CNN-weather/environment

By Mary Gilbert, Artemis Moshtaghian, Karina Tsui, Robert Shackelford and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A powerful storm is moving across the country and spawning multiple fires and severe thunderstorms with hurricane-force wind gusts and tornadoes that are knocking out power and causing damage Tuesday. At least two people have been reported dead due to

By Angela Fritz and Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologists (CNN) — A fast-moving dust storm shrouded southwestern New Mexico and parts of northern Mexico in darkness Monday morning, prompting an emergency alert for drivers to “shelter in place” as officials tried to get cars off the interstate. The dust storm, known meteorologically as a haboob, swept

By Eric Zerkel, Mary Gilbert and Angela Fritz, CNN (CNN) — The survivor’s guilt-stricken remaining employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are trying to “pick up the pieces” and figure out how to continue delivering life-saving information to the public, after the shock firing of hundreds of America’s foremost experts in weather forecasting

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Surging tropical activity in the South Pacific Ocean produced a relatively rare occurrence Tuesday: three named tropical cyclones active at the same time: Alfred, Rae and Seru. It’s the first time in four years the feat has happened in the region, the limits of which start east of

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — It’s really, really cold again — as the US shivers through at least the eighth blast of air from the Arctic this winter. Winter, which is warming faster than any other season for much of the US, seems to be making a comeback for the first time in

By Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Dangerously cold conditions will impact over 60 million Americans between Wednesday and the weekend spanning a large swath of the US and setting the stage for widespread disruptions from a winter storm. Arctic air is interacting with a strengthening storm system to bring hazardous

By Mary Gilbert, Dalia Faheid, Emma Tucker, Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — At least 10 people died this weekend as a powerful storm swept through a large swath of the United States, bringing widespread flooding and damaging winds to Southern and Eastern states. In Kentucky, where flooding inundated roads and

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist and Dalia Faheid (CNN) — At least one person is dead as a powerful storm batters the eastern half of the US with dangerous flooding, prompting hurried evacuations, widespread road closures and hazardous travel conditions in several states. A 73-year-old resident of Manchester, Kentucky, died in the Horse Creek area

KCAL, KCBS, ANDREAS TOMRPOS, TEAM RUBICON USA, CNN By Hanna Park, Stephanie Elam, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Southern Californians evacuated their homes for the second time this year, but this time, it’s for heavy rain and debris flows that threaten new destruction in areas still recovering from last month’s devastating wildfires.

By Hanna Park, Stephanie Elam, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Southern Californians evacuated their homes for the second time this year, but this time, it’s for heavy rain and debris flows that threaten new destruction in areas still recovering from last month’s devastating wildfires. The strongest storm to impact parts of California

By Artemis Moshtaghian, Gene Norman, Lauren Mascarenhas and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — As the Midwest and Northeast dig out from back-to-back winter storms, new systems are building and are expected to dump more snow from the middle of the country to the East Coast this week. Plenty of cold air remains in place to