Environment

By Meteorologists Chris Dolce, Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — More rain is on the way for parts of the Gulf Coast still under water after potentially record-breaking deluges forced evacuations and rescues from dozens of flooded homes, business and vehicles. Over 2 feet of rain fell in Louisiana this

By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — What could become the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is supercharging flooding in Texas and parts of the Gulf Coast this week. At least one person died Monday in flooding in Texas. Swift water rescue crews recovered the body of a

Forecast by Brandon Miller, Lead Meteorologist (CNN) — There could be rumbles outside the ring on Sunday at the widely anticipated UFC fight set for the South Lawn of the White House — or, more precisely, above it — with more than 100,000 people possible in attendance. The event planners will need to watch the

CNN, NETWORK VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, WBBM, @JACKTHECHASER, X, CAYLYN CASS, KIM HASSEN, KCCI By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — A destructive and deadly weeklong stretch of storms and tornadoes in the central US has finally ended, but more dangerous weather battered much of the East on Friday. The final

CNN By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — El Niño has officially begun, and it is forecast to intensify into a very strong or “Super” El Niño with major shifts in global weather patterns and an even hotter climate, according to a new report released Thursday morning from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. El Niño

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Around 1,200 tornadoes occur on average in the United States each year and every one of them gets its own rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. More commonly known as the EF Scale, it organizes tornadoes into strength categories ranging from EF0 to EF5. Where a twister stacks up

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — El Niño has officially begun, and it is forecast to intensify into a very strong or “Super” El Niño with major shifts in global weather patterns and an even hotter climate, according to a new report released Thursday morning from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. El Niño is

By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — A destructive and deadly weeklong stretch of storms and tornadoes in the central US has finally ended, but more dangerous weather battered much of the East on Friday. The final blow in the heartland came in the form of hurricane-force wind gusts

CNN, WISN, STEPHANIE BATTLE, WMTV, WTMJ, @JACKTHECHASER , X, PARKER FREYERMUTH, KWCH-DT, KAKE, KARE, WBBM, @JackTheChaser / X By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — Another barrage of severe thunderstorms barreled through parts of the central US Thursday, including areas that had endured hurricane-force wind gusts, tornadoes and hail in recent days. Storms

By Kasha Patel, CNN (CNN) — When an American battalion was trapped behind enemy lines in World War I, a pigeon delivered the coordinates that helped save the soldiers when no human messenger could. Later, pigeons carried financial news and stock prices across a 76-mile gap in Europe’s telegraph network. During the Cold War, the

Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — A massive fish kill on the Chattahoochee River west of Atlanta was reported Friday by environmental protection non-profit, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. Chattahoochee Riverkeeper executive director Jason Ulseth told CNN he discovered the dead fish when he embarked on a river patrol Friday morning. Ulseth estimates thousands of fish, some weighing 20

WSB Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — A massive fish kill on the Chattahoochee River west of Atlanta was reported Friday by environmental protection non-profit, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. Chattahoochee Riverkeeper executive director Jason Ulseth told CNN he discovered the dead fish when he embarked on a river patrol Friday morning. Ulseth estimates thousands of fish, some weighing

By Kasha Patel, CNN (CNN) — In southern Georgia, fast-moving flames destroyed a record number of homes; across the Plains in Nebraska, the largest fire in state history killed one person and wiped out more than 600,000 acres of cattle country; and outside Los Angeles, an unusually early blaze spurred evacuation alerts for thousands. Wildfire