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With August heat well underway, companies such as Dunkinâ, Starbucks and Krispy Kreme are preparing to offer their fall menu items. Starbucks first unveiled its beloved Pumpkin Spice Latte in 2003.
Heavy rain caused a part of a pyramid in the Ihuatzio Archaeological Zone to collapse in late July.
As Hurricane Ernesto continues to gain strength in the western Atlantic, the coastline of the Lower 48 will see impacts from the cyclone. Coastal communities from Florida to Maine are bracing for increasing surf and a high risk of rip currents through the weekend.
A child was hospitalized Sunday after a black bear attacked her inside a tent in southern Montana.
WW 622 SEVERE TSTM IA KS MO NE 142230Z – 150600Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 622 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 530 PM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southwestern Iowa Central to northeastern Kansas Northwestern Missouri East-central and southeastern Nebraska * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning from 530 PM until 100 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop in the next couple hours near the western end of the watch and move roughly eastward while increasing in coverage through the evening. Large to isolated very large hail is possible early, while the severe-gust threat increases into evening. A tornado or two also is possible -- mainly over a part of the watch across northeastern KS, near an outflow boundary. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles south southeast of Manhattan KS to 35 miles north northeast of Omaha NE. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 26030. ...Edwards
Two international park visitors were struck by lightning on Monday as they were standing near the rim of the iconic Horseshoe Bend in northern Arizona.
Bill Hoge, an owner and operator of a charter company in St. Augustine, said he and his wife were boating over the weekend on the San Sebastian River when their 9-year-old Yorkie named Maddie fell overboard. Once they found the dog, it was severely injured and rushed her to an animal care facility.
Space forecasters say the recent Northern Lights seen over the U.S. came just days after the Sun likely had the most sunspots in over 20 years, possibly marking the peak in what is known as Solar Cycle 25.
Video shot on Aug. 6 shows a kayaker being followed by a curious shark off the coast of Half Moon Bay, California.