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Tuesday, July 28, 2026 · 70 stories
A man takes a picture of the Manhattan skyline while in the rain in the Dumbo neighborhood in Brooklyn as severe storms move through the New York area on July 21, 2026 in New York City. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for New York and parts of New Jersey through 8 p.m.
- 59 Cooling towers at 58 buildings tested culture positive, confirming the presence of live Legionellabacteria. Of those: - 77 cooling towers at 75 buildings tested PCR positive for the presence of Legionellabacteria in initial testing. 83 Cooling towers at 160 buildings have been tested for Legionellabacteria.
Airlines waive fees for changing, canceling NY and NJ flights ahead of Tuesday storms.
Crews are still battling wildfires that broke out last week and have burned nearly 200,000 acres across Spain. The country is bracing for another round of extreme heat, with temperatures expected to top 100 degrees Fahrenheit starting Wednesday.
French President Emmanuel Macron said France was "facing a completely unprecedented fire," describing the situation as France's worst fire-related crisis since World War II.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced from their homes as powerful wildfires sweep across Spain and France, revealing the growing scale of a climate crisis already reshaping the continent.
One hospital reported more than 50 injuries, and another about 40, including 10 in a serious condition, the public broadcaster NHK said. About 20 to 30 workers at the mall were unaccounted for, NHK said. About 300,000 people have been instructed to go to evacuation centres, the disaster management agency said.
Three years after Maui wildfires many still struggle with ‘biological, emotional and social consequences’, study says A spate of ferocious wildfires across North America and Europe, worsened by the climate crisis, have incinerated homes and forests and forced thousands of people to flee. Previous fires suggest the effects of these blazes may linger for years to come.
Four of his colleagues had died in recent weeks across France, he said, and 2,000 had been deployed in the Gironde to contain the flames, which for days have ravaged the countryside between the coastline and Bordeaux. Interestingly on Sunday when there was still smoke, there were people brave enough to sit outside on terraces." White, who has been living in the area for several years, said this sort of event was "something significant". We're lucky that we haven't been too affected yet, but the business will still suffer from the lower numbers of tourists." "But many people have lost their.
People hold signs during a press conference on the end of the Temporary Protected Status at the 199SEIU Headquarters on July 10, 2026, in New York City. More than 40,000 Haitian nationals across New York state face removal under Trump's initiative.
Uefa and Prime Minister Andy Burnham criticise proposals from Fifa to seek private investment in its competitions, including the World Cup.