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The Chicago temperatures exceeded the 1995 Chicago heat wave, which claimed over 750 lives, although humidity and registered dew points were higher during that heat wave. [30] Through the first five days of July, the mean temperature in Chicago averaged 86.4 °F (30.2 °C), 13.2 °F (7 °C) above normal, the hottest since 1911. [31]
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The fire caused 602 deaths and 250 non-fatal injuries. [1] It ranks as the worst theater fire in the United States, surpassing the carnage of the Brooklyn Theatre fire of 1876, which claimed at least 278 lives. [2] For nearly a century, the Iroquois Theatre fire was the deadliest single-building disaster in American history. [3]
Numerous departments respond to the Tumbleweed Fire near Los Angeles in July 2021. Today, in the United States, it is not uncommon for suppression operations for a single wildfire to cost millions of dollars. Federal funding to manage wildfires comes from the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior. The combined annual appropriations ...
The National Weather Service says Kentucky could have heat index above 100 degrees while other parts of the country could exceed 110 thanks to a heat dome over much of the south.
Earlier Thursday, Kentucky Emergency Management spokesperson Jordan Yuodis told CNN 50% of the fire had been contained but residents who evacuated were not being allowed to return home.
By November 13, temperatures dipped further to 14 °F (−10 °C). [24] Lexington, KY also saw the temperature drop on the 12th, when it went from nearly 70 °F (21 °C) down to a record low from 14 °F (−10 °C). It dipped to another record low of 13 °F (−11 °C) on November 13, and a record cold high of 28 °F (−2 °C) was also ...
The fire happened in the 1500 block of Paint Lick Road in Berea a little before 11 p.m., according to the Berea Fire Department. When firefighters arrived they found heavy smoke coming from the home.