Shanghai slammed by what China says is the city’s strongest storm in seven decades
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Shanghai was brought to a standstill on Monday by what authorities say was the strongest typhoon to…
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Tropical storm warnings issued for the Carolina coast as forecasters predict heavy rain and coastal flood threat
By Elisa Raffa, CNN (CNN) — Forecasters have issued tropical storm warnings for coastal areas of the Carolinas, according to the National…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s earliest snow advisory in nearly 20 years could also bring month’s worth of rain
By Allison Chinchar and Elliana Hebert, CNN (CNN) — A low pressure system moving into the West Coast today will bring rare early-season snow…
Continue ReadingAt least 8 dead as heaviest rain in decades hits parts of central and eastern Europe
By Emmanuel Miculita, Sophie Tanno, Radina Gigova and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — At least eight people have died after some of the heaviest…
Continue ReadingAn unusual shift in the weather has turned the Sahara green
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — There isn’t much green in the Sahara Desert, but after an unusual influx of rain, the color can be…
Continue ReadingAn explosive California wildfire looked like a bomb went off from space – here’s what’s happening
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — California’s Line Fire is burning so intensely that it created its own weather. Dramatic…
Continue ReadingAn explosive California wildfire looked like a bomb went off from space – here’s what’s happening
CNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — California’s Line Fire is burning so intensely that it created its own weather. Dramatic…
Continue ReadingFloods gush through Nigerian zoo, sweeping snakes and crocodiles into neighborhoods
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Floodwaters that gushed from an overflowing dam in northern Nigeria engulfed a zoo and swept…
Continue ReadingHurricane Francine will continue to strengthen on its collision course with Louisiana
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Francine nears hurricane strength as it approaches Gulf Coast. Louisianans are already closing the floodgates
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Francine is expected to strengthen into a…
Continue ReadingHurricane Francine will continue to strengthen on its collision course with Louisiana
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Francine forces evacuations along Gulf Coast, Louisiana under hurricane warning
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The first evacuations have been ordered along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Francine gains…
Continue ReadingResidents flee as California and Nevada wildfires get dangerously close and forecasters warn of record heat
By Paradise Afshar and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Raging wildfires in California and Nevada have led to mandatory evacuations of thousands…
Continue ReadingResidents flee as California and Nevada wildfires get dangerously close and forecasters warn of record heat
KABC, CNN By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Raging wildfires in California and Nevada have led to mandatory evacuations of thousands of homes, as…
Continue ReadingPotential Tropical Cyclone Six forms in Gulf with tropical storm watch issued for Mexico
By Gene Norman, Elisa Raffa, Allison Chinchar and Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologists and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Potential Tropical…
Continue ReadingThis hurricane season is confounding experts and defying forecasts. What the heck is going on?
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — It’s early September – what should be the busiest stretch of hurricane season. Forecasters…
Continue ReadingOne of the year’s strongest typhoons has deadly impact in ‘China’s Hawaii’ before hitting Vietnam
By Chris Lau, Robert Shackelford, Jerome Taylor and Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — One of this year’s most powerful storms made landfall…
Continue ReadingA far-reaching cooldown is coming just in time for Labor Day weekend
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A widespread area of the eastern United States will get a taste of early fall weather for Labor Day…
Continue ReadingThe fall forecast is in and there’s some bad news for fall lovers
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Fall is a season of transitions: brutally hot summer days give way to crisp fall evenings, green…
Continue ReadingHone strengthens into a hurricane as it threatens Hawaii with fire and floods
CNN, WFAA, KTVT, KGMB, KHNL, UPS, CNN, CNN, WFAA, KTVT, KGMB/KHNL, UPS By Mary Gilbert and Robert Shackelford, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The…
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