A ‘triple play’ of weather hazards will unfold this week across the US
By Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologist This week has started off with a “bomb cyclone” and atmospheric river in the West, a severe threat in…
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Florida is ditching palm trees to fight the climate crisis
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist When you think of Florida, beaches and palm trees come to mind. But what if those palm trees were slowly…
Continue ReadingA multi-day severe storm event will impact more than 50 million people from Oklahoma to New Jersey
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist A potent system in the central US is stirring up severe weather this weekend that will move eastward early…
Continue ReadingWeather whiplash: A series of storms could ease California drought, but also unleash flood hazards
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Imagine a long river of water vapor in the sky coming into the West Coast. It is how Marty Ralph, the director of the Center…
Continue ReadingWest Coast braces for simultaneous ‘bomb cyclone’ and ‘atmospheric river’
By Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist A “bomb cyclone” with hurricane-like strength and a chart-topping “atmospheric river” will…
Continue ReadingSevere storms with tornadoes threaten the central US this weekend
By Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologist As the country transitions from the heat of summer to the cold of winter, the clash between seasons will trigger…
Continue ReadingThe official forecast calls for a warmer winter, which could be good for your bank account
By Jennifer Gray and Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologists The southwestern US will continue to struggle through drought conditions this winter, the…
Continue ReadingLevel 5 atmospheric river to unleash flooding across drought-stricken California
By Pedram Javaheri After nearly a year without rain, a series of potent Pacific storms are directed at Northern California this week, potentially…
Continue ReadingCalifornia is under a statewide drought emergency as it sees its driest year in nearly a century
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN After California saw its driest year on record in nearly 100 years, the entire state is now under a drought emergency,…
Continue ReadingIs hurricane season dead? Or could La Niña help provide one last punch
By Jennifer Gray and Haley Brink, CNN meteorologists As we get into the latter part of the busiest three-month period of hurricane season (August,…
Continue ReadingSouthern California’s Alisal Fire is 50% contained
By Amanda Watts and Jason Hanna, CNN Southern California’s Alisal Fire, which earlier this week closed portions of US Highway 101 and the Union…
Continue ReadingReagan’s ranch is still threatened but firefighters gain ground on Alisal Fire
By Aya Elamroussi and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Santa Barbara’s famed Reagan Ranch, known as the Western White House during the Reagan…
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