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Nat-Gas Prices Surge on Forecasts for Hot Temps to Return to East Coast

September Nymex natural gas (NGU23 ) on Monday closed +0.148 (+5.74%). Nat-gas prices Monday rallied sharply to a 1-1/2 week high on the outlook for excessive heat to return to the East Coast, which will boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air conditioning. Forecaster Maxar Technologies said the...

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As the East Coast braces for severe thunderstorms, record heat sears the South

Thunderstorms — some of which may be severe — are in the forecast from Atlanta to Binghamton, N.Y. Meanwhile parts of Texas and the Gulf Coast are expected to see record heat.

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Nat-Gas Prices Slip on Forecasts for Cooler East Coast Temps

September Nymex natural gas (NGU23 ) on Monday closed -0.004 (-0.15%). Nat-gas prices Monday closed slightly lower on the outlook for cooler U.S. temperatures, which will curb nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air conditioning. Forecaster Maxar Technologies said cooler temperatures are expected to move into the East Coast...

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Flash Flooding Leaves At Least 6 Dead In Pennsylvania, North Carolina

At least six people have died, and two children remain missing after slow-moving thunderstorms took aim at the East Coast.

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Labor rift deepens between Republican governor and dockworkers in South Carolina

Dockworkers and the Republican governor in South Carolina are digging in their heels over a labor dispute that has left the newest container terminal at the East Coast’s deepest harbor largely inactive

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Snow storm kept Rams from interviewing Kyle Shanahan in 2017

If not for a snow storm on the East Coast in 2017, Kyle Shanahan might be the coach of the Rams right now. (h/t @JourdanRodrigue):

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United Airlines gets a handle on canceled flights, the CEO outlines how to prevent another meltdown

Air travel is getting a bit easier, thanks to a break in storms that have pummeled the East Coast

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Was your flight canceled amid bad weather? What you need to know about rebooking, refunds and more

Hundreds of thousands of air travelers are facing potential flight cancellations and delays this weekend, the peak of summer travel, as thunderstorms threaten the East Coast, West Coast and points in between

The Independent UK

Airline delays and cancellations are bad. Ahead of the holiday weekend, they’re getting worse

In a worrisome sign for the long Fourth of July weekend, bad weather on the East Coast and airline and air traffic control staffing shortages cause major flight delays.

Chicago Sun-Times

This fishing gear can help save whales. What will it take for fishermen to use it?

On both the East and West coasts, whales are at risk of being entangled and injured by ropes used by fishermen. Fishing grounds are being closed, but new technology could help avoid that.

WEKU

Commentary: Air quality disasters aren’t going away. Here’s how we should protect ourselves

As California residents, we are all too familiar with the orange skies that plagued the East Coast last week from Canadian wildfires and just hit the Midwest. And we have faced the plague of poor outdoor air quality many times while doing extensive public health work in cities, such as…

Los Angeles Times

Biden seeing collapsed stretch of Interstate 95 from the air over Philadelphia

President Joe Biden is taking an aerial tour of the collapsed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia and plans to meet with first responders and workers involved in rebuilding the critical stretch of highway along the East Coast

The Independent UK

Federal officials warn I-95 collapse could affect shipping across East Coast as local businesses feel the squeeze

PHILADELPHIA — The collapse of a portion of I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia following a massive blaze caused by an overturned tanker truck could cause supply chain headaches across the East Coast, state and federal officials warned Tuesday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Elevated section of heavily traveled I-95 collapses in Philadelphia

An elevated section of Interstate 95 has collapsed in Philadelphia, closing the main north-south highway on the East Coast and threatening to upend travel in parts of the densely populated Northeast

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Social media helps invent, then circulate info on DIY air purifiers amid wildfire smoke

West Coast social media users are sharing their DIY tips for building an air purifier at home as smoke from Canada wildfires are cloaking much of the East Coast

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A haze is blanketing major swaths of the East Coast because of the Canadian wildfires

Some of the worst air quality was recorded in the Great Lakes region and in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and the Washington, D.C., metro area.

Axios

The early scramble to prepare for hurricane season

Officials throughout the South and along the East Coast are asking residents to pay attention earlier as storms grow more intense and seasons start sooner.

Chicago Tribune

‘SmartLess: On the Road’ review: 3 men and a podcast — Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes on tour

Since 2020, actors Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes have co-hosted a podcast together called “SmartLess.” Last year they took the show out on a short national tour, and that adventure is documented in the six-part Max docuseries “SmartLess: On the Road,” which follows the celebrity friends and co-workers…

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As we fight the Alberta and B.C. wildfires, we must also plan for future disasters

British Columbia and Alberta are on fire. Tens of thousands of people have had to evacuate in Alberta, while much of B.C. is already experiencing higher-than-usual wildfire risk. With more than 150 fires currently burning across the two provinces, a hazardous haze is blanketing Calgary and affecting air quality as…

Zenger

East Coast Faces Unusual Weather Including Frost Unlike Early Summer-Like Warmth

Showers are expected to appear around the East Coast including gusts of winds heading into the Southeastern United States.

Irish Mirror

Ireland Weather: Thunderstorms batter East coast as weather expert warns lightening to strike twice

Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather, who tracked the lightning over the east coast has said it can be expected again this week

Newsroom.co.nz

Forestry industry shows its cards at slash inquiry

Things have to change, the forestry industry says, but not too much or firms might walk away. David Williams reports.

Tribune News Service

NYC faces severe weather threat from storm that slammed Midwest

A powerful spring storm system that whipped up deadly tornadoes over the Southern and Midwestern U.S. is expected to bring severe thunderstorms and wind gusts to parts of the East Coast late Saturday, including to New York City.

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East Coast farmland crumbles after carbon group takes over

The Government's Emissions Trading Scheme incentivises the planting of pine forest. But a company looking to cash in on the scheme has ended up causing significant erosion on a farm on the East Coast within months of taking over.

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