This smoky summer could be America's 'new abnormal'

Wildfires are already consuming three times more of the United States and Canada each year than in the 1980s and studies predict fire and smoke to worsen.

FOX 29 Weather Authority Weather Beast debuts
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The FOX 29 Weather Authority has a new tool to aid in bringing viewers the latest weather conditions, especially during storms and that is the FOX 29 Weather Beast.

FOX 29 Weather Authority debuts state-of-the-art Weather Beast

The FOX 29 Weather Authority has a new tool in the arsenal of forecasting, bringing on-the-spot weather and the latest updates to viewers in the form of the Weather Beast.

How is air quality measured?

As smoky air from Canada’s wildfires shrouds broad swaths of the U.S., here are seven facts you should know about measuring air quality.

Watch: Tornado rips through Indiana apartment complex

Deaths have been reported in Indiana and Georgia after severe weather, including tornadoes, tore paths of destruction from the Midwest to the South on Sunday, leaving more than a half-million people without power.

Halfway to Christmas: How El Nino could impact the upcoming winter

Due to a warming central and eastern Pacific, the world is set to have its first full-fledged El Niño winter since 2018-19, which will mean some climate changes for the season from recent years.

Lightning strike sparks house fire in Bustleton as severe weather pummels area

Thunderstorms rolled into the Delaware Valley this weekend, bringing dangerous lightning that officials say caused a home to catch on fire overnight.

Storms down trees, dump heavy rain, flooding NE Philadelphia homes

The storms were strong enough to send a tree into a home at the corner of Ryan and Rowland Avenue, in Mayfair, and flooded out Pennypack Park.

Storms dump heavy rain, flooding Mayfair homes
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Residents in Mayfair spent Sunday evening cleaning up after storms dumped heavy rain and downed trees.

South Philly couple loses everything in house fire
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A South Philadelphia couple is living hundreds of miles from their home after a fire destroyed everything they had.

Dallas USPS worker dies after passing out during excessive heat

While on his normal route going door to door during Tuesday’s extreme heat, the 66-year-old collapsed in a front yard, and the homeowner came outside to perform CPR. He later died at the hospital.

El Nino blamed for recent bird deaths along Mexico's Pacific coast

Many seabirds in this region died recently, with more than 90% of the affected birds being grey-backed shearwaters, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Mexico.