CNN-weather/environment

By Derek Van Dam, Judson Jones, Brandon Miller, Allison Chinchar and Monica Garrett, CNN Hurricane Kay made landfall in Mexico, along the west coast of the central Baja California Peninsula on Thursday afternoon, triggering flooding concerns not just in that region, but in parts of California and Arizona too. Hurricane conditions were impacting the peninsula

By Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist Hurricane Earl continues to strengthen Wednesday and could become a major hurricane by week’s end, according to the National Hurricane Center, as it nears Bermuda before pushing out to sea. Just the second hurricane of this Atlantic season, Earl has sustained winds of 85 mph, with stronger gusts. Located about

By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist A strengthening hurricane tracking up Mexico’s Pacific Coast will affect Southern California’s weather by the weekend — all while delivering punishing rains and high winds to the Mexican coast through Friday. The core of Hurricane Kay will be very near the west-central Baja California Peninsula, just after its peak intensity,

By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist A massive plume of moisture stretching from the eastern Pacific all the way to the US East Coast is bringing excessive rain to the Northeast, with some places already flooding.. Over 50 million people are under flood watches through the end of Tuesday, meaning flooding is possible and people should

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist NOAA’s hurricane hunters, famous for flying into the world’s most ferocious weather, have a job which is not for the faint of heart, often being tossed in severe turbulence while flying at a mere 10,000 feet. Now, the hurricane hunters have raised the bar, entering new territory. Literally. “We’re taking

CNN By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Moisture streaming in from the Gulf of Mexico, combined with a stubborn, nearly stationary storm system, will cause slow-moving thunderstorm activity and the possibility of flash flooding across 20 US states Monday. “Scattered to numerous flash floods (are) possible early this week from southern New England to the southern

By Aya Elamroussi and Derek Van Dam, CNN As Danielle weakened while churning in the open waters of the North Atlantic early Saturday, another storm has developed to its south near the Caribbean and may bring flooding to the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico over the weekend. Tropical Storm Earl became the fifth named

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Millions across Nevada and California are urged to reduce electricity consumption during the holiday weekend as a heat wave continues to smother several states in the West, where crews are also battling wildfires. The latest weather system has put more than 40 million people across California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Montana and

By Jay Croft, CNN The first hurricane of the Atlantic season, which debuted earlier this week, got its full billing Friday. Danielle is now the season’s first hurricane, with sustained winds of 75 mph and even higher gusts, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 a.m. ET update. Still, it’s not promising much drama,

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Labor Day weekend is usually the final goodbye to summer, but for roughly a third of the country, temperatures could reach record levels this holiday weekend. “September is kicking off with scorching temperatures throughout the western US, as highs are once again anticipated to threaten daily and even monthly records

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The savage heat that has gripped several states in the West will persist through the holiday weekend — and for the third day in a row, Californians are being advised to curb their electric consumption to avoid power outages. More than 45 million people were under heat alerts across most of

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Aya Elamroussi and Alaa Elassar, CNN After a wildfire raging in Los Angeles County swelled to more than 5,200 acres in less than 48 hours, a top fire official warned the explosive growth should be a “wake-up call” to residents. The Route Fire began Wednesday around noon near Castaic Lake and grew

KCAL, KCBS By Elizabeth Wolfe, Aya Elamroussi and Alaa Elassar, CNN After a wildfire raging in Los Angeles County swelled to more than 5,200 acres in less than 48 hours, a top fire official warned the explosive growth should be a “wake-up call” to residents. The Route Fire began Wednesday around noon near Castaic Lake

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN An intense heat wave will blanket much of the West this week, prompting officials in California to urge residents to slash their energy consumption for the second day in a row to avoid straining the electrical grid. The California Independent System Operator — which manages 80% of the state’s grid —

CNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN An intense heat wave will blanket much of the West this week, prompting officials in California to urge residents to slash their energy consumption for the second day in a row to avoid straining the electrical grid. The California Independent System Operator — which manages 80% of the state’s grid