded Data from this link: https://t.co/HJEkBK1uYW. Final high may be higher; Saturday even hotter?
South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia are under mandatory evacuations as Hurricane Florence approaches. Here are the areas affected and what to do if you're in them. https://t.co/mCpOt4TbQW by @SciInsider
The long lines of damage visible in South Dakota may look like a product of tornadoes. However, it was hail that pummeled these farms and grasslands. #sdwx#ThinkWeather https://t.co/X1T6oRLUBy by @nasaearth
Twelve boys and their soccer coach were saved after spending weeks trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand.
Read this story by @h_pike_ about how Oklahoma company @WeatherDecTech helped during rescue efforts: https://t.co/HjzABrhfc7
After a sizzling June with heatwaves in the U.K., Scandinavia and northern France, next month is forecast to stay hotter-than-normal with the sunny weather seen boosting solar output and cutting power prices. https://t.co/oXtoRvM23C