CNN-weather/environment

CNN, KABC By Payton Major, Judson Jones and Brandon Miller, CNN Many Californians fear the “Big One,” but it might not be what you think. It’s not an earthquake. And it isn’t the mega drought. It’s actually the exact opposite. A megaflood. A new study by Science Advances shows climate change has already doubled the

By Jay Croft, CNN and Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Heavy rain poured into Las Vegas casinos and flooded streets Thursday night as the wettest monsoon season in a decade helps alleviate the West’s severe drought — but also causes significant damage. Rainwater poured in through a ceiling at Planet Hollywood casino, as seen in video

CNN By Holly Yan, CNN From Seattle to Oklahoma City to Boston, scorching high temperatures or torrential rainfall are on tap for much of the US. More than 70 million Americans are under heat advisories or excessive heat warnings Sunday, the National Weather Service said. “These alerts encompass portions of the Pacific Northwest, Midwest, and

By Monica Garrett and Payton Major Those still recovering from the deadly floods just a week ago in eastern Kentucky find themselves under threat for more heavy rain and flash flooding. “We’ve got (river) conditions right now that we don’t typically see prolonged at this time of year over a large area where it just

By Angela Fritz and Judson Jones, CNN More than 50% of the country was in some level of drought for the fourth week in a row, the US Drought Monitor reported Thursday, as the combination of extreme heat and low rainfall is drawing the moisture out of plants and soil. And no region of the

By Payton Major and Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologists This Atlantic hurricane season is still expected to be above-normal, forecasts released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Colorado State University show. Though this season has been less active until now compared to the last two seasons, NOAA and Colorado State expect it to

CNN By Payton Major and Monica Garrett, CNN Nearly 80 million people, primarily in cities along the East Coast, are under heat advisories on Thursday, including residents of Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, DC, as drought conditions worsen in the region. More than 70% of the US population will experience temperatures at or above

CNN By Derek Van Dam and Jarrod Wardwell, CNN A strong upper-level high pressure that has been causing the excessive heat across the central US this week will impact the most populous parts of the country by Thursday and Friday. Over 100 million Americans have been under heat alerts for eight of the last 16

By Derek Van Dam and Jarrod Wardwell, CNN A strong upper-level high pressure that has been causing the excessive heat across the central US this week will impact the most populous parts of the country by Thursday and Friday. Over 100 million Americans have been under heat alerts for eight of the last 16 days,

WLEX, JESSICA WILLETT, CNN By Caroll Alvarado and Christina Maxouris, CNN Gabriel Hensley, a father of five who stopped to help an injured driver and was later swept away by floodwaters himself was found dead this week, as the storm damage across eastern Kentucky complicates efforts to find the many people still unaccounted for. “He

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist We’ve now entered month three of hurricane season, which is more than 30% of the way through, and it seems like we are getting a slow start. People have even asked me where it was, or even commented they thought this season was supposed to be busy. So, I asked