Forecasters feel the heat as drought bears down
Area weather forecasters cope with summer heat while predicting more hot days. Des Moines state climatologist Harry Hillaker notes AC problems at the airport office. Forecasters share coping tips like staying indoors and hydrating, with some enjoying golf, cycling, or lake visits as they await possible rain.
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Ed Barrett
Gazette News Ini
Harry Hillaker
Des Moines
Kcrg-Tv
Channel 9
Denny Frary
Miles Schumacher
National Weather Service
Carroll
Schumacher
Iowa
Drought Measures Aimed at Iowa Livestock Feed Relief
Iowa leaders pressed federal action to speed emergency livestock feed programs as drought deepens. Branstad Cochran met Lyng in Washington for assurances on feed access and AFSC relief criteria. Congress leaders pledged drought legislation by next week amid looming deficits and disputed unused deficiency payments.
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Branstad
Iowa
Dale Cochran
USDA
Washington
Agriculture Department
Lyng
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Cochran
Congress
Treasury
Rep
Kika) de la Garza
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
de la Garza
Patrick Leahy
Senate Agriculture Committee
Cedar Rapids agencies to revisit heat emergency alert
Cedar Rapids human service agencies plan to meet to decide whether to lower thresholds for a heat emergency alert. The current trigger is a heat index of 105, which activates relief plans for the elderly sick and indigent.
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Cedar Rapids
Mary Schoen-Clark
HACAP
National Weather Service
Schoen-Clark
Schumacher
Rig 163 Disaster Leaves 16 Bodies Recovered
Survivors describe the deadly blast at the offshore rig 163 where flames engulfed the control room and platform. Rescue crews searched all day with helicopters and boats, but only 16 bodies were recovered and hope faded.
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James McDonald
Helldeck
Alastair Matheson
Peter Morrison
Britain
Store Roof Collapses In Heavy Rain Wreckage Kills Seven
After a downpour, a store roof collapsed injuring about 60 and killing at least seven. Rescue workers faced floodwaters as crews used front-end loaders to clear debris. With Mexican nationals among victims, officials said the blast of rain likely caused the catastrophe.
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Dean Poos
Steve Fitzgibbons
National Weather Service
International Bridge
Johnny Castillo
Pops
Bernard Levine
Levine
Charles Hoskins
Castillo
Poos
Anthony Padilla
Brownsville
Herald
U.S. Border Patrol
Amigo Department
Texas
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Kgan-Tv
Channel 2
Greg Story
WMT
Kwwl-Tv
Craig Johnson
Iowa Economic Revenue Forecasting Council
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
North Carolina
C.R
Dave Gosch
Andy Machan
Derek Ellington
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Menard Buildings
Menard
Rochester
Randy Rohach
Gladbrook
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