Apr 17 UAE deluged after historic storm dumps record rain across the desert nation By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The state-run WAM news agency called the rain "a historic weather event" that surpassed "anything documented since the start of data collection in 1949."… Continue reading
Apr 15 Central U.S. faces severe thunderstorm threat and possible tornadoes By Associated Press The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center said a large storm system hitting much of the central U.S. over the next few days is expected to bring severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes Monday evening to Kansas and Nebraska. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 8:23 Scientists harness power of artificial intelligence to battle wildfires By Miles O'Brien Machines that think like humans, the dream of artificial intelligence, is becoming a reality. It brings concerns that AI will displace jobs, fuel online bias, supercharge deep fake videos and slip from human control. But it is not as grim… Continue watching
Mar 14 Massive ‘gorilla hail’ hits parts of Kansas and Missouri as storm threatens tornadoes By Jim Salter, Associated Press Meteorologists issued thunderstorm warnings and tornado watches Wednesday into Thursday. Alex Sosnowski of AccuWeather said some were calling it "gorilla hail" because of its potential to be so big. Continue reading
Mar 04 Powerful blizzard moves out of Northern California but even more snow expected By Christopher Weber, Brooke Hess, Associated Press Blizzard warnings have mostly expired but scattered thunderstorms are likely and another 2 feet of snow is possible in the mountains. Continue reading
Feb 29 Blizzard warning of up to 10 feet of snow in Northern California’s Sierra, travel ‘dangerous to impossible’ By Olga R. Rodriguez, Scott Sonner, Associated Press It is predicted to push toward the Sierra Nevada mountains with potential blizzard conditions and up to 10 feet of snow in the mountains around Lake Tahoe by the weekend. Continue reading
Feb 26 Strong winter storm and snow to hit the West while the Midwest gets unusual taste of summer By Michael Casey, Associated Press The National Weather Service says the winter storm will move across the Pacific Northwest Monday into Tuesday, creating near-blizzard conditions in some places with one to two inches of snow an hour over the Oregon Cascades and Northern Rockies Monday… Continue reading
Feb 04 Another atmospheric river blows into California, causing floods and power outages By Christopher Weber, Associated Press The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers drenched Northern California on Sunday, flooding roads, knocking out power to tens of thousands and leading forecasters to warn of possible hurricane-force winds and mudslides as it slowly heads south over the coming days. Continue reading
Feb 01 A look at atmospheric rivers, the long bands of water vapor that form over oceans and fuel storms By Associated Press The storm that pummeled California this week was fueled by an atmospheric river, a plume of moisture that extended over the Pacific to near Hawaii. Continue reading
Jan 21 Much of U.S. still stuck in deadly freeze, but a thaw is on the way in some places By Travis Loller, Associated Press Subfreezing conditions and treacherous roadways have contributed to dozens of deaths this month across the U.S., but the numbing cold is expected to ease up in the coming days. Continue reading