The remote Grand Canyon lodge hit by flash floods has a storied past
Nearly a mile below the rim of the Grand Canyon sits Phantom Ranch, which can be reached only on foot, by mule or by rafting...
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These forces drove the deadly Grand Canyon flash flooding
It's monsoon season in Arizona, but other factors also contributed to the dramatic and deadly flash flooding in the Grand Canyon.
Keeping cool saves thousands of lives yearly, but at a cost of worsening global warming, experts say
A new study highlights the life-saving role of air conditioning. However, it also heats up the planet and taxes our electrical grid, scientists say.
Seattle will get an 'early taste of fall' soon
Seattle is creeping into fall. This week, we'll mark that descent with rain and a chance of thunderstorms midweek before the weather clears up.
Summer a ‘near lock’ to become warmest and most humid across U.S.
Summer 2026 is on track to surpass the country’s average temperature record set during the notoriously hot Dust Bowl summer of 1936.
Rescuers saved some 80 people in Grand Canyon floods that left 2 dead and 1 missing, officials say VIEW
The bodies of two friends - a Texas chiropractor and a martial arts studio owner - have been found after a major flash flood swept...
Fall weather is coming in Seattle
Think clouds, cooler temperatures and spatters of raindrops. Seize your chance to kiss summer goodbye quickly, while it's still around.
What probably triggered the Nepal flood, and why it could happen more often
Collapsing mountain glaciers are a worsening symptom of global climate change. Rising temperatures have thawed permafrost and accelerated melt, making high-altitude ice dangerously unstable.
Chelan County wildfire is No. 2 priority in the U.S., officials say
Thousands of firefighters, including from the state National Guard, New Zealand and Australia, are battling the Little Giant wildfire in Chelan County.
Lunar eclipse in Seattle gets cloudy weather outlook
If you're looking forward to the near-total lunar eclipse Thursday night in Seattle, be prepared to look for it through the clouds.
Floods caused by a glacial collapse kill at least 160 people on Nepal-China border, hundreds missing WATCH
Flash floods have killed at least 160 people and left hundreds missing in a border area of Nepal and China.
The next Atlantic storm will be named Dolly, but it’s not connected to Parton’s death
The next tropical storm that develops in the Atlantic this hurricane season will be named Dolly, but it's not connected to Dolly Parton’s death.
A relentless heat dome is expanding from Texas to California, challenging records
The core of the heat will shift farther west, becoming centered over New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California, where numerous temperature records are expected.
A tornado tears through a village in southern France, wrecking 300 homes VIEW
A tornado has ripped through a small village in southern France, damaging about 300 homes and injuring dozens.
Firefighters make progress against a Nevada wildfire that’s destroyed more than 30 homes WATCH
Crews have started to contain a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills that destroyed more than 30 homes as it spread perilously close to neighborhoods...
Seattle will mark milestones this week with sunset, sky spectacle
Cool days are starting to enter the weekly rotation, breaking up long stretches of sunshine and heat. We'll start off hot this week, before things...
National Park Service responds to letter calling for Stehekin road repairs
The National Park Service responded this week to a letter expressing locals' frustrations, penned by Chelan County commissioners.
Stranded French tourist dies in Death Valley during 116-degree heat
A French tourist visiting Death Valley National Park in California died last week after he and a companion were stranded as temperatures soared above 100...
Seattle to warm before cooler temperatures return
After a brief respite, the sun and heat return Monday.