Dec 25 Frigid monster storm across US claims at least 24 lives By Carolyn Thompson, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press The scope of the storm has been nearly unprecedented, stretching from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande along the border with Mexico. About 60% of the U.S. population faced some sort of winter weather advisory or warning,… Continue reading
Dec 22 Temperatures plunging fast as winter storm threatens vast swath of U.S. By Heather Hollingsworth, Jill Bleed, Associated Press Temperatures are plunging far and fast as a winter storm forms ahead of Christmas weekend. Continue reading
Aug 05 Storms ground U.S. air travelers as airlines cancel flights By Associated Press Thunderstorms on the East Coast are causing travel headaches for tens of thousands of airline passengers. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 3:16 Death toll rises as catastrophic flooding worsens in Kentucky, Appalachia By Amna Nawaz, Shoshana Dubnow Eastern Kentucky is the epicenter Friday of the nation's latest extreme weather disaster. At least 16 people have died in flooding that rewrote the record books and ravaged neighboring states as well. Amna Nawaz has our report. Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 7:54 Weather forecasters increasingly address climate change By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman Even before summer began, there were extreme heat waves and new heat records throughout the Northern Hemisphere, and the forecast calls for a hotter-than-normal summer in much of the U.S. Scientists say climate change is accelerating and intensifying these kinds… Continue watching
Jun 14 Heat wave bakes parts of the U.S.; more than 100 million affected By Associated Press More than 100 million Americans are being warned to stay indoors if possible as a heat wave settles over states stretching through parts of the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes and east to the Carolinas. Continue reading
Feb 02 Winter weather pummels several states, canceling flights across the Midwest By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path brought a mix of rain, freezing rain and snow to the middle section of the United States as airlines canceled hundreds of flights, governors urged residents to stay off… Continue reading
Jan 13 For 6th straight year, Earth sets record for hottest in history By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Two U.S. science agencies say 2021 was the sixth hottest year on record globally, part of a long-term warming trend. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Thursday released measurements showing how hot last year was. Continue reading
Jan 06 Winter storm is blanketing parts of the South with snow, ice By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press A National Weather Service meteorologist says the storm began hitting greater Nashville on Thursday morning. About 4 to 6 inches of snow had fallen across a large swath of Middle Tennessee by early afternoon. Continue reading
Jan 04 Virginia drivers snowed-in all night as major highway shuts down By Associated Press Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says help is on the way to hundreds of motorists who spent a chilly night snowed in along on Interstate 95 after tractor-trailers lost control in the ice and snow and blocked traffic in Virginia. Continue reading