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By Kasha Patel, CNN (CNN) — Wildfires are expected to bring unhealthy air to more than 120 million people this weekend, but the smoke and its toxic particles may not always be clearly visible. Some skylines are shrouded in obvious abnormal orange tinges with faint burnt odors. Other horizons may carry no visible indication that

By Meteorologist Dakota Smith, CNN (CNN) — Smoke from wildfires in Canada has poured into the United States, causing air quality to plummet and masking landscapes in a thick, brown haze. Poor air quality has been an issue in New York since Wednesday, when the cloud of smoke descended near the ground. Washington, DC, has

By Brandon Miller, Lead Meteorologist (CNN) — Dense smoke is suffocating much of the Northeast on Friday, and with air quality alerts warning against outside activity, the question looming is just as thick as the smoke itself: Will the air pollution be a problem for the World Cup final on Sunday afternoon in New York

By Meteorologists Dakota Smith, Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — Thick, choking plumes of smoke from wildfires in Canada are pouring into major cities across the Midwest, Northeast and mid-Atlantic, bringing dangerous air quality to more than 100 million people. The polluted air will last through at least Saturday in some areas as new waves of

CNN, KVUE, KABB, KENS, KSAT, TEXAS DPS, WBBM, WKBW, NEWS 12 THE BRONX, WUSA, WHAM, WABC By Hanna Park, Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Disastrous flash flooding has hit southern Texas after days of torrential rain, leaving at least two people dead and prompting hundreds of rescues across the same region struck by last July’s

By Hanna Park, Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Disastrous flash flooding has hit southern Texas after days of torrential rain, leaving at least two people dead and prompting hundreds of rescues across the same region struck by last July’s catastrophic floods. ⛈️ Get your forecast in the CNN Weather app The flood threat shifted northwest

By Meteorologists Chris Dolce, Mary Gilbert, and CNN’s Hanna Park (CNN) — Another round of slow-moving storms packing heavy rain is pounding an already drenched area of southern Texas Wednesday and creating life-threatening flooding. The relentless rain, up to 16 inches of it so far, has led to dozens of water rescues in the region

CNN, CBC, CTV NETWORK, WSTM, WCVB, KQDS, US FOREST SERVICE, WCCO By Meteorologist Dakota Smith, CNN (CNN) — Read the latest updates on smoke and air quality here Massive plumes of Canadian wildfire smoke are pouring over the border into the United States, bringing dangerous air quality to more than 120 million people in the

CNN, KSAT, JIMMY RAY ORANDAY, TEXAS DPS – SOUTH TEXAS REGION, KGO, CAL FIRE LNU, KKTV, KARE, CBC, WLS By Meteorologists Chris Dolce, Mary Gilbert, and CNN’s Hanna Park (CNN) — Life-threatening flooding is underway in southern Texas, including in the same areas of the Hill Country hit by last July’s deadly and devastating floods.

By Meteorologists Chris Dolce, Mary Gilbert, and CNN’s Hanna Park (CNN) — Life-threatening flooding is underway in southern Texas, including in the same areas of the Hill Country hit by last July’s deadly and devastating floods. A flash flood emergency – the highest level of warning – covers over 6,000 people along the Guadalupe River

By Meteorologist Dakota Smith, CNN (CNN) — Read the latest updates on smoke and air quality here Massive plumes of Canadian wildfire smoke are pouring over the border into the United States, bringing dangerous air quality to more than 120 million people in the Midwest and Northeast. The polluted air will last through Saturday as

By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — Parts of southern Texas are under back-to-back days of a rare “high risk” of flooding rain, spurring dozens of water rescues, as more rounds of slow-moving storms set off life-threatening and potentially catastrophic floods. The Level 4 of 4 risk areas include parts of

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — At least one person has died and hundreds were rescued from catastrophic flooding in southeastern Missouri Friday, including some camping along a river that swelled to historic heights. More than 200 “young campers and counselors” had to be rescued by helicopter after heavy rain

CNN, KABC, WCCO, NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC, WALL TOWNSHIP POLICE By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Yet another brutal heat dome is set to roast part of the United States starting this weekend as part of a major weather pattern change. The East Coast was in the hot seat last week and the

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Yet another brutal heat dome is set to roast part of the United States starting this weekend as part of a major weather pattern change. The East Coast was in the hot seat last week and the West is next up for a heat dome — a large

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have been keeping a close eye on the tropical Pacific Ocean for months now, anticipating the emergence of an intense, “Super” El Niño that would be among the stronger events on record. Now it looks like this El Niño could set the benchmark for peak intensity, with potentially

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — America’s 250th birthday also marks the final stretch of one of the most intense eastern US heat waves in years — one made worse by climate change — and it could fuel an added storm threat as the nation gathers to celebrate. 🔥 Get your heat forecast in

CNN By Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, with Kate S. Petersen reporting (CNN) — The deadly, multiday heat wave tightened its grip on the eastern United States on Friday, breaking records, sending people to the emergency room and raising the risk for millions of people starting to celebrate the Fourth of July outdoors. More than

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Temperatures are skyrocketing for the third straight day across the Eastern US, with officials in cities from Boston to Washington, DC trying to keep residents cool amid outdoor July 4th celebrations. Dozens of daily records are being set as the combination of heat and humidity sends the heat index