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Climate Change Is Causing Sea Level Rise and Flooding
As the planet warms, ocean waters are also warming — and expanding. At the same time, warmer temperatures are causing land ice — think glaciers and ice caps — to melt, which is adding water to the world’s oceans. As a result, average global sea...

Mexican national sentenced for illegal re-entry in Kansas City
Mexican national sentenced for illegal re-entry in Kansas City I’M DONNA PITMAN, AND I’M JAMIE WEISS. CODY HOLYOKE HAS THE MORNING OFF. WE’RE GOING TO BRING YOU THE NINE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT FIRST, KATIE HORNER HAS A QUICK...

Mexico to slap cruise passengers with tourist tax starting this week
Cruise passengers docking in Mexico will be forced to cough up a tourist tax starting this week as government officials blast major cruise lines for not paying their fair share into local communities. Industry giant Royal Caribbean, along with...

Mexican peso posts strongest quarter since 2020 as US dollar hits 50-year low
The Mexican peso extended its rally to six consecutive days, closing its best quarter since 2020, while the US dollar suffered its weakest start to a year since 1973. The Mexican peso continued its upward momentum this week, strengthening for the...

Mexicana takes delivery of first Embraer E2 jet, marking major fleet modernisation milestone
Embraer has delivered the first of 20 next-generation E2 jets to Mexicana, signalling a key step in the state-owned Mexican carrier’s fleet renewal strategy. The E195-E2 aircraft departed Embraer’s São José dos Campos facility this morning bound...

Political shift and environmental pushback stall Cozumel’s fourth cruise ship dock project
Cozumel’s fourth cruise ship dock project faces collapse as political support fades and environmental groups challenge its permits and ecological impact. Cozumel’s controversial fourth cruise ship dock project is now considered “practically dead,”...

Beyond the beach: 7 exciting experiences in the Mexican Caribbean
(BPT) - The Mexican Caribbean is known for its crystal-clear waters and white sand beaches, and there are even more experiences within its 12 regions that are just as memorable as its shores. If you're planning a trip to the Mexican Caribbean,...

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Mexican Navy Tall Ship Collision with Brooklyn Bridge
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the May 17 accident in which the Mexican Navy training vessel ARM Cuauhtémoc BE 01 struck the Brooklyn Bridge, resulting in two fatalities and nineteen injuries among...

Severe Weather May Disrupt FIFA Club World Cup Matches
ORLANDO, Florida — The FIFA Club World Cup is facing potential disruption as severe thunderstorms are forecast for matches scheduled on Monday in Orlando. Manchester City is set to face Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal at Camping World Stadium at 9 p.m....

First Alert Weather: Wet summertime afternoons
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The First Alert Weather Team is tracking a typical summertime weather pattern this week. Notes from the meteorologist: Very heavy rain & storms will diminish early this evening after dropping as much as 2-4” of rain in some...
A 15-day visa that turned into 15 years in Canada: Mexican woman shares 'the most challenging and beautiful journey of life'
Erin Horrocks-Pope is an award-winning journalist who works as a project manager of strategic development at the Mennonite New Life Centre (MNLCT) in Toronto. She helps new Canadians connect to the community through various initiatives and...

Saharan dust, heat and high pressure kick off July weather in Austin. What's next?
As we kick off July, Austin is facing minimal rain chances and above-average temperatures. What’s worse, it’s a pattern we’ve experienced already for the past month. We played the old song and dance of cloudy mornings transitioning to sunny...

First Alert Weather: Scattered storms this evening, storm chances increase Tuesday
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - It’s been a warm and muggy day with plenty of cloud cover. We’ve had some sunshine peak through the clouds warming us up into the mid to upper 80s. We haven’t seen a lot of rain across central Alabama this afternoon, but...

South Georgia Weather Authority Forecast: June 30, 2025
Wetter with cooler than average daytime highs for first half of the holiday week. Hotter and drier with mainly isolated chances for showers or storms for Fourth of July weekend. In the tropics, Tropical Storm Barry was briefly born over the SW Bay...

Flossie could reach hurricane status on the Mexican Pacific Coast
11 On Monday, June 30, 2025, Tropical Storm Flossie intensified rapidly off Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast, reaching hurricane strength late in the day, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. The storm, which had been steadily...

From San Miguel to Tulum, Mexican Towns Are Being Crushed by Overtourism
From San Miguel to Tulum, Mexican destinations face water shortages, housing crises, and ecosystem collapse as a result of the tourism the destinations depend on. Mexico’s most picturesque towns and coastal gems are drowning in the very attention...

Pentagon stops sharing satellite weather data at…
The Defense Department is cutting off weather forecasters from data gathered by its special satellites that can "see" through the clouds, a move experts say could deprive hurricane researchers of key information as hurricane season kicks into...

Pentagon stops sharing satellite weather data at a critical time
The Defense Department is cutting off weather forecasters from data gathered by its special satellites that can "see" through the clouds, a move experts say could deprive hurricane researchers of key information as hurricane season kicks into...

Be weather aware: Storm begins developing
Published 3:19 pm Monday, June 30, 2025 Officials with the Alabama Emergency Management Agency are alerting Gulf Coast residents to be weather aware as a new storm forms in the Gulf. Tropical Storm Barry formed Sunday in the Bay of Campeche but...

Weather Impact Alert: Remnants of Barry impact South Texas the first half of the week
Rain will be hit and miss for Corpus Christi. It won't be a washout, but with tropical moisture in play, when it does rain, it will be heavy and windy. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — We have abundant tropical moisture in the Coastal Bend thanks to what...