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The Tidal Basin in Washington overflows the banks with the rain from Tropical Storm Ophelia on Saturday.

Ophelia continues weakening as it moves up the East Coast, bringing heavy rain from North Carolina to New Jersey

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Ophelia, now a post-tropical cyclone, continues to weaken as it moves over the mid-Atlantic Sunday, leaving nearly nine million people from Long Island to Southern Maryland under coastal flood alerts. Areas from eastern Pennsylvania to just south of Long Island could see heavy rainfall Sunday, potentially leading to scattered

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Waves break along the jetty at Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach

Ophelia continues weakening as it moves up the East Coast, bringing heavy rain from North Carolina to New Jersey

CNN By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Ophelia, now a post-tropical cyclone, continues to weaken as it moves over the mid-Atlantic Sunday, leaving nearly nine million people from Long Island to Southern Maryland under coastal flood alerts. Areas from eastern Pennsylvania to just south of Long Island could see heavy rainfall Sunday, potentially leading to

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Waves break along the jetty at Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach

Ophelia weakens to tropical depression as it dumps inches of rain along upper East Coast

By Aya Elamroussi, Melissa Alonso and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Ophelia, now a tropical depression, is impacting parts of the mid-Atlantic after its landfall early Saturday near Emerald Isle, North Carolina, slammed the coast with heavy rain, strong winds and flooding. Here are the storm’s latest impacts: Across North Carolina and Virginia, as many

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People watch rough surf and waves

Remnants of Lee move over northern Atlantic after bringing fierce winds and coastal flooding to Canada and northeast US

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The remnants of post-tropical cyclone Lee were moving out over the ocean and away from Atlantic Canada on Monday, after US officials announced at least two deaths due to the storm. Lee, once a powerful hurricane, churned northward with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph on Sunday after making

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Heavy surf pounds the coastline at Nauset Beach in East Orleans

Post-tropical cyclone Lee makes landfall in Nova Scotia, forecast to bring strong wind gusts and rain as it moves inland

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Now a post-tropical cyclone, Lee made landfall on the far western tip of Nova Scotia on Saturday afternoon as it churned 65 mph sustained winds to parts of southeastern New England and Atlantic Canada, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm made landfall on Long Island in Nova

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Earthquakes Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at earthquakes worldwide. The US Geological Survey describes an earthquake as “the ground shaking caused by a sudden slip on a fault. Stresses in the earth’s outer layer push the sides of the fault together. Stress builds up and the rocks slip suddenly, releasing energy in waves

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Hurricane Lee’s threat to portions of New England and Atlantic Canada is growing

Massive Hurricane Lee prompts tropical storm and hurricane watches for coastal New England as threat grows

By Christina Maxouris, Aya Elamroussi, Mary Gilbert and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane and tropical storm watches are now in effect for much of coastal New England as Hurricane Lee threatens to deliver a blow to parts of the region as well as Atlantic Canada later this week and into the weekend. “Hurricane conditions,

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Exceptionally warm Atlantic has been ‘rocket fuel’ for a hyperactive hurricane season. But it’s not over

By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — The Atlantic hurricane season typically reaches its peak this week, but record-warm ocean temperatures are fueling a hyperactive season that experts say shows no signs of slowing. The average hurricane season starts June 1 and runs through November 30, but its statistical peak is on September 10. So far

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The mammoth flood engulfing a Massachusetts city – both from epic rainfall and from water gushing downhill – could get more disastrous as officials evacuate homes near a “very sensitive” dam.

‘Catastrophic flooding’ damages hundreds of homes as a Massachusetts city engulfed in water is now at risk of dam failure

By Holly Yan and Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — Massachusetts cities devastated by floodwater could face new perils as more rain is on the way and officials wonder whether a “very sensitive” dam in will hold up. Gov. Maura Healey has declared a state of emergency across Massachusetts on Tuesday due to “catastrophic flooding” that

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