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…
Continue ReadingNicholas is now a hurricane that threatens the Texas coast with heavy rain and storm surges
CNN By Madeline Holcombe and Jackson Dill, CNN Nicholas has strengthened into a hurricane and is threatening to bring heavy rain, storm surges and…
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
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
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 ReadingTexas under hurricane watch ahead of Tropical Storm Nicholas
CNN 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…
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…
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
CNN By Jason Hanna, CNN Tropical Depression Mindy was dropping heavy rain on southern Georgia and parts of South Carolina on Thursday morning and…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Mindy makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle and is forecast to quickly lose intensity
CNN By Dave Hennen, CNN Senior Meteorologist Tropical Storm Mindy, which formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday afternoon, has made landfall over…
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…
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 ReadingFlash flood watches are in effect in the Northeast for some of the same areas hit by Ida
CNN By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist The first storms since Ida will move through the Northeast into Thursday, bringing the chance for severe…
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 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…
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