As wildfires gobble more Canadian acreage, crews struggle to even keep up
CNN, CBC NEWS, CTV NETWORK By Paula Newton, CNN Chibougamau, Quebec (CNN) — By the time the Silver State Hotshot crew arrived from Nevada a few…
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5 people were killed by raging floodwaters in southeastern Pennsylvania. 2 children are still missing
By Christina Maxouris, Lauren Mascarenhas, Melissa Alonso and Caitlin Kaiser, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in southeastern Pennsylvania are…
Continue ReadingCanadian wildfire smoke puts around 70 million US residents under air quality alerts
By Caitlin Kaiser, CNN (CNN) — Canadian wildfire smoke is bringing unhealthy air across the northern tier of the United States to start the…
Continue ReadingEnduring heat wave continues to choke the Southwest as high temperatures will move east
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Caitlin Kaiser, CNN (CNN) — More than 85 million people remained under heat alerts Saturday as the weekslong heat wave…
Continue ReadingWhat is a derecho and why is it so destructive?
By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A derecho is a significant, potentially destructive weather event that is characterized as having widespread,…
Continue ReadingA weekslong heat wave will intensify this weekend and push temperatures close to 130 degrees
By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — An already dangerous weekslong heat wave will only worsen this weekend as a heat dome intensifies and reaches peak…
Continue ReadingWhat is El Niño?
By Brandon Miller, Nick Thompson and Jennifer Gray, CNN (CNN) — El Niño is a climate pattern that originates in the Pacific Ocean along the…
Continue ReadingA ‘perfect storm’ is unfolding this summer and it’s ‘supercharging’ the weather, scientist says
By Angela Fritz, CNN (CNN) — A “perfect storm” is unfolding this summer, one climate scientist told CNN, as atmospheric ingredients combine…
Continue ReadingTrapped drivers swam out of their cars. A woman died after being swept away by floodwaters. What to know about the heavy rainfall hitting the Northeast
By Lauren Mascarenhas and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Intense rain and flash flooding that left at least one dead in southeastern New York…
Continue ReadingA new dangerous long-lasting heat wave could set dozens of heat records, even in notoriously hot places
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist (CNN) — Phoenix is supposed to be hot, but the severity of the upcoming heat wave will bring a level of…
Continue ReadingVermont faces a rare high risk for flooding. Here’s why these days are so deadly and devastating
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist (CNN) — A dire and potentially catastrophic situation is unfolding across parts of New England and New…
Continue ReadingVermont faces a rare high risk for flooding. Here’s why these days are so deadly and devastating
CNN By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist (CNN) — A dire and potentially catastrophic situation is unfolding across parts of New England and New…
Continue ReadingA windstorm at Yellowstone National Park downed hundreds of trees and damaged multiple buildings and cars
By Dave Alsup, CNN (CNN) — Clean-up efforts are underway at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming after a major windstorm blew across the…
Continue ReadingWhere storms could disrupt Fourth of July fireworks and festivities
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist (CNN) — Severe storms and record heat pose serious risks for the Fourth of July holiday, so don’t be…
Continue ReadingMore than 200,000 without power across Midwest and Southeast after severe storms barrel through
By Joe Sutton, Gene Norman, Zoe Sottile and Rob Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Over 80 million people are under severe storm threat from northern…
Continue ReadingStorms, smoke and heat threaten Fourth of July travel and holiday weekend plans
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Mother Nature will threaten Fourth of July travel and holiday plans as severe storms, record…
Continue ReadingWhy nighttime heat can be so dangerous – and why it’s getting worse
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Summers are getting hotter than ever, shattering all-time high temperature records, straining the energy grid…
Continue ReadingHow storms will help bring an end to one heat wave, as another builds in the West
By Taylor Ward and Monica Garrett, CNN (CNN) — A heat wave in parts of the South and Mississippi Valley is peaking and a new one is building in…
Continue ReadingSmoke from Canadian wildfires is still wafting south. Conditions for some are expected to improve soon
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN and Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — More than 100 million people are under air quality alerts Friday morning from…
Continue ReadingA massive storm is plowing through the Midwest, clearing out smoke with hurricane-force wind gusts
By Angela Fritz, CNN (CNN) — A powerful thunderstorm complex was racing across the Midwest Thursday afternoon, blowing through the harmful…
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