State climatologist finds Texas is seeing hotter days due to climate change
AUSTIN, Texas — Climate change has made the Texas heat worse, with less relief as nighttime temperatures warm, a newly published report from…
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‘It’s so windy!’: Borderland slammed by strong gusts
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Just how windy was it on Tuesday? “Can you just look at my hair?” joked Josue Grajeda, a New Mexico State University…
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Wind Advisory for Borderland: 50mph gusts, blowing dust
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 635 AM MDT Tue Oct 12 2021 NMZ410>414-417-TXZ418>424-130000-…
Continue ReadingSummer and winter are clashing, delivering tornadic weather and feet of snow
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist A clash between summer and winter across the central US is causing an autumn outbreak of snow where the air is…
Continue ReadingSummer and winter are clashing, delivering tornadic weather and feet of snow
An October winter storm is bringing heavy snow, strong winds and cold temperatures down to the Mexican border. This storm is also bringing a level 3…
Continue Reading18 weather and climate disasters this year have killed over 500 people and cost over $100 billion in US
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Weather and climate disasters in the US have taken more than 500 lives and cost over $100 billion so far this…
Continue ReadingFirst significant snowstorm of the season takes aim at the Rockies
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The first significant snowstorm of the season is gearing up to impact portions of the Rockies this week. After a…
Continue Reading25% of all critical infrastructure in the US is at risk of failure due to flooding, new report finds
By Drew Kann and Ella Nilsen, CNN As a massive investment to repair roads and adapt to climate change faces an uncertain fate in Congress, a new…
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Millions across the central US are under threat of severe storms today
By Haley Brink, CNN meteorologist A “potentially significant severe weather event” is forecast for portions of Oklahoma and Texas on…
Continue Reading Millions across the central US are under threat of severe storms today
Severe storms are possible on Sunday across the central US. This threat shifts into the Midwest for Monday. Meteorologist Allison Chinchar has the…
Continue ReadingAntarctica’s last 6 months were the coldest on record
In a year of extreme heat, Antarctica’s last six months were the coldest on record – with an average temperature of -60.9 degrees Celsius (-77.6…
Continue ReadingAntarctica’s last 6 months were the coldest on record
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist In a year of extreme heat, Antarctica’s last six months were the coldest on record. “For the polar…
Continue ReadingAlabama flash flooding kills 4 and spurs rescues from homes and cars
Heavy rain sparked a flash flood emergency in central Alabama overnight leading to water rescues across the region. The heavy rain is shifting and…
Continue ReadingAlabama flash flooding kills 4 and spurs rescues from homes and cars
By Jason Hanna and Gregory Lemos, CNN Heavy rain sparked deadly flash flooding in parts of Alabama from Wednesday into Thursday, killing four people…
Continue ReadingOver two feet of rain fell in Italy in only half a day, something not seen in Europe before
By Pedram Javaheri, CNN Extreme, climate-fueled rainfall broke records this week in a part of Italy known for its rain and an area in Oman not known…
Continue ReadingOver two feet of rain fell in Italy in only half a day, something not seen in Europe before
Heavy rain in northwest Italy on Monday broke a rain record for Italy as well as all of Europe. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the…
Continue ReadingA drone survives a sail into a major hurricane and “lives” to show the video
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Hurricane hunters have been flying inside hurricanes for more than 50 years, collecting data. They’ve been…
Continue ReadingThe Earth isn’t as bright as it once was
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist A new finding that seems a little out of this world is a new reality for researchers who have been studying the…
Continue ReadingThe 7 most devastating climate disasters of summer 2021
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The climate crisis ravaged the United States this summer. As the West struggled with unrelenting drought and dozens of…
Continue ReadingAfter one of the driest years on record, it will take multiple years for some states to recover
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Record drought, wildfires, and water shortages have beleaguered the western US, and the forecast is not much…
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Group repairs central El Paso homes damaged by deadly August flood
EL PASO, Texas — An organization is working with families in central El Paso whose properties were damaged during the just-ended monsoon season.…
Continue ReadingA Hawaii volcano that recently erupted for five months has started spewing lava again
By Andy Rose and Joe Sutton, CNN Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano began erupting Wednesday afternoon for the first time since May, spewing lava at…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Victor forms in the east Atlantic, continuing busy 2021 season
By Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologist Tropical Storm Victor formed Wednesday afternoon in the eastern Atlantic, the second to last name on this…
Continue ReadingWe are almost out of hurricane names — AGAIN. Here is what happens next
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist It’s that time in hurricane season when meteorologists like myself like to see the light at the end of the…
Continue ReadingLava from the La Palma volcano is approaching the Atlantic Ocean, as coastal areas are locked down
By Al Goodman and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Residents along the eastern shore of Spain’s La Palma island were ordered into lockdown Monday as lava…
Continue ReadingFall has arrived, just not for everyone
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist It’s the first official weekend of autumn, but the traditional fall feeling of cool, crisp mornings with…
Continue ReadingSpanish volcano activity in La Palma island intensifies, suspending flights and forcing more evacuations
By Al Goodman, CNN Officials on the Spanish island of La Palma have ordered more evacuations on the sixth consecutive day of eruptions from the…
Continue ReadingHurricane Sam forecast to strengthen rapidly this weekend
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Sam started Thursday as a tropical storm, with winds of 35 mph, and ended the day at 70 mph — a rapid…
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OSHA directed to create new regulations protecting workers in extreme heat
EL PASO, Texas – The Biden administration is looking to find new ways to protect working Americans from extreme heat. Above 80 degrees Fahrenheit…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Sam is the latest to form. Here’s what we know about its potential track
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Sam is now the 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. The tropical storm is churning in the open…
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