For 25 consecutive days, the low temperature in the Portland area has been 60 degrees or more. That’s the first time that has happened since record-keeping began in 1940.
weather
Posted inNation & World
Tornado damages Pfizer plant in North Carolina as other parts of U.S. reel from scorching heat, floods
Meanwhile, Phoenix broke an all-time record Wednesday morning for a warm low temperature at 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
advertisement
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Floods wash away children, scorching heat envelops the West as wildfire smoke overtakes northern U.S.
The mother of the 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister, and 4 other people, died in the flooding.
Posted inNation & World, News
Vermont braces for more rain in wake of historic flooding
Transportation officials were moving equipment to areas that were considered more flood-prone to prepare for the storms as they continued to evaluate damage.
Posted inNation & World, News
One-third of U.S. under heat alerts as blistering weather spreads from Southwest to California
Phoenix hit 110 degrees for the 14th consecutive day Thursday, putting it on track for a possible new record next week.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Susana Hancock: Until we get off fossil fuels, stuck weather patterns will worsen
Humanity has a choice to make.
Posted inNation & World
Across the U.S. Southwest, residents in desert cities like Phoenix are experiencing extreme heat wave
On Tuesday, Phoenix reached 110 degrees F for the 12th consecutive day, according to the National Weather Service.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Relentless rain floods roads in Northeast, leads to evacuations, rescues
Crews from North Carolina, Michigan and Connecticut are among those helping to get to Vermont towns that have been unreachable since torrents of rain belted the state overnight.
Posted inLocal & State, News, The Maine Forecast
Will clouds stop you from seeing the Northern Lights this week?
A moderate geomagnetic storm is coming this week, and the Northern Lights will be visible in Maine – unless cloud cover spoils the event.
Posted inLocal & State, News, The Maine Forecast
Flood threat looms for western Maine and northern New Hampshire
The heavy rain that is moving into the Northeast will set a bull’s-eye on northern New Hampshire and western Maine from Monday night into early Tuesday.