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Chaotic weather welcomes Super Bowl fans to Las Vegas
Las Vegas is known for its desert climate, but people arriving for the Super Bowl are greeted by wet weather in Nevada's largest city. In the higher elevations north and west of Sin City, snow fell and created hazardous conditions. The weather is expected to start improving by Thursday night, with sunshine expected to return before the big game.
NFL fans can expect sunny skies with temperatures in the mid-50s on Sunday for the Super Bowl in Las Vegas.
(Fox Weather)
Where is stinky seaweed headed this year?
Last year, beachgoers in Florida were greeted by tons of sargassum seaweed that washed ashore. Researchers say they have an idea where it is headed this year, noting that places in the eastern Caribbean could start seeing it by late February or early March.
FILE – Monica Madrigal finds her way out of the ocean through a large clump of Sargassum seaweed that washed up on the beach near the 71st Street area in Miami Beach Tuesday, July 28, 2020. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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The year 2024 begins with broken thermal records
The numbers are in, and scientists say the first month of 2024 was the warmest January ever on Earth. Ocean temperatures also broke records during the month of January.
Red shows warmer than average areas for January 2024 while blue shows cooler than average. The average is 1991-2020. One degree Celsius equals 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit.
(Copernicus Climate Change Service/ECMWF/FOX Weather)
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A New York man decided to take his truck for a ride through the surf on a Florida beach, and ended up handcuffed.
Bystander video and Volusia County Sheriff's Office body camera video show a man accused of driving onto the beach in New Smyrna Beach when beach access was closed due to high surf.
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