Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms also hit other parts of the Midwest such as Wisconsin and Nebraska. According to the National Weather Service, there were 23 tornado reports on Tuesday — with many coming from the Midwest.
Tuesday’s natural disasters follow a series of severe storms that have ravaged other parts of the country, including Houston and Portage, Mich., in recent weeks.
Several Iowa counties were still without power Wednesday morning, forcing some schools to cancel classes. At a press conference Tuesday evening, Iowa police confirmed that a number of people were killed as a result of the tornadoes, but they were unable to provide an exact number.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds authorized an emergency proclamation for 15 counties in Iowa — allowing the state government to provide financial assistance to its inhabitants. Reynolds is scheduled to visit the small town of Greenfield, which was the hardest hit by Tuesday’s storms, on Wednesday.
The remains of a tornado-damaged wind turbine touch the ground in a field on Tuesday, near Prescott, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
A law enforcement official stands among the remains of tornado-damaged property on Tuesday in Greenfield, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
Damage to a home is seen after a tornado moved through Greenfield, Iowa, on Tuesday. (Hannah Fingerhut/AP)
The remains of a tornado-damaged wind turbine touch the ground in a field on Tuesday near Prescott, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
A workers searches through the remains of tornado-damaged property on Tuesday in Greenfield, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
A firefighter searches through the remains of tornado-damaged property on Tuesday in Greenfield, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
A man sorts through the remains of a home damaged by a tornado on Tuesday in Greenfield, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
People sort through the remains of a home damaged by a tornado on Tuesday in Greenfield, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
Firefighters stand among the remains of homes destroyed by a tornado on Tuesday in Greenfield, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
A damaged car sits on a street after a tornado on Tuesday in Greenfield, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
People walk down a street past damage after a tornado on Tuesday in Greenfield, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
Law enforcement officers and firefighters ride in a truck past homes destroyed by a tornado on Tuesday in Greenfield, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
A firefighter walks among tornado-damaged homes on Tuesday in Greenfield, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
Clothes cling to a branch of a tree damaged by a tornado on Tuesday in Greenfield, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
Firefighters walks among tornado-damaged homes on Tuesday in Greenfield, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
Brian Gutmann, of Creston, Iowa, looks over tornado-damaged property on Tuesday in Greenfield, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
A firefighter walks among homes destroyed by a tornado on Tuesday in Greenfield, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
Workers search through the remains of tornado-damaged homes on Tuesday in Greenfield, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
Damaged cars sit piled up next to a road after a tornado on Tuesday in Greenfield, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
Damage is seen after a tornado moved through Greenfield, Iowa, on Tuesday. (Hannah Fingerhut/AP)
Damage is seen after a tornado moved through Greenfield, Iowa, on Tuesday. (Hannah Fingerhut/AP)
People examine damage after a tornado moved through Greenfield, Iowa, on Tuesday. (Hannah Fingerhut/AP)
The remains of a tornado-damaged wind turbine in a field on Tuesday near Prescott, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
Severe floods caused by monsoon rains killed more than 30 people and displaced tens of thousands in Malaysia and southern Thailand, officials said Tuesday, with both countries preparing shelters and evacuation plans in anticipation of more heavy rain. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said five days of heavier-than-expected rain that battered the country's east coast last week was equal to the rainfall over the past six months, wreaking havoc in the northeastern state of Kelantan and neighboring Terengganu.
It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. “I can’t tell you how extraordinary it is,” said a joyful Anton van Helden, senior marine science adviser for New Zealand’s conservation agency, who gave the spade-toothed whale its name to distinguish it from other beaked species. Van Helden has studied beaked whales for 35 years, but Monday was the first time he has participated in a dissection of the spade-toothed variety.
A bear that ran amok in a supermarket in northern Japan has been caught two days after it attacked a worker, the latest in a surge of encounters between bears and people in the country.
STORY: :: Northern Malaysia residents return to destroyed homes as severe floods begin receding:: Kelantan, Malaysia:: December 2, 2024:: Muhamad Alim, Resident"On Thursday afternoon, I noticed the weather looked unusual. It rained, but we did not expect the water level to rise at such speed that night. I saw the water rising in front of the house. It had never happened before.""The next morning, around 7 am, they told me that my shop had been affected. I rushed over, but it was too late by the time I got there—the water had already overflowed from the culvert. At that time, the water hadn't reached this area yet; it was still rising. I quickly grabbed what I could, locked the door, and focused on saving myself."Flooded buildings and upturned cars could be seen as residents surveyed the damage and began the clear up.Malaysia faces a second wave of heavy rain and potential flooding this week, authorities said on Monday.Since last week, 27 people have died and more than half a million households in the neighbouring Southeast Asian countries have been hit by torrential rain and flooding that authorities say have been the most severe in years.The immediate situation has improved in some areas and water levels have eased, according to government data on Monday.The number of people in evacuation shelters dropped to around 128,000 people, from 152,000 on Sunday (December 1), according to the disaster management agency.The Malaysian Meteorological Department on Monday forecast a wind convergence in the worst-hit states of Kelantan and Terengganu from Dec. 3 to 4, which it said would potentially bring thunderstorms and heavy rains during the period.The floods have destroyed homes, led to the suspension of rail links, and left businesses and farmers reeling, with more than 38,000 hectares of paddy fields damaged in major rice-producing areas in Malaysia.
New Zealand scientists on Monday began dissecting a whale considered the rarest in the world, a species so elusive that only seven specimens have ever been documented. "This one is the rarest of the rare -- only the seventh specimen known from anywhere in the world, and the first opportunity we have had to undertake a dissection like this."
Japan has recorded its warmest autumn since records began 126 years ago, the weather agency said, delaying the country's popular displays of seasonal foliage into December.The weather has delayed the country's autumn foliage season -- when tourists flock to see leaves turn vibrant reds and yellows.
Standing on the rooftop of a 16-storey residential apartment building in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, Valerii Pyndyk pointed to several rows of solar panels. Pyndyk hopes the installation - one of the first of its kind by residents in Kyiv - will help about 1,000 families living in the building get through what could prove Ukraine's most difficult winter since the start of Russia's invasion. The two previous winters of the war were already challenging, but Russia has now intensified its attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, with at least 11 major missile and drone strikes since March.
Post-Thanksgiving travel will be treacherous in parts of the Great Lakes region on Monday with more lake-effect snow falling after the region was already buried under feet of it, while cold temperatures remain across a large swath of the United States.
Forecasters are predicting a widespread frost across the UK, with the potential for -10C (14F) in some places. Most areas will turn dry on Monday evening and, as skies clear, temperatures are set to plummet overnight. "Rural areas, mainly in Scotland, could dip as low as -10C (14F), while -6C (21F) is possible in parts of Northern Ireland and north Wales," said Sky News weather producer Chris England.
Calgarians can expect a bit of a reprieve from cold temperatures this week.After a blast of winter weather hit the city for the last half of November — complete with –20 C nights and frost-coated branches — experts say the first week of December will bring balmier temperatures. "This warmth looks like it's probably going to persist at least seven to 10 days," weather expert and freelance climate journalist Kyle Brittain told CBC Radio's the Calgary Eyeopener on Monday."Some of those side roads m
California's Department of Water Resources set its initial water allocation for the State Water Project at 5% — a level that could change in the coming months depending on the weather.
The attack left part of the city of Ternopil without electricity, its mayor said, a week after Moscow's strikes cut power to much of the city and its surrounding region. Russia mounted two big attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in November, triggering power cuts across the country in the build-up to winter.
Everywhere you turn these days people are talking about data centers and the enormous amount of electrical power they are expected to demand as artificial intelligence (AI) platforms scale up and become more
