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Phoenix falls 2 degrees shy of extending unusual hot spell
Phoenix is sometimes called the Valley of the Sun due to the ample sunshine and hot weather it experiences throughout the summer, but the city has experienced an abnormally hot start to April.
The high temperature in Phoenix topped out above 90 degre
Read more…Central US to remain locked into cold pattern
A winterlike chill has made its presence felt across the Central states this week, and it doesn't look like the cold air will relinquish its grip any time soon. A fresh shot of cold air is expected to sweep across the central United States early next
Read more…Pacific Northwest to bask in above-average warmth
A weekend of record-setting warmth is in the forecast for the Pacific Northwest, but AccuWeather forecasters are cautioning residents that they may want to wait a bit before they pursue water activities.
Temperatures in the Northwest have been rising
Read more…Russian capital breaks 140-year-old record during surge of summerlike warmth
Temperatures in Moscow on Tuesday surged to levels not seen on that day for at least 140 years. The record warmth sent people flocking outdoors to enjoy the unusually warm conditions amid several days of summerlike temperatures.
On Tuesday, the high
Read more…Nor'easter to wallop Northeast with cold rain and April snow
A developing nor'easter was beginning to bear down on the Northeast on Thursday, bringing major weather changes to the region. AccuWeather meteorologists, who have been keeping tabs on the storm all week, warn that it will strengthen quickly enough t
Read more…Why India and Nepal's forest fires are worrying scientists
Record forest fires
Scientists say the forest fires in some parts of northern India and neighbouring Nepal have been the strongest in the past 15 years. The European Union's Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service (CAMS) said that Uttarakhand's fo
Senegal: The HIV success story that’s failing gay men
Senegal has long been praised for its progressive stance on AIDS prevention and today has one of the lowest levels of HIV in Africa.
But despite this success in recent years rates have risen within the gay community – more than one in four are HIV po
Read more…Why are so many babies dying of Covid-19 in Brazil?
More than a year into the pandemic, deaths in Brazil are now at their peak. But despite the overwhelming evidence that Covid-19 rarely kills young children, in Brazil 1,300 babies have died from the virus. One doctor refused to test Jessika Ricarte's
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