Extreme heat sears parts of Europe, with UK seeing third-hottest day on record
By Joseph Ataman, Jimmy Hutcheon, Xiaofei Xu, Zahid Mahmood, Sana Noor Haq, and Jorge Engels, CNN Extreme heat has engulfed parts of western Europe,…
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Europe battles wildfires in intense heat
Story by Reuters Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, with…
Continue ReadingArizona governor deploys National Guard to county facing flash flooding amid battling wildfires
By Hannah Sarisohn Arizona’s governor has deployed the state’s National Guard to assist with flooding relief and mitigation over the…
Continue ReadingLondoners urged not to travel as heat wave engulfs Europe
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Commuters in London have been advised not to use the city’s transport network unless for “essential…
Continue Reading‘Flash drought’ conditions reported as far east as Massachusetts amid a record-breaking hot summer
By Payton Major and Angela Fritz, CNN Far from the drought-stricken West, where water is scarcer by the day and residents are cutting their usage,…
Continue ReadingEuropean cities set all-time temperature records amid unrelenting heat wave
By Amarachi Orie, Taylor Ward, Niamh Kennedy, Mia Alberti, Al Goodman, Camille Knight and Amandine Hess, CNN New records have been set as…
Continue ReadingHot, dry conditions are making it harder for firefighters trying to protect Yosemite’s giant sequoias
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Hot, dry weather conditions are making it harder for firefighting crews battling a wildfire in Yosemite National Park in…
Continue ReadingAll missing people have been found after severe flooding in Virginia
By Aya Elamroussi, Michelle Watson and Alaa Elassar, CNN Everyone has been found after reports of more than 40 people missing in a rural Virginia…
Continue ReadingMore than 40 people are unaccounted for after severe storms and floods in western Virginia county
By Claudia Dominguez and Brandon Miller, CNN About 44 people were unaccounted for Wednesday in the wake of severe weather and flooding across…
Continue ReadingFirefighters are gaining ground in the fight to protect Yosemite’s giant sequoias. But the weather is not helping
By Travis Caldwell, CNN With giant sequoias under threat from a wildfire spreading at Yosemite National Park in California, firefighters are in a…
Continue ReadingFirefighters are gaining ground in the fight to protect Yosemite’s giant sequoias. But the weather is not helping
By Travis Caldwell, CNN With giant sequoias under threat from a wildfire spreading at Yosemite National Park in California, firefighters are in a…
Continue ReadingExtreme temperatures will challenge the Texas power grid this week
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist While it seems strange to say this is a hot summer in Texas — because let’s face it, EVERY summer in…
Continue ReadingExtreme temperatures will challenge the Texas power grid this week
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist While it seems strange to say this is a hot summer in Texas — because let’s face it, EVERY summer in…
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A sprinkler system has been installed in the forest and a cabin wrapped in foil as wildfire threatens Yosemite’s beloved sequoias
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Amanda Watts and Dakin Andone, CNN Fire crews are working to steer a growing wildfire away from Yosemite National Park’s…
Continue Reading A sprinkler system has been installed in the forest and a cabin wrapped in foil as wildfire threatens Yosemite’s beloved sequoias
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Amanda Watts and Dakin Andone, CNN Fire crews are working to steer a growing wildfire away from Yosemite National Park’s…
Continue Reading3rd heat wave grips the South this summer, and experts say it will get worse
By Payton Major, Taylor Ward and Monica Garrett, CNN The third heat wave of the still-early summer is scorching the US South, and “it will get…
Continue Reading3rd heat wave grips the South this summer, and experts say it will get worse
By Payton Major, Taylor Ward and Monica Garrett, CNN The third heat wave of the still-early summer is scorching the US South, and “it will get…
Continue ReadingExcessive heat and severe storms forecast this Fourth of July
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist The focus across the US on this Independence Day will be on barbecues, celebrating, and being outdoors. However,…
Continue ReadingExcessive heat and severe storms forecast this Fourth of July
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist The focus across the US on this Independence Day will be on barbecues, celebrating, and being outdoors. However,…
Continue ReadingLargest fire burning in Alaska started from lightning as the state braces for excessive lightning today and tomorrow
By Haley Brink, CNN meteorologist A serious warning has been posted by the National Weather Service office in Fairbanks, Alaska, this weekend,…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Colin dissipates over eastern North Carolina
By Haley Brink Tropical Storm Colin dissipated over eastern North Carolina early Sunday, just 24 hours after becoming a named storm. Gusty winds,…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Colin dissipates over eastern North Carolina
By Haley Brink Tropical Storm Colin dissipated over eastern North Carolina early Sunday, just 24 hours after becoming a named storm. Gusty winds,…
Continue ReadingThousands told to evacuate Sydney, as heavy rains bring ‘life threatening emergency’
Story by Reuters Fresh evacuation orders were issued for thousands of Sydney residents on Monday after relentless rains flooded several suburbs in…
Continue ReadingWestern cities get creative after megadrought leads some to cancel firework displays
By Payton Major and Haley Brink, CNN As severe drought persists in the Southwest, cities are making tough decisions about their traditional firework…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Colin pushing into the coastal Carolinas
By Jason Hanna and Haley Brink, CNN Tropical Storm Colin was blustering through coastal South Carolina on its way to North Carolina’s shores…
Continue ReadingRain will be a big part of this holiday weekend, impacting flights and fireworks displays
By Payton Major and Monica Garrett, CNN Fourth of July weekend is approaching, and most of the United States will see rain chances through Monday. As…
Continue ReadingRecord-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…
Continue Reading‘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
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‘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 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 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…
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Second 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 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 Reading Second 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 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 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 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…
Continue ReadingSeveral homes damaged after a tornado rips through central Wisconsin, officials say
By Aya Elamroussi and Andy Rose, CNN Several homes were damaged Wednesday by a tornado in central Wisconsin, officials said. The tornado was reported…
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Parts of Yellowstone may reopen to tourists on Monday, but flooding has been a disaster for neighboring towns
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Jason Hanna and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Yellowstone National Park could partially reopen as early as Monday as officials continue…
Continue Reading Parts of Yellowstone may reopen to tourists on Monday, but flooding has been a disaster for neighboring towns
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Jason Hanna and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Yellowstone National Park could partially reopen as early as Monday as officials continue…
Continue ReadingSeveral homes damaged after a tornado rips through central Wisconsin, officials say
By Aya Elamroussi and Andy Rose, CNN Several homes were damaged Wednesday by a tornado in central Wisconsin, officials said. The tornado was reported…
Continue ReadingExtreme heat will again scorch a large section of the US, including areas where thousands have lost power
By Travis Caldwell and Joe Sutton, CNN Extreme heat is forecast again for a large swath of the US on Wednesday, testing power grids and leaving…
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