Tropical 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…
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We 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…
Continue ReadingThere’s a 1-in-3 chance Lake Powell won’t be able to generate hydropower in 2023 due to drought conditions, new study says
By Drew Kann, CNN The falling water levels at Lake Powell, the second-largest man-made reservoir in the US, could make the dam’s hydroelectric…
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Dam repairs slated to begin soon in wake of La Union flooding
LA UNION, New Mexico — For several years, the residents of La Union have been in a constant battle for a solution to the continuous floods…
Continue ReadingUp to 16-foot waves forecast near Chicago
On cue, autumns arrival brings in cooler air.. Ahead of the cool air is heavy rain and a flood threat from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic. CNN…
Continue ReadingUp to 16-foot waves forecast near Chicago
By Pedram Javaheri, CNN Cooler weather is landing right on cue for the first day of autumn. But first, the system delivering the cooler temps will…
Continue ReadingFirefighters make progress on one of California’s largest blazes but face challenges with weather ahead
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN California firefighters have made significant headway in taming one of the largest blazes in the history of the wildfire-prone…
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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake causes some damage in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia — An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 caused some damage Wednesday in the city of Melbourne in an unusually powerful temblor for…
Continue ReadingThe named tropical system to watch is the one not named yet
Black, blue, harvest and supermoon; CNN meteorologist Jennifer Gray explains what full and new moons’ names…
Continue ReadingFall has arrived, just not for everyone
Ever wonder why leaves change colors in the fall? CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri explains why leaves turn red and orange when the autumnal equinox…
Continue ReadingThe named tropical system to watch is the one not named yet
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist While the tropics continue to pump out storms, the US coast has been spared during the last week. Nicholas has…
Continue ReadingFirefighters in California face critical fire threat as they work to contain several large blazes
By Jackson Dill and Dakin Andone, CNN Northern California is bracing for critical fire weather conditions as firefighters struggle to contain at…
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Volcano erupts on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands
By Vasco Cotovio, Martin Goillandeau and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, erupted…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Rose forms as the 17th Atlantic storm of 2021, continuing the busy tropical season
By Hannah Gard, CNN Weather This year’s busy tropical season continues as more activity ramps up in the Atlantic. Tropical Depression Seventeen…
Continue ReadingHere’s why hurricane hunters fly their planes in weird patterns into storms
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist The second half of hurricane season is here and there have already been 17 named storms to keep hurricane…
Continue Reading‘Hotlanta’ is even more sweltering in these neighborhoods due to a racist 20th-century policy
By Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists On a warm September afternoon, Mona Scott sat on the front porch while her home baked like an…
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A 4.3 magnitude earthquake rattles Southern California
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Southern California on Friday evening, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake was…
Continue ReadingExtreme weather keeps knocking out America’s power. Here’s what we must do
Opinion by Jennifer M. Granholm for CNN Business Perspectives The image of a collapsed electrical tower and power lines that Hurricane Ida tossed…
Continue ReadingPacific Northwest delighted to get rain? Probably so
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Nearly 20 fires are currently burning in Washington and Oregon, but a little relief could be coming soon in the…
Continue ReadingNearly 5 million people are under flash flood watches as Nicholas hovers over the Gulf region
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Millions are under flash flood watches Thursday as Post-Tropical Cyclone Nicholas lingers over the central Gulf Coast,…
Continue ReadingTropical Depression Nicholas is stationary over Louisiana and dropping heavy rain on some coastal states
By Jason Hanna and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Tropical Depression Nicholas has stalled and is threatening to bring dangerous flash flooding along the…
Continue ReadingNearly 5 million people are under flash flood watches as Nicholas hovers over the Gulf region
Tropical Depression Nicholas is slowing recovery efforts in Louisiana weeks after Hurricane Ida as it hits the deep south with life-threatening flash…
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LIVE updates: Nicholas weakens to tropical depression, still dousing Texas
SURFSIDE BEACH, Texas — Tropical Storm Nicholas weakened to a tropical depression Tuesday evening after slowing to a crawl over southeastern Texas…
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El Paso ties Tuesday’s record high temp at 98 degrees
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso tied the record high for Tuesday’s date, the National Weather Service said late in the afternoon. Under sunny skies, the…
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