Nation Nov 02 Flash flooding triggers evacuations in Southwest and a dire warning for a Colorado spa town By Philip Marcelo, Michael Casey, Christopher Weber, Associated Press
Science Nov 02 Is El Niño making storms and flash floods in the Southwest worse? Experts say the natural warming cycle is sizzling Pacific Ocean waters and leaking moisture into the air that can fuel passing storms. By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press
Science Oct 27 Watch 3:16 School principal documents Indonesia's worst wildfires in a decade Indonesia is battling its worst wildfires in more than a decade, made worse by El Niño. Many were deliberately set to clear land for farming, including palm oil plantations. More than 12,000 schools across Indonesia have closed because of the… By Sarah Clune Hartman
Nation Oct 23 LIVE MAP: Track the path of Hurricane Vance It’s been an intense hurricane season in the Pacific Ocean, with storms spawning in assembly-line fashion near Hawaii and Mexico as El Niño conditions worsened by global warming create unusual weather. By Associated Press
Nation Oct 15 LIVE MAP: Track the path of Hurricane Trudy Hurricane Trudy lashed parts of Mexico’s Pacific coast with heavy rain and strong winds Sunday but the storm was forecast to weaken rapidly and authorities discontinued warnings for the coast of Mexico. By Associated Press
Oct 13 Pacific hurricane region sets record for big, long-lasting storms By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Several meteorological factors have come together to supercharge the Pacific, chief among them the El Niño. Continue reading
Oct 12 Sudan's famine risk worsened by conflict, drought and funding shortages, report says By Associated Press There is a “deteriorating humanitarian situation” across greater Darfur and Kordofan, including areas identified as at risk of famine, as well as other locations, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. Continue reading
Oct 09 El Niño's storm-killer winds and climate's warming waters in fight over future of Hurricane Isaias By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A supersized El Niño’s decapitating winds and the Gulf of Mexico’s toasty, storm-fueling waters are battling over the future strength of Hurricane Isaias. And the storm’s tilt and eye show who’s winning. Continue reading
Oct 03 What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press Kelvin waves are not like tsunamis, and they don't curl over and crash on the beach. A better image is water sloshing in the bathtub or a swimming pool during an earthquake. In the ocean, they are bulges of water… Continue reading
Sep 28 Hurricane Polo could cause life-threatening flooding in Mexico's Baja California peninsula By Martin Silva, Associated Press Residents of Mexico’s Baja California Sur state are preparing for Hurricane Polo, which threatens high winds, floods, and mudslides. Continue reading