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☆ Ted Cruz shares fake photo of a shark swimming on a flooded highway as Tropical Storm Hilary batters California: 'Holy crap'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Taylor Berman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ted Cruz saw a photo someone jokingly shared of a shark swimming on a flooded highway in LA. "Holy crap," the Texas senator tweeted about the fake photo. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. And Monday morning, he quote-tweeted an obviously fake photo of a shark swimming on a flooded highway that a Twitter user said was in Los Angeles, which is being hit by its first tropical storm in over 80 years. "Holy crap," Cruz wrote about the photo, which was jokingly shared by Dan Katz of the newly-independent sports media company Barstool Sports.

Persons: Ted Cruz, Cruz, Dan Katz, he'd, I'm, Hurricane Irene, —, Cruz didn't Organizations: Service, Barstool Sports, Hurricane, Puerto Rico, TCU Locations: LA, Texas, Wall, Silicon, Ted Cruz of Texas, Cancun, Los Angeles, Puerto

As sunshine returned to Southern California on Monday, residents and officials said the region had avoided catastrophic damage from Tropical Storm Hilary, which broke records for August rainfall as it passed into California on Sunday but was much diminished from the fearsome Category 4 hurricane that had alarmed meteorologists days earlier when it was over the Pacific Ocean. Under sheets of rain, some neighborhoods in the desert cities east of Los Angeles became a soupy mess and at one point on Monday the mayor of Palm Springs said the city was cut off by road closures. In San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, videos showed creek beds filled with sludge-colored torrents that ominously carried boulders and tree trunks. Yet in one of the most heavily populated parts of the country — Los Angeles and San Diego Counties alone have a combined population of more than 13 million — there were no reports of deaths related to the storm as of Monday afternoon.

Persons: Hilary Organizations: Riverside Counties, San Locations: Southern California, California, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, San Bernardino, San Diego

☆ US Atlantic hurricane activity picks up with five systems on watch
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Aug 20 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Franklin over the eastern Caribbean and a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico are expected to strengthen over the next two days as U.S. forecasters monitor three other weather systems in the Atlantic. In its latest advisory, the NHC said Tropical Depression Six, near the Leeward Islands was expected to become a remnant low on Sunday night. Next in line is Tropical Storm Emily in the central Atlantic, which could become a post-tropical cyclone in about 36 hours, the Miami-based forecaster said. Meanwhile, a tropical disturbance near the Cape Verde Islands has a 30% chance of becoming a cyclone over the next two days and a tropical depression is likely to form later this week. While the Atlantic has seen relatively mild activity this year, on the U.S. West Coast, the Tropical Storm Hilary unleashed furious flash floods east and west of Los Angeles on Sunday after barreling through Mexico's Baja California peninsula with deadly force.

Persons: Storm Franklin, Emily, Storm Hilary, Swati Verma, Robert Birsel Organizations: Storm, Atlantic . Franklin, U.S, National Hurricane Center, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Caribbean, Gulf, Mexico, Atlantic, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Leeward, Miami, Cape Verde, U.S . West Coast, Los Angeles, Mexico's Baja California, Bengaluru

☆ Cooler conditions bring some hope as Canada wildfires rage on
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Wildfires ravaging Canada's British Columbia province are showing some signs of easing and the weather conditions should improve through Monday into Tuesday, through crews are still battling "epic" blazes, emergency officials said. Blazes are also raging further north as Canada reels from its worst wildfire season on record, which many experts have blamed on climate change. British Columbia, which sits on Canada's Pacific coast, could get some rains this week from Tropical Storm Hilary, which hit California on Sunday, forecasters have said. The air quality index in many fire-affected areas - including Central Okanagan, Eastern Fraser Valley, Kamloops - hit above 10 on Monday, signaling a high risk, the British Columbia government said. Fires continued to burn about 15 km from Yellowknife and it was unclear when they will reach the city, officials said.

Persons: Hilary, Jerrad Schroeder, Jason Brolund, Brolund, Denny Thomas, Michael Perry, Andrew Heavens Organizations: Canada's, U.S ., Tropical, Kamloops Fire, British Columbia, Government, Northwest Territories, Canada's Department of National Defence, Canadian Broadcasting Corp, Thomson Locations: Canada's British Columbia, Canada, U.S, U.S . Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, California, Kamloops, Central Okanagan, Eastern Fraser Valley, British, New York, U.S . East Coast, Yellowknife, Northwest, West Kelowna

☆ Biden heading to Maui to meet with wildfire survivors
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Steve Holland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/8] U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden board a plane as they depart for Maui from Reno, Nevada, U.S., August 21, 2023. "It’s going to be an emotional day for everyone," White House spokesperson Olivia Dalton told reporters on Air Force One. Biden, who is seeking reelection in 2024, has been criticized by some Republicans and others for his initial response to the Maui fires. Biden said on Aug. 10 he would expand federal aid to Hawaii and promised help to anyone who needed it. Biden himself said he did not want to travel to Maui until he was assured he would not interfere with emergency response efforts.

Persons: Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Joe Biden's, Biden, Olivia Dalton, Dalton, Deanna Criswell, Richard Bissen, Bob Fenton, Criswell, Steve Holland, Jarrett Renshaw, Colleen Jenkins, Michael Perry, Jonathan Oatis, Heather Timmons, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: REUTERS, FORCE, Air Force, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Facebook, Monday, FEMA, Southwest, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Maui, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Maui, Reno , Nevada, U.S, Tahoe, Lahaina, Hawaii, Delaware, Maui County, Southern California

☆ Tropical Storm Hilary Makes Landfall in Mexico, Threatening Southern California
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Jim Carlton Suryatapa Bhattacharya | Anthony Harrup | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones, hilary Locations: mexico, california

Persons: Dow Jones, hilary Locations: mexico, california

[1/8] People walk along the beach in Pacific Beach area as Tropical Storm Hilary approaches San Diego, California, U.S., August 20, 2023. Hilary made landfall on Sunday morning over the northern parts of the Baja California peninsula, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. It has been seven decades since the last tropical storm made landfall in California. MEXICO EVACUATIONSIn Mexico, nearly 1,900 people have been evacuated to shelters in the Baja California peninsula, according to the country's army. Around the coastal town of Mulege, on the eastern side of the Baja California peninsula, one person died after his family was swept away while crossing a stream on Saturday.

Persons: Hilary, Sandy Huffaker, Zack Taylor, Taylor, It's, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Kristin Crowley, Drazen Jorgic, Lizbeth Diaz, Bharat Govind Gautam, Rich McKay, Brendan O'Brien, Frances Kerry, Matthew Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, U.S, National Weather Service, Center, National Hurricane Center, NHC, Los Angeles Mayor, Los Angeles Fire Department, Schools, Mexico's Navy, San Diego International, Major League Baseball's, Dodgers, Angels, Los Angeles FC, LA Galaxy, Thomson Locations: Pacific Beach, San Diego , California, U.S, MEXICO, Baja California, Mexico, United States, College Park , Maryland, Palm Springs , California, Southern California, Southern Nevada, Miami, Los, California, Tijuana, San Diego, Mulege, Major League Baseball's Los Angeles, Mexico City, Bengaluru, Atlanta, Chicago

☆ Six Weather Takeaways on Hilary Right Now
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Judson Jones | More About Judson Jones | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As Tropical Storm Hilary nears the United States, here are six things you should know. Hilary has made landfall in Mexico, but the expected impact in the United States is the same, with damaging winds, strong waves and, in some areas, major flooding. As Hilary approaches the United States this afternoon, winds and rain are increasing across the Southwest. Forecasters said they were already experiencing hourly rain rates of a quarter to half an inch in Los Angeles and issued a flood advisory for Los Angeles County. In the coastal mountains, winds could still gust to hurricane force (74 miles per hour or greater).

Persons: Hilary Organizations: Los Locations: United States, Mexico, Southern California, San Diego, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

☆ Flight cancellations: Tropical Storm Hilary snarls air travel
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —More than 4,500 flights are delayed or canceled across the US on Sunday evening as California continues to brace for the impact from Tropical Storm Hilary. Harry Reid International Airport is pictured October 14, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are also some delays at international airports in Denver and Phoenix, as the ripple effect from the storm spreads. The storm has not yet made landfall in the US, but it slammed Mexico’s Baja California region earlier Sunday. Hilary is likely to bring severe flooding to parts of California and Nevada, which could experience a year’s worth of rain on Sunday.

Persons: Hilary, Harry Reid, Justin Sullivan, Gavin Newsom, Joe Lombardo Organizations: New, New York CNN, Harry, Harry Reid International, San Diego International, Ontario International, Daugherty, Mexico’s Locations: New York, California, Las Vegas, Las Vegas , Nevada, Ontario, Los Angeles, Burbank, Santa Ana, Sacramento, Long, Denver, Phoenix, Mexico’s Baja California, Joe Lombardo of Nevada, Nevada

☆ Magnitude 5.1 quake strikes Southern California during tropical storm
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Pasadena Fire Department vehicles attend to a fire call following a magnitude 5.1 earthquake in Southern California, in the midst of the approach of Tropical Storm Hilary, in Pasadena, California, U.S., August 20, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Acquire Licensing RightsAug 20 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit Southern California north of Los Angeles on Sunday, rocking much of the region as residents hunkered down for the approach of Tropical Storm Hilary. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury from the quake, which struck at 2:41 p.m. local time (2141 GMT), roughly 7 km (4.35 miles) southeast of the Southern California community of Ojai in Ventura County. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there was no threat of a tsunami from the earthquake. Rain was falling across Southern California on Sunday as Tropical Storm Hilary moved toward the state after punishing Baja California peninsula earlier in the day.

Persons: Hilary, Mario Anzuoni, Dan Whitcomb, Diane Craft Organizations: Pasadena Fire Department, REUTERS, The U.S ., Thomson Locations: Southern California, Pasadena , California, U.S, Los Angeles, Ojai, Ventura County, The U.S, California

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