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CNN By Laura Paddison, Angela Fritz, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Scientists investigating the cause of the devastating flash floods that tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday — swallowing towns, roads and bridges and causing significant loss of life — are zeroing in on the theory that the disaster was triggered by a huge

By Laura Paddison, Angela Fritz, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Scientists investigating the cause of the devastating flash floods that tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday — swallowing towns, roads and bridges and causing significant loss of life — are zeroing in on the theory that the disaster was triggered by a huge glacier

By Meteorologists Tyler Ory, Briana Waxman (CNN) — Tropical Depression Moke is passing well south of Hawaii after weakening Sunday evening, but flooding rainfall is still possible on Monday. Moke is the state’s second tropical threat in a week following Hurricane Lala’s deadly blow to the islands. But Moke has been far less impactful than

By Meteorologists Tyler Ory, Mary Gilbert, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — Hawaii is eyeing a new tropical threat less than a week after the deadly Hurricane Lala tore through parts of the islands. Tropical Storm Moke is swirling about 450 miles southeast of the eastern coast of the Big Island, according to the

CNN By CNN meteorologists Chris Dolce and Dakota Smith (CNN) — Destructive tornadoes and drenching storms pummeled the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, including a waterspout that came ashore in the New York City area. 🌧️ Get your local forecast with the CNN Weather app The waterspout hit Nassau County, New York, on Long Island, Thursday evening,

By CNN meteorologists Chris Dolce and Dakota Smith (CNN) — Destructive tornadoes and drenching storms pummeled the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, including a waterspout that came ashore in the New York City area. 🌧️ Get your local forecast with the CNN Weather app The waterspout hit Nassau County, New York, on Long Island, Thursday evening, ripping

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — The burgeoning Super El Niño will have major implications for winter weather in the United States. Winter is not only when this El Niño will peak in strength, but also when its influence on global weather is most pronounced. 🌊 Watch the full Ask a Scientist about El

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Miami tied its all-time high temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday, amid a sprawling heat wave that is affecting areas from Texas to the Southeast. The heat wave, caused by a stalled-out heat dome, continues on Wednesday. Yes, it’s significant that Miami tied its all-time record. It’s another

CNN, KGMB, KHNL, KITV, SEAN YARBENET, HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION By Dalia Faheid, Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette and Kate S. Petersen, and Meteorologists Tyler Ory and Dakota Smith (CNN) — At least one person has died in Hawaii after Hurricane Lala swept south of the state over the weekend, bringing torrential rain that touched off

By Dalia Faheid, Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette and Kate S. Petersen, and Meteorologists Tyler Ory and Dakota Smith (CNN) — At least one person has died in Hawaii after Hurricane Lala swept south of the state over the weekend, bringing torrential rain that touched off destructive flooding. In the wake of the storm, officials discovered

By Dalia Faheid, Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette, Meteorologists Dakota Smith and Tyler Ory (CNN) — One person is dead and tens of thousands have lost power after Hurricane Lala moved past parts of Hawaii overnight, before weakening slightly Sunday morning to a tropical storm with 70 mph sustained winds and heavy rain. Nearly 130,000 customers

By Dalia Faheid, Sarah Dewberry, Rebekah Riess, Kate S. Petersen, Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, Tyler Ory, Maria Aguilar Prieto, , (CNN) — Following disastrous flooding across the Midwest that left at least seven dead in Indiana, conditions have begun to improve across the region. As officials turn to recovery efforts, more storms are expected further

By Meteorologists Tyler Ory, Briana Waxman (CNN) — Hawaii is bracing for a potential hurricane strike this weekend after Tropical Storm Lala’s forecast track shifted north, bringing the strengthening storm – and its heavy rain, damaging winds and dangerous surf – close to the Big Island. A hurricane warning is now in effect for Hawaii

By Meteorologists Dakota Smith, Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — More heavy rain is headed to flood-ravaged Indiana, where water rescues and evacuations are still underway following historic rainfall this week. Parts of the state experienced a 1-in-1,000 year rainfall event on Wednesday that sent floodwater rushing into homes and

By Meteorologists Tyler Ory, Briana Waxman (CNN) — Hawaii is bracing for a potential hurricane strike this weekend after Tropical Storm Lala’s forecast track shifted north, bringing the strengthening storm — and its heavy rain, damaging winds and dangerous surf — close to the Big Island. A hurricane warning is in effect for Hawaii County,

CNN, WBBM, ANGELA FOSTER, BROOKE BOOMERSHINE, WTHR, WISH, GOV. MIKE BRAUN, X, WCHS, WBNS, WEWS, BROADCASTIFY, SOUTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL By Meteorologists Dakota Smith, Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — More heavy rain is headed to flood-ravaged Indiana, where water rescues and evacuations are still underway following historic rainfall this

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — An unusually long and far-reaching communications outage hobbled the National Weather Service just as deadly severe thunderstorms were tearing across the Midwest and Ohio Valley on Tuesday evening. The outage is more evidence of the long-running IT infrastructure challenges facing the agency, which is part of the National Oceanic