Hurricane Katrina Statistics Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at some statistics from Hurricane Katrina. August 29, 2005 Katrina makes landfall near Grand…
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Phoenix’s brutal, record-breaking summer just hit another terrible milestone
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Yet another record has fallen in this summer’s extreme-weather epicenter of Phoenix, but this one…
Continue ReadingMajor heat wave creates dangerous fire potential in Pacific Northwest and Canada
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The Northwest US has mostly been able to dodge major heat this summer, but it has arrived with a…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Greg will follow Hurricane Dora’s path. Here’s how it could affect the fires in Hawaii
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A new tropical storm south of Hawaii will move along a similar track as Hurricane Dora – the storm…
Continue Reading2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. Past coverage of the 2022 and 2021 hurricane season and…
Continue ReadingOcean heat is off the charts, so where are the hurricanes? Forecasters warn a change is coming
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Record-high ocean temperatures are setting the stage for an active Atlantic hurricane season with…
Continue Reading‘Like something out of a horror movie’: At least 6 dead and communities decimated in Maui wildfires
By Holly Yan, Christina Maxouris, Amanda Jackson and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — At least six people have died in the wildfires that are ravaging…
Continue ReadingAt least 6 dead as Maui wildfires overwhelm hospitals, sever 911 services and force people to flee into the ocean
CNN By Holly Yan, Amanda Jackson, Jamiel Lynch and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — At least six people have died as a result of the wildfires that are…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands still without power after deadly storms as a new wave of severe weather and flooding hits
CNN, WBRC, WXIA, WVTM, WHNS, WFXT, WJZ, CNN By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — More than a 150,000 homes and businesses were still…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands still without power after deadly storms as a new wave of severe weather and flooding hits
By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — More than a 150,000 homes and businesses were still in the dark Tuesday night, more than 24 hours…
Continue ReadingThousands 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…
Continue ReadingMissing 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…
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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…
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