Record-breaking wildfires in Alaska are being fueled by a hot and dry start to summer
By Payton Major and Judson Jones, CNN It’s been a concerning hot and dry start to summer in southern Alaska. Anchorage is experiencing its…
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‘A real forecasting nightmare’: Tropical rains head for Texas coast
By Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologist The Atlantic hurricane season is becoming more active with a disturbance set to drench coastal Texas this week,…
Continue Reading‘A real forecasting nightmare’: Tropical rains head for Texas coast
CNN By Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologist The Atlantic hurricane season is becoming more active with a disturbance set to drench coastal Texas this…
Continue Reading‘Dogwood’ and ‘Cactus’ will improve your weather forecast
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist At 8 a.m. ET Tuesday, two new supercomputers came online. These new computers, called Dogwood and Cactus, will…
Continue ReadingBonnie could form this week as the hurricane season heats up in the Atlantic
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist We are nearly a month into the Atlantic hurricane season and the tropics are finally coming alive, as we suddenly…
Continue ReadingHurricane numbers are decreasing in every ocean basin except for one, study finds
By Rachel Ramirez Before the era of satellites, it was next to impossible to know whether a hurricane occurred out in the open ocean unless a ship…
Continue ReadingAt least a dozen high-temperature records were tied or broken across Eastern US in latest heat wave
By Dave Hennen, Theresa Waldrop and Christina Maxouris, CNN More than 20 million Americans across 16 states were under heat alerts Wednesday as…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey wildfire grows to 13,500 acres, now mostly contained
By Melissa Alonso, CNN A wildfire in southern New Jersey has grown to more than 13,500 acres in size, but is now 85% contained, the New Jersey Forest…
Continue ReadingSummer officially begins with record heat as 65 million Americans can expect highs above 100° this week
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rob Shackelford and Theresa Waldrop, CNN It’s only the first day of summer, but almost 35 million people are under heat…
Continue ReadingSummer officially begins with record heat as 65 million Americans can expect highs above 100° this week
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rob Shackelford and Theresa Waldrop, CNN It’s only the first day of summer, but almost 35 million people are under heat…
Continue ReadingWildfire in southern New Jersey grows to about 12,000 acres
By Michelle Watson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A wildfire in southern New Jersey grew to at least 12,000 acres in size on Monday and is 70%…
Continue ReadingSecond heat wave expected to bring temps above 100 for 20% of people in US
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The persistent heat dome which imposed oppressively high temperatures on the…
Continue ReadingUS is in for another heat wave, right on the heels of the last
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist It’s hot. The official start to summer happens tomorrow, but it already feels like we are in the middle of…
Continue ReadingSecond heat wave expected to bring temps above 100 for 20% of people in US
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The persistent heat dome which imposed oppressively high temperatures on the northern…
Continue ReadingGet ready for triple-digit temperatures again, as massive heat dome engulfs the US
CNN By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist More than 25 million people in over a dozen states are under heat alerts Saturday. From the northern…
Continue ReadingGet ready for triple-digit temperatures again, as massive heat dome engulfs the US
CNN By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist More than 25 million people in over a dozen states are under heat alerts Saturday. From the northern…
Continue ReadingGet ready for triple-digit temperatures again, as massive heat dome engulfs the US
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist More than 25 million people in over a dozen states are under heat alerts Saturday. From the northern Plains to…
Continue ReadingYellowstone River flooding is a 1 in 500-year event, US Geological Survey says
By Claire Colbert and Raja Razek, CNN The devastating flooding that occurred along the Yellowstone River this week constitutes a 1 in 500-year event,…
Continue ReadingNew satellite imagery shows flooding in Yellowstone altered the river’s course
By Judson Jones and Paul Murphy, CNN A vital bridge and road along the Yellowstone River and its tributary, the Gardner River, were destroyed by…
Continue ReadingA break from the record heat is coming, but it won’t last long
By Allison Chinchar and Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologists More than 65 million people in over a dozen states are under heat alerts Thursday. From…
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