Significant 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…
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King 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…
Continue ReadingAbout 14,000 people displaced when Ida battered one Louisiana parish, official says
By Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson and Jenn Selva, CNN About 14,000 people in one Louisiana parish are without homes after Hurricane Ida damaged or…
Continue ReadingThe flooding in New York left weather experts with a dreadful feeling in the pit of their stomachs
By Jennifer Gray and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists As meteorologists, we are still stunned by what happened in the Northeast last week. The…
Continue ReadingWhile Caldor Fire slows and evacuation orders are lifted, three new wildfires erupt in California
By Kelly McCleary and Alta Spells, CNN Firefighters in California made significant progress against the Caldor Fire over the weekend, allowing for…
Continue ReadingIt could be weeks before some parts of Louisiana have power restored
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Some of the areas in Louisiana that were hit hardest by Hurricane Ida could be looking at more than three weeks before power…
Continue Reading5 things to know for September 6: Covid-19, Afghanistan, Ida, gun violence, Ethiopia
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 ReadingHurricane Larry becomes a Category 3 storm — this season’s third major cyclone in the Atlantic
By Monica Garrett, CNN meteorologist As millions pick up the pieces after Hurricane Ida ravaged the eastern United States from the Gulf Coast to the…
Continue ReadingHurricane Larry becomes a Category 3 storm — this season’s third major cyclone in the Atlantic
Michael Mann, a lead author of the UN Climate Change report, explains the science that directly connects rising temperatures to the increased…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans is transporting some residents to shelters as hundreds of thousands remain without power after Hurricane Ida
By Jason Hanna and Travis Caldwell, CNN As hundreds of thousands of Louisiana residents struggle in sweltering conditions and without power six days…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans is transporting some residents to shelters as hundreds of thousands remain without power after Hurricane Ida
The northeastern US will contend with some showers this weekend along with cooler temperatures while the South and West will be hot. CNN…
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