California has closed nine of its national forests as firefighters struggle to contain 11 wildfires burning across the state. The US Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region issued an emergency forest service closure through at least September 6. “Extreme fire conditions ...
Nearly 20 North Carolina residents remain missing after the remnants of Tropical Depression Fred brought severe weather to the mid-Atlantic. The tally of those missing previously stood at 35. Two additional were reported deceased overnight but have yet to be ...
The world is battling historic droughts, landscape-altering wildfires, and deadly floods. A landmark report from global scientists says the window is rapidly closing to cut our reliance on fossil fuels and avoid catastrophic changes that would transform life as we ...
As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021′s onslaught is hitting harder and in places that have been spared global warming’s wrath in the past. Wealthy countries such as the United States, ...
Showers and storms will build throughout the week along the Gulf and East coasts as a cold front stall in the Southeast. Following a week of triple-digit heat index values, a cold front sagging into the region will provide cooling ...
Tornadoes touched down in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin amid powerful thunderstorms that caused widespread damage that contributed to the death of a man who crashed into a fallen tree and power line. The National Weather Service confirmed two tornadoes touched down ...
Monsoon season is in full swing in the West with no end in sight, bringing hopes of a dent in the unrelenting historic drought — but with thunderstorms comes lightning and the potential for more wildfires. Monsoon thunderstorms this week ...
During the record 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, something happened that many people overlooked — hurricane forecasts improved. And that saved lives. With another active hurricane season expected, that’s great news. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) believes it can build upon ...
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck south of Lake Tahoe Thursday afternoon was felt across the Bay Area. The quake struck at 3:49 p.m. in a region about 250 miles east of San Francisco and south of Lake Tahoe. Its ...
The setup for the coming heatwave will be different from what unfolded in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada from June 29 to July 2. A heatwave occurs when a system of high atmospheric pressure moves into an area and ...