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Extreme storms, inland flooding, rising heat and wildfires are all among the most significant hazards facing Massachusetts in the face of a changing climate, according to a sweeping new resiliency plan that calls for nearly 150 actions to combat the weather trends — for many Bay Staters, though, these threats have already turned lives upside down. The ResilientMass Plan was…

As climate change brings more intense weather events, Mass. officials have a comprehensive plan to help prepare for and protect against growing threats.

Nearly a day after being downgraded from a tropical storm, Ophelia is still threatening much of the Northeast with coastal flooding, life-threatening waves and heavy rain from Washington to New York City.

A growing number of Americans are finding it difficult to afford insurance on their homes, a problem only expected to worsen because insurers and lawmakers have underestimated the impact of climate change, a new report says.

Torrents of water flooded into the city and washed away neighborhoods. Thousands are dead and more bodies are being recovered, while families desperately try to learn if their loved ones survived.

Wednesday evening: Eastern showers and downpours, temperatures dropping to the upper and mid 60s. Wednesday night: Rain east, patchy fog. Lows around 60 by dawn. Thursday: Early morning shower southeast, otherwise becoming sunny, much less humid. Highs in the 70s. Friday: A veil of clouds ahead of Hurricane Lee. Increasing coastal waves. Highs 65-70.

Wednesday evening: eastern showers & downpours, temperatures dropping to the upper & mid 60s. Overnight Wednesday night: Rain east, patchy fog. Lows around 60 by dawn. Thursday: Early AM shower southeast, otherwise becoming sunny, much less humid. Highs in the 70s. Friday: A veil of clouds ahead of Hurricane Lee. Increasing coastal waves. Highs 65-70.

Tornado warnings were issued Wednesday for a set of storms that worked its way from Connecticut, through Rhode Island and into southeastern Massachusetts. The National Weather Service issued the warning for a severe thunderstorm that was capable of producing a tornado near Foster, Rhode Island. It tracked east, sparking tornado warnings in Massachusetts’ Bristol, Plymouth and Norfolk counties, before the…

Today: Areas of afternoon showers and downpours with localized flooding possible. Highs in the 70s, humid. Overnight Tonight: Rain east, patchy fog. Lows around 60 by dawn. Thursday: Early AM shower southeast, otherwise becoming sunny, much less humid. Highs in the 70s. Friday: A veil of clouds ahead of Hurricane Lee. Increasing coastal waves. Highs 65-70.

At least 30,000 people in Derna were displaced by the flooding, the U.N.’s International Organization for Migration said.

A brook overflowed during Monday’s flooding emergency in Leominster, Massachusetts, causing serious damage at two apartment complex. Water was sent gushing into parking lots and ground-floor apartments at Ivory Keys and The Lofts at City Place. Tenants spent much of Tuesday cleaning up, assessing the damage and having their cars towed, as many got flooded. “It was just muddy,”...

Tuesday night: Passing sprinkle/shower. Lows in the 60s. Wednesday: Morning shower, afternoon rain/downpours. Highs in the 70s. Thursday: Morning shower southeast, then sunny. Highs in the 70s.

Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts after flooding caused major damage in Leominster and North Attleborough.

Tuesday night: Passing sprinkle/shower. Lows in the 60s. Wednesday: Morning shower, afternoon rain/downpours. Highs in the 70s. Thursday: Morning shower southeast, then sunny. Highs in the 70s.

Flash flooding Monday left large sinkholes across Leominster, and people who live near a dam have been forced to evacuate.

Overnight Tuesday night: Passing sprinkle/shower. Lows in the 60s. Wednesday: AM shower, PM rain/downpours. Highs in the 70s. Thursday: AM shower southeast, then sunny. Highs in the 70s.

Gov. Maura Healey toured the damage left by intense flash flooding in Leominster and North Attleborough, Massachusetts, and spoke about what she saw.

Monday was beyond awful for Leominster, Gardner and Pepperell, as central Massachusetts experienced catastrophic flash flooding. The glossary of meteorology from the American Meteorological Society defines flash flooding as moderate to intense rainfall over highly saturated or impervious land surfaces, and generally occurring within minutes to several hours of the rainfall event. This flooding was enough to close major thoroughfares,…

Today: Mostly cloudy, humid, isolated showers. Highs in the 70s. Overnight Tonight: Passing sprinkle/shower. Lows in the 60s. Wednesday: AM shower, PM rain/downpours. Highs in the 70s. Thursday: AM shower southeast, then sunny. Highs in the 70s.

Governor Maura Healey is scheduled to tour the damage Tuesday afternoon.