There are 50 days until the presidential election. Let’s take this one seriously.” As it lurches over the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Sally could bring 8 to 16 inches of rain, and some areas could see up to 24 inches. “This is another crisis, another crisis he won’t take responsibility for,” Biden said. Penn State University meteorologist Michael Mann, speaking about whether wildfires and hurricanes are opposites, said "actually, in a sense, they’re not. Hurricane Sally: Storm makes landfall causing 'catastrophic flooding', Hurricane Sally's winds are battering Pensacola, Florida, and its slow pace means the rains will bring "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding. The plant makes swimming pool chemicals. Chlorine plant fire has residents sheltering after hurricane, Police officer fired after fatal shooting involving unarmed Black couple, Health official tears up delivering latest COVID-19 numbers, Sacha Baron Cohen responds to 'Borat 2' scene with Rudy Giuliani, Ethiopia blasts Trump remark that Egypt will 'blow up' dam, ELLEN KNICKMEYER, GERALD HERBERT and JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press Writer, A fire at a chemical plant, BioLab Inc., that handles chlorine for swimming pools burns on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Westlake, La., in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.

Major Hurricane Delta roared ever closer to the U.S. Gulf coast, apparently on track to smash into the same southwestern part of Louisiana where Hurricane Laura blasted ashore six weeks ago. See what that looks like. In the West, climate scientists say rising heat and worsening droughts in California consistent with climate change have expanded what had been California's autumn wildfire season to year-round, sparking bigger, deadlier and more frequent fires like the ones we've seen this year. And as for hurricanes, scientists also say global warming is making the strongest of them, those with wind speeds of 110 mph or more, even stronger. Contributing: David Jackson, USA TODAY; The Associated Press, La Niña has formed, and it could worsen hurricanes and wildfires, 13 photos that show how bad Oregon wildfires and air quality really are, On front lines of the California wildfires, residents stunned by fast-moving blazes, Opinion: Borders can't contain climate change: California’s crisis is a world management issue, Wildfires: Centuries of forest mismanagement, climate change. But the lead has narrowed, even more so in the swing states that are expected to decide the presidency. Wildfires in California and other western states are getting worse every year, but is climate change all to blame? Democratic presidential nominee Biden on Monday cited climate change as a key factor in the fires blazing through much of the West, but Trump instead placed the blame on "forest management" during a briefing in Northern California. “This means either this is life, or it’s some sort of physical or chemical process that we do not expect to happen on rocky planets,” said study co-author Janusz Petkowski. This is a compilation of stories from across the USA TODAY Network.

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Harris, who gained national prominence when he was featured in Netflix’s recent "Cheer" docuseries, has not been criminally charged. And yes, we're still very much in a pandemic. In case you were still confused, he also included an arrow pointing directly to his face. Though government officials and scientists identified climate change as the primary culprit behind the intense wildfires, President Donald Trump insisted during a briefing in Northern California on Monday that "forest management" is more to blame. “I know for a lot of people, this storm seemed to come out of nowhere,” Louisiana Gov. The extraordinarily busy Atlantic hurricane season and catastrophic wildfire season in the West has focused attention on the role of climate change. Hurricane Sally is quickly approaching the Gulf Coast. Forget Mars. California Gov. Hurricane Sally is quickly approaching the Gulf Coast. In case you were still confused, he also included an arrow pointing directly to his face. The former favors wildfires out West, the latter favors hurricanes back East.". A structure goes up in flames during the 1450 Fire in Hurricane, Utah, on May 18, 2020. Maybe? Mann explained how the natural La Niña climate cycle is also having an impact: "La Niña years tend to be associated with a Northern Hemisphere jet-stream pattern that favors both dry, warm conditions out West, and reduced vertical wind shear in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean. The Short List newsletter is a snappy USA TODAY news roundup. “If you give a climate denier four more years in the White House, why would we be surprised that we have more America ablaze?” And California Gov.

Scientists are outraged by White House appointees' meddling with coronavirus information: A sheriff's deputy in Georgia has been fired after being captured on video repeatedly punching a Black man during a traffic stop, A new proposal submitted by tech company ByteDance would feature, Authorities are still searching for a gunman who shot two Los Angeles County deputies, and a, Nevada Gov.