Science May 28 Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Science May 26 Spring heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe The United Kingdom smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours on Tuesday. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Nation May 21 WATCH: NOAA forecasts milder Atlantic hurricane season thanks to El Nino A developing El Nino that is forecast to get quite strong will likely dampen the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, but it won't make the potentially deadly storms disappear, federal and outside meteorologists predict. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Nation May 07 Survivors of Mississippi tornadoes crawled under furniture and held onto their kids A dozen people were hurt at a trailer park in the small community of Bogue Chitto, in rural Lincoln County, said Scott Simmons, a spokesperson for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. By Jack Brook, Kathy McCormack, Associated Press
Nation Apr 24 Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes An unusually large number of wildfires are burning this spring across the Southeast, where scientists the threat of fire has been amplified by a combination of drought, gusty winds, climate change and dead trees still littering some forest nearly two… By Emilie Megnien, Russ Bynum, Associated Press
Apr 24 Tornado barrels through Oklahoma, damaging 40 homes and shutting down roads By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Communities began cleaning up Friday after a powerful tornado in Oklahoma damaged at least 40 homes, ripping roofs off of some and reducing others to rubble in a rural community as emergency crews rescued trapped residents, authorities said. Continue reading
Apr 14 Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounds remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds By John Seewer, Kathy McCormack, Jennifer Kelleher, Associated Press Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounded the Northern Mariana Islands for hours before daybreak Wednesday, slowing just to inflict more damage across the islands of Tinian and Saipan, home to nearly 50,000 people. Continue reading
Apr 09 The U.S. smashed heat records in March. Just wait for El Niño this summer By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press March’s persistent heat was unseasonably intense, and the next year or so looks to turn the dial up on global warmth even more, as some forecasts predict a brewing El Niño will reach superstrength. Continue reading
Mar 24 'Basically the entire U.S. is going to be hot' as record-smashing heat spreads By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press And it's not going away for awhile. Continue reading
Mar 20 Officials warn 120-year-old Hawaiian dam could fail as thousands told to evacuate flooding By Jennifer Kelleher, Associated Press Officials have been watching dam levels since a storm last week dumped heavy rain across the state, which led to catastrophic flooding that washed away roads and homes. Continue reading