extreme weather

U.S. stops tracking costs of extreme weather disasters fueled by climate change

By Alexa St. John, Associated Press

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will no longer track the cost of climate change-fueled weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more. It is the latest example of changes to the agency and the Trump administration limiting federal…

As NOAA shrinks under Trump's cuts, employees speak out

By Joshua Barajas

Current and former employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say fewer people working with fewer resources could whittle away the agency’s ability to carry out its mission.

Extreme weather across central U.S. expected Wednesday, gets most severe 'high-risk' designation

By Jeff Martin, Associated Press

Potentially deadly flash flooding, high-magnitude tornadoes and baseball-sized hail could hit parts of the Midwest and South on Wednesday as severe thunderstorms blowing eastward become supercharged, forecasters warned.

How climate change is affecting this key water cycle, triggering more extreme weather

By Tammy Webber, Donavon Brutus, Associated Press

The hydrological cycle is speeding up as global temperatures get hotter, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal and gas. Here's what to know.

What to know about the damaging storms moving across the country

By Associated Press

A dynamic storm that prompted foreboding predictions of dangerous weekend weather spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed at least 39 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses.

At least 4 dead, hundreds of homes destroyed after wildfires sweep across Oklahoma and Texas

By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said Sunday evening that over 400 homes were damaged statewide. Officials said Sunday that at least four people had died because of the severe weather in Oklahoma.

Death toll rises to at least 37 after tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms ravage multiple U.S. states

By Sara Cline, Rebecca Reynolds, Associated Press

Unusually vicious and damaging weather across multiple U.S. states spawned violent tornadoes, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires this weekend, leaving at least 37 people dead.

At least 26 people killed as massive storm sweeping the U.S. spawns tornadoes and fires

By Bruce Shipkowski, Julie Walker, Sean Murphy, Associated Press

Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, part of a monster storm that has killed at least 26 people as more severe weather was expected late Saturday.

'Life-threatening cold' expected as polar vortex stretches across Rockies, northern Plains

By Associated Press

The National Weather Service warned of “life-threatening cold” into Tuesday, with temperatures in northeastern Montana predicted to dip as low as 45 degrees below zero with wind chills down to 60 below.

Californians brace for flooding in areas torched by wildfires as ice and snow hit East Coast

By Christopher Weber, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

Evacuation orders and warnings were issued in areas where hillsides were burned bare by the Palisades Fire, which was the most destructive in LA history, over concerns about potential debris flows during thunderstorms.