Rangers will not get the chance to return to the top of the Scottish Premiership after their Sunday lunchtime fixture at Dundee was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Philippe Clement’s side had been due to visit the Dons at midday on Sunday, but following two pitch inspections earlier in the day, the game was … Read more
BARCELONA, Spain — A religious procession in downtown Barcelona celebrated the appearance of long-awaited rain, after nine days of praying for relief from a severe drought. Around 100 local people took part in the Catholic ceremony on a rainy Saturday evening. They carried the figure of the Holy Christ of the Blood, winding their way … Read more
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This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Picture the minute hand at about 8 past the hour. That’s the slope of Viet’s backyard in southern Los Angeles County. It’s a bit too aggressive for a slip-and-slide. In fact, Viet doesn’t even let his 7-year-old daughter play … Read more
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last week, a long, narrow section of the Earth’s atmosphere funneled trillions of gallons of water eastward from the Pacific tropics and unleashed it on California. This weather event, known as an atmospheric river, broke rainfall records, dumped more than a … Read more
It never rains in Southern California — except when it does, it pours … just like it’s doing right now in the City of Angels, and it’s causing a major headache, not to mention damage. Los Angeles is currently on high alert for flash flooding and other extreme weather conditions that are hitting the West … Read more
Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors lost to the Sacramento Kings for the first time at home since 2020. As expected, it was another close encounter between two teams that met in a thrilling seven-game playoff series last year that the Warriors won. The Chase Center crowd was treated to another nail-biting battle between … Read more
LONDON — Britain and Ireland braced Sunday for powerful wind and rain from Storm Isha that were expected to batter a wide swath of the island nations and disrupt travel. The Met Office issued an unusual blanket wind warning for all of the U.K., saying gusts could reach 90 miles per hour (145 kilometers per … Read more
San Miguel Beer guard Jericho Cruz takes a shot against Rain or Shine in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net With a roster nearly at full strength and peaking at the right time, Jericho Cruz and San Miguel Beer have plenty of reasons to be confident heading into the semifinals of the Philippine Basketball Association … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave MELBOURNE, Australia — An environmental group has issued a warning about the invasive threat posed by fire ants, which have been documented forming “rafts” in floodwaters to access new territory amid ongoing heavy rain and cyclone conditions in Australia’s northeast. Reece Pianta at the Invasive Species Council … Read more
Tree Treadwell (with ball) turns out to be the right fit for Rain or Shine in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ/INQUIRER After closing out the PBA Commissioner’s Cup eliminations with six straight wins, Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao will be spending the next few days trying to whip his Elasto Painters to … Read more