Over 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…
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Hurricane 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 Reading2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Past coverage of the 2020 and 2019 hurricane season and the latest…
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This 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 Reading This 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 ReadingThe West’s historic drought in 3 maps
By John Keefe, Angela Fritz and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The Western US experienced extreme drought this year that severely strained water resources and…
Continue ReadingThe West’s historic drought in 3 maps
By John Keefe, Rachel Ramirez and Angela Fritz, CNN More than 93 percent of the West is in drought this week, according to the US Drought Monitor,…
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Tropical 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 Reading Tropical 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…
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Flash 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 Reading Flash 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…
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California’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 Reading California’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…
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Some areas with ground still soaked from Ida’s remnants will be under flash flood watch Wednesday
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Some areas of the Northeast hit last week by the immense rains of the remnants of Hurricane Ida will be under a flash flood…
Continue Reading Some areas with ground still soaked from Ida’s remnants will be under flash flood watch Wednesday
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Some areas of the Northeast hit last week by the immense rains of the remnants of Hurricane Ida will be under a flash flood…
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Larry 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…
Continue ReadingDixie Fire is blazing its way to becoming California’s biggest ever
By Kelly McCleary and Alta Spells, CNN The Dixie Fire in northern California is on its way to becoming the largest wildfire in the state’s…
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About 14,000 people displaced when Ida battered one Louisiana parish, official says
By Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson and Jenn Selva, CNN About 14,000 people in one Louisiana parish are without homes after Hurricane Ida damaged or…
Continue ReadingThe flooding in New York left weather experts with a dreadful feeling in the pit of their stomachs
By Jennifer Gray and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists As meteorologists, we are still stunned by what happened in the Northeast last week. The…
Continue ReadingThe flooding in New York left weather experts with a dreadful feeling in the pit of their stomachs
By Jennifer Gray and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists As meteorologists, we are still stunned by what happened in the Northeast last week. The…
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