Jun 07 Rain, road flooding as Tropical Storm Cristobal draws closer By Associated Press Forecasters warned the storm would affect a wide area stretching roughly 180 miles (290 kilometers) east into Florida. But they forecast the worst impacts in southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi, where some spots could get up to 12 inches of… Continue reading
Apr 13 Storms sweep South, killing at least 30 By Brynn Anderson, Jay Reeves, Associated Press Piling fresh misery atop a pandemic, the storms also left more than 1 million homes and businesses without power amid floods and mudslides. Continue reading
Oct 16 Scientists discover big storms can create ‘stormquakes’ By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A stormquake is more an oddity than something that can hurt you, because no one is standing on the sea floor during a hurricane, said Wenyuan Fan, a Florida State University seismologist who was the study's lead author. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 5:49 News Wrap: Trump defends authorizing Barr to release classified information In our news wrap Friday, President Trump defended allowing Attorney General William Barr to release classified information on how the Russia investigation began, saying the “attempted coup” should never happen again. Also, North Korea warned that nuclear talks with the… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 3:49 Monster cyclone slams northeast India, takes aim at Bangladesh The enormous Cyclone Fani, equivalent in power to a Category 5 hurricane, slammed into northeastern India Friday, whipping the region with torrential rain and sustained winds over 120 miles per hour before moving toward neighboring Bangladesh. The storm forced more… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 11:01 Texas prepares for ‘life-threatening’ Hurricane Harvey By PBS News Hour Hurricane Harvey is bearing down on the Gulf Coast of Texas, with sustained winds of 120 miles an hour and the potential to intensify. The storm could prove the most powerful the U.S. has seen in more than a decade. Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 2:47 For this photographer, following the storm produces awe-inspiring results By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, we look at the work of Arizona photographer Mike Olbinski. He goes where the storm goes -- to photograph timelapse videos. Olbinski’s videos have been used in commercials, documentaries and even feature… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Delta computer outage cancels flights; 67 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, hundreds of Delta Air Lines flights were canceled and thousands delayed after a global crash of the airline’s computer systems. Limited service resumed after 11 hours. Also, in Pakistan, at least 67 were killed and… Continue watching
Dec 11 During a historic drought, storm batters California By Jordan Vesey Northern California is being hit with a massive storm that’s pounding the state with rain, snow and strong winds. The National Weather Service considers it the strongest storm the state has seen in five years and expects it to dump… Continue reading
Nov 19 5 things you should know about the freaky Buffalo snowstorm By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Parts of Erie County, New York have been buried in over 5 feet of snow -- and they may get another 3 feet by Friday. Here's what you should know about the storm. Continue reading