Debby-triggered flooding traps people in homes and forces rescues in Pennsylvania
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford, Mary Gilbert and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Fast-rising floodwaters from Debby’s extreme rainfall has…
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Debby weakens to a post-tropical cyclone but is still threatening to unleash flooding and tornadoes as it moves north
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Debby weakened to a post-tropical cyclone Friday morning but it is still threatening…
Continue ReadingDebby spreads torrential rain and tornado threat north as it rapidly accelerates toward the Northeast
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — After causing at least six deaths in the Southeast, Debby weakened to…
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‘Cruisezilla’ passenger ships have doubled in size since 2000, environmental group warns
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Cruise ships have doubled in size over the past two decades, a precedent that could lead to even bigger…
Continue ReadingDebby weakens to a tropical depression, threatening more flooding and tornadoes in North Carolina
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — After causing at least six deaths in the Southeast, Debby has weakened to a tropical…
Continue ReadingDebby spreads torrential rain and tornado threat north as it rapidly accelerates toward the Northeast
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — After causing at least six deaths in the Southeast, Debby weakened to a…
Continue ReadingHere’s what the hurricane categories mean
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Once a tropical storm strengthens into a hurricane, it earns a category designation on the…
Continue ReadingWhat rapid intensification means for hurricanes
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — When a hurricane undergoes rapid intensification, its maximum sustained winds increase by at least…
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Continue ReadingDebby strengthens to a Category 1 hurricane ahead of Florida landfall as Southeast braces for potentially historic rain
CNN By Elisa Raffa, Ashley R. Williams, Dakin Andone and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Debby, the fourth named storm of the Atlantic…
Continue ReadingDebby strengthens to a Category 1 hurricane ahead of Florida landfall as Southeast braces for potentially historic rain
By Elisa Raffa, Ashley R. Williams, Dakin Andone and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Debby, the fourth named storm of the Atlantic…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Debby forms in the Gulf of Mexico, expected to reach hurricane strength before landfall in Florida
CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Eric Zerkel, Mary Gilbert and Elisa Raffa, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Debby has sustained winds of 45 mph and is…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Debby forms in the Gulf of Mexico, expected to reach hurricane strength before landfall in Florida
By Nouran Salahieh, Eric Zerkel, Mary Gilbert and Elisa Raffa, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Debby has sustained winds of 45 mph and is located…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Debby forecast to hit Florida this weekend with torrential rain and wind
CNN By Mary Gilbert and Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologists (CNN) — A tropical storm warning has been issued and a state of emergency declared in…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Debby forecast to hit Florida this weekend with torrential rain and wind
By Mary Gilbert and Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologists (CNN) — A tropical storm warning has been issued and a state of emergency declared in parts…
Continue ReadingA potential tropical threat is taking shape near the Caribbean as hurricane season reignites
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The eerie calm over the Atlantic basin that settled in after historic Hurricane Beryl is about to be…
Continue Reading‘Catastrophic flooding’ forces water rescues in Vermont after 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Kara Mihm, CNN (CNN) — Emergency responders sprang into action early Tuesday to rescue residents in flooded areas of…
Continue ReadingLike ‘little bombs,’ soda cans are exploding on Southwest flights. Here’s why
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A routine part of the job for Southwest Airlines flight attendants is turning into a dangerous mess…
Continue ReadingHurricane season has been on pause. Here’s when that could change
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The Atlantic Ocean has been on a nearly three-week long rest after producing historic Hurricane…
Continue ReadingFast Facts: Wildfire trends in the US
By Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN Over the last couple decades, wildfires have increased in number and size, particularly in western states. This is likely…
Continue ReadingUS reality show contestant kills and eats protected bird in New Zealand
Originally Published: 24 JUL 24 00:33 ET By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A reality show contestant who killed and ate a protected bird has…
Continue ReadingHundreds of people may have died from heat in one Arizona county
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people may have died from heat in Arizona’s Maricopa County amid another record-breaking summer in…
Continue ReadingFamed national park evacuated in Canada as fires threaten the area
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Dangerous wildfires forced a town and a major national park in Canada’s Alberta province to…
Continue ReadingFlood emergency hits Arkansas after months of rain falls in a few hours
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Dangerous flash flooding in Arkansas and Missouri forced evacuations and washed out at least one…
Continue ReadingIt’s not just you. Here’s where this summer really has been the worst
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Heat is normal during the summer, but this year’s has been anything but, and halfway through the…
Continue ReadingUS heat risk forecast: See where Americans are at the most risk for extreme heat this year
By Matt Stiles and Byron Manley, CNN (CNN) — High temperatures affect public health across wide swaths of the United States each summer,…
Continue ReadingTracking destructive and deadly tornadoes in the US, in maps and charts
By Matt Stiles and Curt Merrill, CNN (CNN) — More than 1,000 tornadoes sprout up across the United States in an average year, causing billions…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas sees record-breaking 7 consecutive days of scorching temperatures 115 degrees or higher
CNN By Nouran Salahieh and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Las Vegas is sizzling under a prolonged heat wave that has delivered a record-breaking…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas sees record-breaking 7 consecutive days of scorching temperatures 115 degrees or higher
By Nouran Salahieh and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Las Vegas is sizzling under a prolonged heat wave that has delivered a record-breaking seven…
Continue ReadingHouston-area residents frustrated as they enter sixth day without power and air conditioning in punishing heat
By Dalia Faheid and Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of southeast Texas residents are entering the sixth day in a row…
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