Environment

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A new round of flame-fueling winds and low humidity is escalating wildfire danger once again in the Pacific Northwest as fire crews work tirelessly to contain destructive blazes in Spokane, Washington, and across the region.A short-lived reprieve from adverse weather over the past several days gave crews a

By Andrew Freedman, Dalia Faheid, Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — An unusually intense heat dome is bringing dangerous temperatures to parts of the West on Sunday, where about 45 million people are under heat alerts. Most of those people are in portions of California, Nevada and Arizona, although heat alerts stretch north to the Canadian

By Meteorologist Tyler Ory and Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — An unusually strong heat dome will scorch much of the western United States this weekend, bringing the hottest temperatures so far this year to tens of millions from California to Canada.Dozens of record highs are expected to fall in at least 12 states in the

By Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce, with Kate S. Petersen reporting (CNN) — Dangerous flooding unfolded in eastern New York Wednesday as slow-moving downpours soaked parts of the state and much of New England after drenching New Jersey and Pennsylvania on Tuesday.The flooding prompted water rescues and road closures in eastern New York, where rainfall

CNN By Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce, with Kate S. Petersen reporting (CNN) — Dangerous flooding unfolded in eastern New York Wednesday as slow-moving downpours soaked parts of the state and much of New England after drenching New Jersey and Pennsylvania on Tuesday. The flooding prompted water rescues and road closures in eastern New York,

By Meteorologists Chris Dolce, Dakota Smith and Briana Waxman (CNN) — The Northeast — including New York City and Philadelphia — is at risk of significant and life-threatening flash flooding through Tuesday night from an unusually strong storm. It could drop more than a month’s worth of rain in parts of the region.More than 36

By Meteorologist Dakota Smith, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A tornado carved a path of destruction through parts of Menasha and Appleton, Wisconsin, with little advanced warning on Monday afternoon, damaging homes, uprooting trees and knocking out power to thousands.⛈️ Track the storms in the CNN Weather appThe tornado had estimated peak winds of 140

By Will Lanzoni and Brett Roegiers | Photographs by Sarah Silbiger (CNN) — On a sunny October day in Woolwich, Maine, photographer Sarah Silbiger is shouting directions at her partner Jason Bernert from the back of their van.Foward. Backward. Forward. Backward.The 23-foot Winnebago EKKO moves awkwardly, changing direction every few seconds as Bernert carefully maneuvers

By Andrew Freedman, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — The US has experienced a spate of flash flood emergencies during the past two weeks, illustrating July’s dangerous side. The month has featured multiple 1,000-year rainfall events across the US, and July is not over yet.Flash flood emergencies are the highest-level flood warning, and more than a

By Meteorologists Dakota Smith, Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Bertha has fizzled out, but moisture linked to the former tropical storm is still fueling a flood threat that could linger into the weekend for some.Bertha dissipated over Texas on Thursday evening, where it had little impact except some locally heavy rain, including around Houston.🌀

CNN, WCHS, JONNY REED, WSAZ, GOVERNOR PATRICK MORRISEY @WVGOVERNOR , X, WVVA, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, ACCUWEATHER, INC., WAFB By Meteorologists Dakota Smith, Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Bertha has fizzled out, but moisture linked to the former tropical storm is still fueling a flood threat that could linger into the weekend for some. Bertha

By Chris Boyette, Andy Rose, and Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Two people are dead after Tuesday’s severe flooding in north-central West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s office said Thursday afternoon.Morrisey had said he was “concerned about fatalities” at a news conference in hard-hit Buckhannon, West Virginia, on Thursday morning.Morrisey’s comments come after heavy rains