At least 26 million Americans are in the path of severe storms set to bring flash flooding to the Midwest and hail to the North East Large hail and torrential downpours, combined with damaging wind gusts were expected in Minnesota and Nebraska on Sunday with the StormMax at 70mph Heavy storms were set to cause travel disruptions on Sunday night as a line of storms moved southeast through Kentucky and Tennessee The storms were making their way into Virginia and the Carolinas on Sunday Boston, Hartford, New York City, Des Moines and Charlotte named some of the major cities where the weather system could strike, bringing large hail A cold front is expected to bring winds to the west, posing a risk of fire growth and spread from Colorado to California Severe thunderstorms are set for the North East on Tuesday and Wednesday https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...e-storms-bringing-flash-flooding-Midwest.html
Squirrel in Colorado tests positive for the bubonic plague https://www.cbsnews.com/news/squirrel-bubonic-plague-tests-positive-in-colorado-morrison/
Human case of the PLAGUE is confirmed in Colorado for the first time in 5 years after resident was exposed to infected squirrels A Colorado resident contracted the plague earlier this summer after exposure to infected squirrels It is the first human case of the plague in the state since 2015 The person recovered and no other people were infected The state has reported an 'increase of reported plague activity' A squirrel in Jefferson County tested positive for the bubonic plague Another case was previously found in Broomfield county northwest of the city Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, and can be contracted by humans and pets, mainly through flea bites https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...e-PLAGUE-confirmed-Colorado-time-5-years.html
Ebola cases rise in new DR Congo outbreak https://news.yahoo.com/ebola-cases-rise-dr-congo-outbreak-153320535.html