Hurricane Erin is one of the fastest rapidly intensifying storms in Atlantic history
CNN By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, Allison Chinchar, Rebekah Riess, Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Powerful Hurricane Erin has undergone a…
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Hurricane Erin is now a rare Category 5. Next week, the storm is forecast to at least double or triple in size
CNN By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, Allison Chinchar, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Erin is rapidly intensifying as it tracks above…
Continue ReadingHurricane Erin is one of the fastest rapidly intensifying storms in Atlantic history
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, Allison Chinchar, Rebekah Riess, Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Powerful Hurricane Erin has undergone a period…
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Erin becomes the Atlantic season’s first hurricane. It’s set to rapidly intensify this weekend
CNN By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Fifth time’s the charm? After much speculation and many rounds of…
Continue ReadingErin becomes the Atlantic season’s first hurricane. It’s set to rapidly intensify this weekend
By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Fifth time’s the charm? After much speculation and many rounds of overhyped…
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Overgrown weeds pose problems for the City of El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Driving down some highways in El Paso, you may see weeds covering the median. The director of Environmental Services for the…
Continue ReadingA glacier outburst sent a surge of water downstream into Juneau. Flood barriers protected the city from disaster
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Erin is expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season
By CNN Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Briana Waxman, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Erin is tracking west over the open Atlantic Ocean and…
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Meteorite that tore through southeastern US skies this summer determined to be older than Earth itself, researchers say
Originally Published: 10 AUG 25 20:44 ET By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — A meteorite that tore through the sky in June shaking the…
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Flash flooding hits Milwaukee as heavy rain pummels millions across the Midwest
CNN By Briana Waxman, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Heavy thunderstorms and gushing rain pummeled parts of the Midwest and Plains over the weekend,…
Continue ReadingFlash flooding hits Milwaukee as heavy rain pummels millions across the Midwest
By Briana Waxman, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Heavy thunderstorms and gushing rain pummeled parts of the Midwest and Plains over the weekend,…
Continue ReadingA wildfire continues to burn through the mountains north of LA, with thousands under evacuation orders
By CNN Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Brandon Miller, Briana Waxman, and CNN’s Joe Sutton A wildfire in the mountains north of Los Angeles…
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Fact check: Did a recent El Paso oil refinery flare violate Texas environmental regulations?
by Brandy Ruiz August 5, 2025 Sign up for essential news about El Paso. Delivered to your inbox — completely free. No. A recent flare at El…
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One-two punch of wildfire smoke is wrecking air quality in the US
CNN, WLUK, ALERTCALIFORNIA , UC SAN DIEGO, KABC, KSBY, CATHEDRAL CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, ALERTCalifornia / UC San Diego By CNN Meteorologist Mary…
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Overgrown Weeds Taking Over El Paso Public Spaces
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Overgrown weeds around medians, alleys, and sidewalks are becoming more than just an eyesore in El Paso they’re now…
Continue ReadingOne-two punch of wildfire smoke is wrecking air quality in the US
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Air quality has taken a serious hit across the United States as a twofold blow of wildfires in…
Continue Reading2.7-magnitude earthquake felt in New Jersey, New York area
By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — A relatively weak, 2.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Hillsdale in northern New Jersey on Tuesday at 12:11 p.m.…
Continue ReadingWeather Service is now hiring back hundreds of positions that got cut in the DOGE chaos
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The National Weather Service has received permission to hire 450 meteorologists, hydrologists and radar…
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Grand Canyon fire grows into a megafire and creates its own weather. It’s not done yet
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — The wildfire raging along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim became a “megafire” this week,…
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Storms drop dangerous, flooding rain from DC to New York, inundating roads and snarling air travel
CNN By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman (CNN) — Torrential rainfall and flash flooding slammed the mid-Atlantic and Northeast Thursday, wreaking…
Continue Reading‘Megaflash’ lightning bolt traveled over 500 miles, setting a new record, study says
By Tyler Ory, CNN (CNN) — Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel —…
Continue ReadingStorms drench millions from DC to New York as flash floods inundate roads and snarl air travel
By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman (CNN) — Torrential rainfall and flash flooding slammed the mid-Atlantic and Northeast Thursday, wreaking…
Continue ReadingVisualizing the Russia earthquake and tsunami in maps and charts
By Lou Robinson, Rosa de Acosta, Rachel Wilson, Annette Choi, Byron Manley, Yukari Schrickel, CNN (CNN) — An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck…
Continue ReadingA dramatic cooldown is on the way for the US. But it comes with a cost
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — It’s been an abnormally hot summer in much of the eastern half of the United States with…
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Hurricane-force winds tear through the Midwest and Plains leaving a trail of damage and power outages
By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Violent thunderstorms with hurricane-force wind gusts roared across the northern…
Continue ReadingTwo senior NOAA officials were just placed on leave. Both led ‘Sharpiegate’ inquiry
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Two high-ranking officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with a connection to the…
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Health concerns worry Vado residents in the aftermath of severe flooding
VADO, New Mexico (KVIA)–The days following a flood can cause many health issues. In as little as 24 hours mold colonies can begin to appear on damp…
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A heat dome is peaking in the Northeast today. Here’s how extreme temperatures could get
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Sauna-like conditions on Friday are threatening to break records in major Northeast cities during…
Continue ReadingExtreme heat is back — here’s where it will be the worst
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The United States has entered the peak of summer and a heat dome — sealing in all that hot, humid…
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Key senator makes bipartisan plea to Trump to invest in weather and early warning networks
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — A prominent senator is calling on President Donald Trump to reverse course on his proposal to slash the budget…
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