• Beryl expected to regain hurricane strength as it crosses Gulf of Mexico en route to Texas

    Beryl expected to regain hurricane strength as it crosses Gulf of Mexico en route to Texas

    Jul 06, 2024 09:33 PM EDT

    ... weekend traffic that is already backing up roads, she made the decision to call for the mandatory evacuation. “I would rather be cautious and let Tropical Storm Beryl come crawling in with a little bit of rain and a little bit of wind to an empty Refugio County than the ...

  • Record-breaking Category 4 Hurricane Beryl razes southeast Caribbean

    Record-breaking Category 4 Hurricane Beryl razes southeast Caribbean

    Jul 01, 2024 10:31 PM EDT

    ... first storm weakens the infrastructure, so the secondary system doesn’t need to be as strong to have serious impacts.” Beryl is the second named storm in the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. Earlier this month, Tropical Storm Alberto made landfall in northeast Mexico ...

  • Hurricane Beryl arrives in southeastern Caribbean as powerful Category 4 storm

    Hurricane Beryl arrives in southeastern Caribbean as powerful Category 4 storm

    Jul 01, 2024 03:27 PM EDT

    ... from June 1 to Nov. 30. Earlier this month, Tropical Storm Alberto made landfall in northeast Mexico and killed four people. On Sunday night, a tropical depression near the eastern Mexico coastal city of Veracruz briefly strengthened into Tropical Storm Chris, the third named storm of the season. It weakened ...

  • Southeast Caribbean braces for Hurricane Beryl as it strengthens into major Category 4 storm

    Southeast Caribbean braces for Hurricane Beryl as it strengthens into major Category 4 storm

    Jun 30, 2024 03:40 PM EDT

    ... in what is forecast to be an above-average hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 in the Atlantic. Earlier this month, Tropical Storm Alberto came ashore in northeastern Mexico with heavy rains that resulted in four deaths. On Sunday evening, a tropical depression formed near the ...

  • News Wrap: Putin sign deals with Vietnam during trip to bolster Russian support in Asia

    News Wrap: Putin sign deals with Vietnam during trip to bolster Russian support in Asia

    Jun 20, 2024 10:55 PM EDT

    ... place behind closed doors in the same court where Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will face espionage charges when his trial starts next week. Tropical Storm Alberto was downgraded to a tropical depression today, as the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season made its way inland over ...

  • Climate change made heat wave in U.S., Mexico, warmer and more likely

    Climate change made heat wave in U.S., Mexico, warmer and more likely

    Jun 20, 2024 04:25 PM EDT

    ... cooling storms and clouds, then it moved to the U.S. Southwest and is now bringing the heat to the U.S. East, Winkley said. Tropical Storm Alberto formed Wednesday and is heading to northern Mexico and southern Texas with some rains, which may cause flooding. Mexico and other places ...

  • News Wrap: First named storm of Atlantic hurricane season brewing in Gulf of Mexico

    News Wrap: First named storm of Atlantic hurricane season brewing in Gulf of Mexico

    Jun 19, 2024 10:50 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Wednesday, the first named tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, relatives of the victims of two Boeing 737 Max crashes asked the Justice Department to criminally charge the plane-maker and a Russian court sentenced an American soldier ...

  • News Wrap: Netanyahu claims U.S. seeking to lift restrictions on arms deliveries to Israel

    News Wrap: Netanyahu claims U.S. seeking to lift restrictions on arms deliveries to Israel

    Jun 18, 2024 10:50 PM EDT

    ... residents fled from wildfires. The governor there declared a state of emergency after more than 500 structures were damaged. That's as the first potential tropical storm of the season is expected to make landfall near Texas by Wednesday with heavy rain and potential flooding. Former President Donald Trump will ...

  • La Nina is on its way back. An atmospheric scientist explains what to expect

    La Nina is on its way back. An atmospheric scientist explains what to expect

    May 12, 2024 07:00 PM EDT

    ... record 30 tropical storms and 14 hurricanes, and 2021 had 21 tropical storms and seven hurricanes. Forecasters are already warning that this year’s Atlantic storm season could rival 2021, due in large part to La Nina. The tropical Atlantic has also been exceptionally warm, with sea surface temperature-breaking ...

  • Billion-dollar weather and climate disasters broke U.S. record in 2023, NOAA says

    Billion-dollar weather and climate disasters broke U.S. record in 2023, NOAA says

    Jan 10, 2024 06:47 PM EDT

    ... liquid and falls as rain, it releases a large amount of energy. This is called latent heat, and it is the main fuel for all storm systems. When temperatures are higher and the atmosphere has more moisture, that additional energy can fuel stronger, longer-lasting storms. Tropical storms are similarly ...