A “major storm system” approaching the Pacific Coast is forecast to rumble across the U.S., dealing feet of snow in the West, blizzard conditions in the Northern Plains and tornadoes across the South, forecasters say.
The Biden administration is in talks with tribes, environmental groups and others fighting for dams to be removed from the lower Snake River in the Pacific Northwest.
After deaths in the Pacific Northwest, parts of the central United States will see record-breaking temperatures, with the Northeast broiling on Thursday.
Sunday was the seventh consecutive day in Portland, Ore., in which temperatures reached 95 degrees or higher, breaking the previous record of six days in a row.
A new study found that the dangerous pairing of disasters may become more common in the American West as rains trigger runaway surges of mud and debris in areas damaged by wildfire.