Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
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Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane as it dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico and left nearly half of all clients in the U.S. territory without power as it threatened to become a major storm en route to Bermuda. -
Metro Phoenix's mighty saguaros have been falling at a rate that has alarmed casual observers. But experts say people need to turn their attention to the young ones that aren't growing yet. -
Puerto Rico activated the National Guard and canceled the start of classes in public schools as forecasters warned that the U.S. territory would be hit by Tropical Storm Ernesto. -
The weather system previously known as Hurricane Debby was not quite done with parts of the U.S. Sunday as flood warnings remained in effect in North Carolina and thousands were without power in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. -
Debby’s last day over the U.S. before blowing into Canada Saturday inundated south-central New York and north-central Pennsylvania with rain, prompting evacuations and rescues by helicopter. -
San Diego County will see slightly lower temperatures Wednesday, but highs will still exceed 100 degrees in the desert areas. -
Sweltering conditions are continuing in some parts of San Diego County, with multiple heat warnings issued this week, forecasters said Tuesday. -
Debby is expected to bring up to 25 inches of rain across parts of the Southeast. It's currently creeping over Georgia to the Atlantic Ocean, expected to return to shore this week with more strength. -
An excessive heat warning and heat advisory remain in effect until at least 11 p.m. Tuesday for county deserts, mountains and valleys. -
Debby came ashore just west of Steinhatchee, along the state's Big Bend region. It arrived with sustained winds of 80 mph, and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of utility customers.
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