Thousands of flights are delayed after severe storms disrupt air travel
CNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Thousands of flights have been delayed or canceled Tuesday following a round of severe storms that…
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Missing monsoon worsens Phoenix heat as Texas drought and fire risk grows
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Record dry streaks and a long-lasting ridge of high pressure are teaming up to lock in dangerous…
Continue ReadingPowerful storm system kills 2 and knocks out power to more than 1 million homes and businesses
By Christina Maxouris and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A massive storm system unleashed vicious winds and thunderstorms across the East Coast on…
Continue ReadingFlood emergencies force evacuations and water rescues across the South
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Life-threatening flash flooding forced evacuations and water rescues across parts of the South…
Continue ReadingPhoenix just endured the hottest month for any US city as historic heat streak comes to an end
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — One of the most exceptional heat streaks in US history finally ended Monday when Phoenix’s high…
Continue ReadingFire whirls and pyrocumulus clouds: How fire creates its own weather
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist and Madison Richardson, CNN (CNN) — Substantial fires can make their own weather – and do it in several…
Continue ReadingExplosive wildfire crossed US-Canada border, forcing evacuations
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — An out-of-control blaze burning in northern Washington state exploded in size, crossed the Canadian…
Continue ReadingExplosive wildfire crossed US-Canada border, forcing evacuations
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Continue ReadingSummer of extreme heat rages on with more record-breaking temperatures possible
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist (CNN) — Record-long extreme heat streaks are finally coming to an end, but despite the signs of relief, the…
Continue ReadingSweltering heat leaves 70 million people in the US under heat alerts, as record-setting temperatures move through the South
By Caitlin Kaiser and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — As the planet’s hottest month on record comes to a close, 70 million people are under…
Continue ReadingThunderstorms cause damage in DC area
By Gregory Clary, CNN Washington (CNN) — Severe thunderstorms caused damage across the Washington, DC, region Saturday, with downed trees and…
Continue ReadingRelief from heat wave is on the way for Northeast and mid-Atlantic, but southern areas remain at risk
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The brunt of extreme heat that has been choking the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions this week is expected to…
Continue ReadingPhoenix area medical examiner adds refrigerated containers for bodies amid unrelenting heat wave
By Aya Elamroussi and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Scorching temperatures will reach peak intensity for millions from the Midwest to the Northeast…
Continue Reading‘Heat health emergency’: Nearly half the US at risk as dangerous heat expands and intensifies in the Northeast
By Aya Elamroussi and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Heat is intensifying for millions of people in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic Thursday, creating…
Continue Reading‘Heat health emergency’: Nearly half the US at risk as dangerous heat expands and intensifies in the Northeast
CNN, KTVK, KPHO, KNXV By Aya Elamroussi and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Heat is intensifying for millions of people in the Northeast and…
Continue ReadingDeadly extreme heat is spreading, threatening coral reefs and fueling wildfires that compromise air quality
By Aya Elamroussi and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Dangerously high temperatures that have already proven deadly in multiple states are expanding…
Continue ReadingSmoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires blankets northern US cities with air pollution
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Smoke from more than 1,000 wildfires burning across Canada has wafted over the northern US,…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina tornado that damaged Pfizer plant and shut down I-95 was an EF-3, NWS says
WRAL, JACOB PITCHFORD, MATTHEW MASHBURN, BRIAN BENDER, GOOGLE EARTH, CNN By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — A tornado in North Carolina severely…
Continue ReadingKentucky governor declares emergency after heavy rainfall causes widespread flooding
By Sara Smart and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Kentucky’s governor declared an emergency Wednesday after heavy – and potentially…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina tornado that damaged Pfizer plant and shut down I-95 was an EF-3, NWS says
By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — A tornado in North Carolina severely damaged a Pfizer plant, damaged several other structures, shut down a major…
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