• 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 ...

  • What to expect from COP28, UN climate summit opening in Dubai

    What to expect from COP28, UN climate summit opening in Dubai

    Nov 30, 2023 03:30 PM EST

    ... that the world – especially developing countries – is increasingly ill-prepared: This year’s monsoon season in India caused nearly $1.5 billion in property damage. Tropical storm Daniel in September caused deadly floods in Libya. Last month, Hurricane Otis pummeled Mexico, raising fears that the government would spend more money ...

  • Death toll from Hurricane Otis hits 48 with 36 missing as search and recovery continues

    Death toll from Hurricane Otis hits 48 with 36 missing as search and recovery continues

    Oct 30, 2023 05:52 PM EST

    ... from the water and saw families coming and going, looking for their loved ones. Many people rode out on boats what had started as a tropical storm and in just 12 hours powered up into a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane. Leaning against a small wooden fishing boat like her own ...

  • Mexico officials raise death toll from Otis to 48, dozens missing as search efforts continue

    Mexico officials raise death toll from Otis to 48, dozens missing as search efforts continue

    Oct 29, 2023 07:06 PM EST

    ... from the water and saw families coming and going, looking for their loved ones. Many people rode out on boats what had started as a tropical storm and in just 12 hours powered up into a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane. Leaning against a small wooden fishing boat like her own ...

  • At least 27 people are dead and 4 are missing after Hurricane Otis, Mexican authorities report

    At least 27 people are dead and 4 are missing after Hurricane Otis, Mexican authorities report

    Oct 26, 2023 02:11 PM EST

    ... who was attending the same conference but staying in a different hotel. On Tuesday, Otis took many by surprise when it rapidly strengthened from a tropical storm to a powerful Category 5 as it tore along the coast. "It's one thing to have a Category 5 hurricane make landfall ...