Flagstaff breaks ground on Schultz Creek flood mitigation efforts
Flagstaff officials broke ground on a new project to try to make sure that 2022's flooding doesn't repeat itself.
'Cool pavement' is coming to Desert Ridge Marketplace
The summer is almost behind us, but the heat stays with Arizonans into the fall months. Scientists with ASU are working on a study in partnership with Vestar to reduce area heat through the use of "cool pavement" in urban areas. FOX 10's Irene Snyder reports.
Lee lashes Maine, Canada with whipping winds, heavy rain as thousands remain without power
Officials say a 15-year-old boy in Florida and a 50-year-old man in Maine were killed due to the effects of Lee.
Second US death reported as Lee skirts New England with high winds, dangerous waves
A second death related to Lee was reported Saturday when winds from the sprawling storm blew down a tree onto a Maine man's car.
Sprawling Hurricane Lee's impacts begin as winds, power outages increase in New England
While the center of the storm will likely stay east of the U.S. and move into the Canadian Maritimes, Lee's massive wind field is hundreds of miles across and will not spare the New England coast from its wrath.
Confirmed heat deaths in Maricopa County keep rising even as weather grows milder
The number of confirmed heat deaths over the summer in America’s hottest metro has continued to rise even as the record-setting high temperatures that blasted Phoenix over the summer give way to relatively milder weather with autumn’s approach.
Tropical Storm Warnings expanded across New England as Hurricane Lee makes final approach
Boston could see sustained tropical-storm-force-winds by Friday evening through the first part of the weekend, and concerns are growing that with leaves still on trees the expected wind and possible heavy rain could snap branches and limbs and pull down power lines, leaving thousands of people in the dark.
What was the last hurricane to make landfall in Maine?
Maine does have a history of landfalling hurricanes, but they don't happen often. Hurricane Lee could become the newest addition to that history as it eyes the state's coastline later this week.
Feds spread $1 billion for tree plantings among US cities to lower extreme heat, improve health
The tree plantings will focus on marginalized areas in all 50 states as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and some tribal nations.
Over 200 heat-related deaths in Maricopa County
Despite temperatures going down, the number of heat-related deaths in Maricopa County continues to rise. The latest weekly report from the Department of Public Health shows that 202 deaths are associated with heat in 2023, and another 356 deaths are under investigation.
New England on alert: Hurricane and Tropical Storm watches issued for much of coastline ahead of Lee's arrival
The National Hurricane Center in coordination for local National Weather Services offices issued a Hurricane Watch from Stonington, Maine to the U.S.- Canada border and a Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for from Watch Hill, Rhode Island to Stonington, Maine.
Monsoon rips through Falcon Field Airport, flipping planes, damaging buildings
Many of the hangars in the airport held historic World War II-era planes. Even some of the trees planted in the area - which are now uprooted or broken - date back to the 40s.
Hurricane Lee threatens New England with tropical-storm-force winds, dangerous surf over weekend
A U.S. landfall from Hurricane Lee is not expected as of the latest National Hurricane Center (NHC) advisory and instead, the forecast calls for Lee to hit Canada. But on Monday land was included in Lee’s forecast cone for the first time in the storm’s history.
Libya flooding: 10,000 people missing, thousands feared dead after devastating storm
Libya's eastern city of Derna has buried 700 of at least 1,000 people killed in devastating flooding and 10,000 are reported missing.
Virginia man dies while hiking Grand Canyon trail
A man from Virginia died while hiking in the Grand Canyon on Saturday.
Phoenix hiking trails a week after new heat restrictions
It’s been just over a week since the city of Phoenix implemented a new heat safety policy by restricting access to the hardest trails in the city. On Monday, the Phoenix Fire Department rescued two hikers on Camelback Mountain who were overheating. FOX 10's Marissa Sarbak has the latest.
Hurricane Lee restrengthens to major hurricane with dangerous surf arriving to eastern US beaches Sunday
The latest analysis shows Lee has sustained wind speeds of around 120 mph, making the storm a Category 3, as it slowly churns in the southwestern Atlantic ocean.
Phoenix has set another heat record by hitting 110 degrees, or more, on 54 days this year
How hot is it in Phoenix? In what has been the hottest summer ever measured, the sizzling city in the Sonoran Desert broke yet another record Saturday when temperatures topped 114 degrees.
Phoenix on track to set another heat record, this time for most daily highs at or above 110 degrees
The National Weather Service says after a brief respite from the heat over the Labor Day holiday, Phoenix this weekend is expected to break its previous record of 53 days of 110-degree Fahrenheit weather in a single year, set in 2020.
Hurricane Lee maintains strength with coastal impacts arriving to eastern US beaches Sunday
The latest analysis shows Lee has sustained wind speeds of around 115 mph, making the storm a Category 3.