cnn-weather/environment

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — In the hottest year on record, the fingerprints of a changing climate in a warming world were all over dozens of extreme weather events. There wouldn’t be weather without heat; heat is energy, and weather is an expression of that energy, of an atmosphere trying to balance itself.

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Massive waves and coastal flooding are wreaking havoc for a third day in many of California’s coastal communities, where extreme conditions have forced water rescues, washed away cars and injured a handful of enthralled onlookers. The unusually large surf – often towering over 20 feet –

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford, Mary Gilbert and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A series of powerful storms in the Pacific Ocean are driving towering waves into the California coastline, triggering flooding and posing a significant risk to people and structures along the coast. Monstrous, 20-foot-plus waves on Thursday crashed over seawalls and swept

By Cindy Von Quednow, David Williams and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Offshore storms shoved waves toward communities along the California coast, bringing flooding and road closures, as well as fright to nearly 20 people who were briefly swept away along a Ventura beach on Thursday. Eight people were taken to the hospital, officials said.

CNN, STRINGER, NEBRASKA STATE PATROL, @NEBRASKADO, WBBM, WLS By Nouran Salahieh and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A blizzard-fueling winter storm is sweeping across the Plains and upper Midwest with heavy snow, freezing rain and strong winds, making for dangerous travel during the busy holiday week. The storm’s frequent wind gusts of 50 to 60

By Nouran Salahieh and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Parts of the eastern US will face tricky holiday travel after avoiding deadly blizzard conditions and ice that slammed the central US earlier this week. A batch of steady rain will move across the mid-Atlantic through Wednesday afternoon and push into the Northeast by Wednesday evening.

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Chances are, you can blame the weather if your flight plans get upended during the holiday travel rush. Weather is the largest cause of air traffic troubles in the US and accounts for 75% of all reported delays, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. But not all weather

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — A driver died in Los Angeles County early Friday after his vehicle hydroplaned and crashed before submerging in water from heavy rainfall in parts of Southern California. The death occurred in the city of Carson as an atmospheric river delivered heavy rains and coastal flooding to portions of Southern

By Elisa Raffa, CNN meteorologist (CNN) — Winter is here, but for most of the United States, it’s feeling less and less like it. At 10:27 p.m. ET on Thursday, Earth’s Northern Hemisphere will be at its greatest tilt from the sun, marking the winter solstice: the shortest day of the year and the official

KFSN By Aya Elamroussi, Robert Shackelford, Sara Tonks and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — An atmospheric river continues to unload a deluge of rainfall across Southern California Thursday, leaving roadways flooded and prompting evacuations ahead of the holiday weekend. The atmospheric river poured more than 4 inches of rain over parts of the region from

By Aya Elamroussi, Robert Shackelford, Sara Tonks and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — An atmospheric river continues to unload a deluge of rainfall across Southern California Thursday, leaving roadways flooded and prompting evacuations ahead of the holiday weekend. The atmospheric river poured more than 4 inches of rain over parts of the region from late

By Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — As millions gear up to travel for the upcoming holidays, heavy rain, snow, and gusty winds may delay Californians taking to the sky and roadways for the next few days. A flood watch is in place for over 20 million people across Southern California, including Los Angeles, as an