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By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Thanks to multiple atmospheric river events, average snowpack in California has gone from 18% to 98% in just…

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Driving in a snow storm is difficult. Add in blowing wind and poor visibility, and travel can become downright…

By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna and Brandon Miller, CNN Intense storms delivered a destructive and record-setting spate of winds Wednesday from the…

By Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist Typhoon Rai is rapidly strengthening east of the southern Philippines and may be on the verge of becoming a super…

By Steve Almasy, Brandon Miller, Amy Simonson and Amanda Watts, CNN An intense storm system moving from the Rockies into the Plains is producing…

By Pedram Javaheri and Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologists The first tornado watch of the day has been issued for parts of the Midwest as record…

By Travis Caldwell and Jennifer Henderson, CNN As thousands of people without homes or utilities try to recover from the deadliest day of tornadoes…

By Kelly McCleary, Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The destruction was instantaneous as many homes and businesses were tossed in the air in last…

By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist As people continue picking up the pieces from this weekend’s deadly tornado outbreak, a new storm system is…

By Brandon Miller, Judson Jones and Ralph Ellis Severe weather struck with a violent intensity this weekend, leaving a wide path of death and…

By Kelly McCleary, Holly Yan, Elizabeth Joseph and Claudia Dominguez, CNN At least 74 people in Kentucky have died after a weekend tornado outbreak…

By Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Joseph, Claudia Dominguez, Susannah Cullinane, Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN More than 100 people are feared dead after…

By Brett Roegiers and Allison Collins, CNN Dozens of people are feared dead after at least 50 tornadoes tore through eight states late Friday and…

By Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Joseph, Claudia Dominguez and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Storms unleashed devastating tornadoes late Friday and early Saturday…

By Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists A powerful storm raced across the central US late Friday, unleashing at least 19 tornadoes in…

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist The calendar may be nearing winter, but the weather is set to serve up severe thunderstorms capable of…

By Pedram Javaheri and Judson Jones, CNN The earthquake swarm off the Oregon coast continues — with almost 100 quakes in the past 48 hours…

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Six unmanned Saildrones are heading out on a six-month voyage to face some of Earth’s most hostile ocean…

CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. On December 26, 2004, an earthquake with an estimated…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at tsunamis. Tsunamis are formed by a displacement of water – a landslide, earthquake, volcanic eruption,…

By Pedram Javaheri One of North America’s most active fault lines sprung to life on Tuesday after a swarm of more than 40 earthquakes —…

By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Snow is in the forecast. It’s entirely possible this week for a couple of major cities that are waiting to…

By Rob Shackelford and Taylor Ward, CNN Power has been restored to parts of downtown Honolulu after heavy rain flooded the area, but many residents…