A stronger-than-normal polar vortex is taking shape over the North Pole. That might sound like a recipe for a brutally cold winter, but it isn't that simple.
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The polar vortex is returning, and it is stronger than normal over the Arctic.
- Dinah Voyles Pulver and Doyle Rice USA Today
What weather will the U.S. see this fall, given the record hot August and a forecast that calls for El Niño to peak either in late fall or early winter?
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Fall is officially here as of Sept. 22, 2026, but it won't officially start until late in day with the the autumnal equinox in the evening.
- Ignacio Calderon and Doyle Rice USA Today
The United States’ scorching summer of 2026 was a record-breaker, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Sept. 9.
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Both July and August are on track to be the warmest on record, reflecting a trend of rising temperatures across the country.
- Jeanine Santucci, Doyle Rice and Dinah Voyles Pulver USA Today
Tropical Storm Dolly has formed in the Atlantic, just days after music icon Dolly Parton's death, becoming the fourth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
Tropical Storm Dolly has formed over the south-central Atlantic and is tracking toward the Leeward Islands in the northeastern Caribbean. AccuWeather forecasts 1 to 4 inches of rain across the Leewards, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and Cuba, with a potential local maximum of 12 inches. Wind gusts…
Drought and extreme heat are drying up rivers and farmland across Europe.
People driving on a notoriously hot stretch of Interstate 15 between Los Angeles and Las Vegas are urged to take precautions during this intense August heat wave.
The temperature record in Floridia, at 119.8 degrees, marked a turning point as extreme heat waves have become more frequent, lasting weeks or months and affecting long-cherished social spaces.
After years of intensive agriculture designed to cheaply feed the most people, this year's extreme weather has added urgency to the debate over whether climate change has transformed the economics.
Higher temperatures accelerate ripening and produce grapes with a higher sugar content, making it harder to preserve champagne's flavor and acidity.
Heatwaves are increasingly taking a toll on Europe's economy, reducing productivity, curbing consumer spending and raising operating costs.
The Wildcats take down the Eagles in their third and final exhibition match 85-54, October 23, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
The Fox Theatre invited local students to enjoy a Mexican folklore performance through conversation, singing and dancing on Thursday morning.
President Donald Trump signed the “Chiricahua National Park Act” into law on Tuesday afternoon. Rep. Juan Ciscomani, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, and Mayor of Willcox Greg Hancock were joined by dozens of local park rangers for a designation ceremony.
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Nearly a year has passed since the remains of 16-year-old White Mountain Apache teen Challistia Lulani “Tia” Colelay were found in Knots Landing in Whiteriver. Authorities ruled her death a homicide, but the case remains unsolved, with no arrests made.
Arizona's major utilities are funding candidates from both parties, while Tucson Electric Power has committed more than $4 million to its Prop. 421 campaign.
Proposition 144 would require identification for Arizona mail-in voting, but lawmakers would decide how voters comply after the election.
Brother Rogério Renato Mateucci died after he was struck by a piece of acrylic glass that blew off the roof, authorities say.
US President Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday he may move the White House press corps to a different location.
KYIV — Ukraine said on Saturday that the Starlink satellite system and its military version Starshield were now fully functional after over a week of restrictions that disrupted military operations and intensified tensions with the US.
HAMOUD, Jordan, — Jordan's King Abdullah ordered security forces on Saturday to respond with an "iron fist" as authorities searched for gunmen who opened fire and killed nine people during a church funeral service.
Democrats sought to tie data centers to rising energy costs and the larger issue of affordability; polling data appears to support that choice.
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A new indictment has added two kidnapping and six witness tampering charges against an Allegany County man under federal investigation since a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case turned up dead in his home.
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The University of Arizona has logged 15 sexual assault reports since August, with three under active police investigation. University officials have declined to release details about the ongoing cases.
A Pima County Superior Court judge set the trial date for a Tucson man accused of injuring nine people in a downtown shooting, who were initially listed in critical condition.
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Marana's town council has voted to tighten noise restrictions and how a developer will decommission a data center site if it goes offline.
President Donald Trump signed the “Chiricahua National Park Act” into law on Tuesday afternoon. Rep. Juan Ciscomani, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, and Mayor of Willcox Greg Hancock were joined by dozens of local park rangers for a designation ceremony.
A new filing in the U.S. Court of Appeals' District of Columbia Circuit urges judges to deny a Tohono O'odham Nation's emergency request, arguing that the lawsuit trying to stop border wall construction on tribal land is likely to fail because federal officials have the authority to use borderlands for security purposes.
An Arizona judge refused to delay his ruling invalidating groundwater rules that restricted home construction in parts of the Phoenix area.