How extreme heat hits our most vulnerable communities the hardest
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Heat already kills more Americans than any other weather-related disaster, according to the National Weather Service —…
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Tropical Depression Nicholas is slowing to a crawl and threatening to dump up to 20 inches in some parts of Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states
By Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson and Steve Almasy, CNN As Tropical Depression Nicholas ambles across Texas, Houston residents are being asked to…
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Overgrown weeds on El Paso streets pose cleanup challenge
EL PASO, Texas — You may have seen all the weed growth along the city of El Paso’s road medians, which is due to the recent rains from this year’s…
Continue ReadingNicholas’ erratic behavior is making it difficult to forecast
By Jennifer Gray, CNN As we are now at the official peak of hurricane season, I remind myself that hurricane season is a marathon, not a sprint.…
Continue ReadingNicholas is now a hurricane that threatens the Texas coast with heavy rain and storm surges
Tropical Storm Nicholas is pushing heavy rain and a flash flood threat to the Texas and Louisiana coastline, and some locations could get over a foot…
Continue ReadingNicholas is now a hurricane that threatens the Texas coast with heavy rain and storm surges
By Madeline Holcombe and Jackson Dill, CNN Nicholas has strengthened into a hurricane and is threatening to bring heavy rain, storm surges and strong…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s Dixie Fire has charred nearly a million acres and the state’s fire season shows no signs of relief
Kelly McCleary, CNN California’s Dixie Fire is burning its way toward the record books as it nears the devastating milestone of one million…
Continue ReadingTexas under hurricane watch ahead of Tropical Storm Nicholas
Tropical Storm Nicholas has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to bring significant flooding to portions of Texas and Louisiana early this…
Continue ReadingTexas under hurricane watch ahead of Tropical Storm Nicholas
By Jackson Dill, CNN Weather Parts of the Texas coast are under a hurricane watch as Tropical Storm Nicholas is forecast to gain in strength, the…
Continue ReadingSignificant flooding threatens the Gulf Coast as tropical threat looms next week
By Jackson Dill, CNN Weather A developing tropical disturbance near the southern Gulf of Mexico could become the Atlantic basin’s next named…
Continue ReadingKing Tides are coming to parts of flood-prone South Florida
By Claire Colbert, CNN Parts of South Florida will experience higher than normal seasonal tides, potentially causing coastal flooding periodically…
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1-year-old girl dies after being left in hot car all day in Texas
HOUSTON, Texas — A 1-year-old girl has died after being left in a hot car all day in the Houston area, authorities said. On Thursday morning, the…
Continue ReadingOver 1,000 lightning strikes occurred overnight in California, igniting new wildfires
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist A wave of thunderstorms moved through California overnight, igniting the night sky as well as more wildfires…
Continue ReadingHurricane Larry will produce category 1 winds and… feet of snow
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Friday is the statistical peak of hurricane season, yet a monster named Larry is forecast to transform into a…
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La Union still in clean up mode weeks after floods destroy homes
LA UNION, New Mexico — Weeks after severe flooding damaged homes in La Union, the community continues their clean up efforts in the hopes of…
Continue ReadingThis summer tied the Dust Bowl for the hottest on record in US
By Brandon Miller, CNN Meteorologist The summer of 2021, which produced numerous extreme weather and climate disasters, was also the hottest on…
Continue ReadingTropical Depression Mindy dropping heavy rain in parts of Georgia and South Carolina
Depression Mindy made landfall as a Tropical Storm over the Florida panhandle Wednesday night bringing heavy rain bands into the Southeast. CNN…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Mindy makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle and is forecast to quickly lose intensity
Tropical Storm Mindy formed just south of Apalachicola , threatening heavy rain and isolated tornadoes in Northern Florida. CNN meteorologist Tom…
Continue ReadingTropical Depression Mindy dropping heavy rain in parts of Georgia and South Carolina
By Jason Hanna, CNN Tropical Depression Mindy was dropping heavy rain on southern Georgia and parts of South Carolina on Thursday morning and could…
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More than 150 aftershocks follow deadly Mexico quake
ACAPULCO, Mexico — Residents of Acapulco began cleaning up broken glass and chunks of plaster Wednesday as they took in the full impact of a…
Continue ReadingFlash flood watches are in effect in the Northeast for some of the same areas hit by Ida
Flash flood watches and a severe weather threat are forecast for areas cleaning out from last weeks extreme weather. CNN meteorologist Pedram…
Continue ReadingFlash flood watches are in effect in the Northeast for some of the same areas hit by Ida
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist The first storms since Ida will move through the Northeast into Thursday, bringing the chance for severe weather…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s wildfire season is ‘far from over’ as multiple massive blazes rage, official warns
CNN’s Natasha Chen reports on why many climate scientists say that climate crisis and rising global temperatures are leading to more wildfires and…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s wildfire season is ‘far from over’ as multiple massive blazes rage, official warns
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN California could be dealing with massive wildfires until the end of the year, a top fire official said, warning people to keep…
Continue ReadingSome areas with ground still soaked from Ida’s remnants will be under flash flood watch Wednesday
Video provided by affiliate WCBS shows floodwater crash through a basement wall in Cranford, New Jersey. A mother and one of her sons were trapped in…
Continue ReadingSome areas with ground still soaked from Ida’s remnants will be under flash flood watch Wednesday
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Some areas of the Northeast hit last week by the immense rains of the remnants of Hurricane Ida will be under a flash flood…
Continue ReadingLarry to bring dangerous surf to the East Coast and maybe a hurricane to Bermuda and Canada
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Hurricane Larry may be well out in the Atlantic, but the dangerous Category 3 hurricane will have impacts in the…
Continue ReadingDixie Fire is blazing its way to becoming California’s biggest ever
By Kelly McCleary and Alta Spells, CNN The Dixie Fire in northern California is on its way to becoming the largest wildfire in the state’s…
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16 die as floods swamp public hospital in central Mexico
By GERARDO CARRILLO Associated Press TULA, Mexico (AP) — Torrential rains in central Mexico have suddenly flooded a hospital, killing 16 patients.…
Continue ReadingThis summer was Europe’s hottest on record as Mediterranean heat soared
A look at what might be causing extreme weather around the U.S. and…
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