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Boston weather: Potential for severe thunderstorms in Friday’s forecast
Weather More rain is on the way. Hail and flash flooding are also possible. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe Brace yourselves, Boston: One of the wettest summers recorded since 1872 is about to bring more rain on Friday. Isolated pockets of these storms are expected to be severe, with thunder and lightning as the main threat. […]
Cuckoo rescued after being caught, injured in bad weather
Local News “We suspect it was likely a victim of today’s high winds and crash landed.” Wednesday’s blustery weather disrupted travel plans for at least one New Englander headed south. A yellow-billed cuckoo was brought into the Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable after it was found on the ground with blood in its mouth. The […]
How extreme weather in the US may have affected the pumpkins you picked this year for Halloween
Environment For some pumpkin growers in states like Texas, New Mexico and Colorado, this year’s pumpkin crop was a reminder of the water challenges hitting agriculture across the Southwest and West as human-caused climate change exacerbates drought and heat extremes. Alan Mazzotti walks through one of his pumpkin fields Oct. 26, 2023, in Hudson, Colo. […]