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By Caitlin Kaiser and Brandon Miller, CNN This month has seen more tornadoes in the US than any March on record following this week’s severe weather outbreak. It’s the second year in a row the country has endured a record number of tornadoes in March, solidifying a trend toward more severe weather earlier in the

By Judson Jones, Gregory Lemos, Caroll Alvarado and Eric Levenson, CNN A powerful storm ripped through Springdale, Arkansas, early Wednesday as part of a dangerous system that’s continuing to threaten much of the Southeast with more severe weather, flash floods and potential tornadoes. Seven people were injured, including two critically, when a possible tornado touched

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Only a few months into 2022 and it’s already a dreadful year for wildfires. More than 14,781 separate wildfires have scorched over half a million acres as of this week, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, the largest number of fires year-to-date the agency has recorded in the past decade.

By Monica Garrett, CNN A significant wildfire outbreak is likely Tuesday across the southern High Plains, according to the Storm Prediction Center, owing to very strong winds, warm temperatures and dry conditions. Nearly 10 million people are under red flag warnings in parts of half a dozen states, discouraging outdoor burning and warning of rapidly

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Exactly one week after the Deep South faced a deadly tornado outbreak, another round of severe weather is taking shape in the same areas Tuesday and Wednesday for over 50 million people at risk. Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, are all under a level 4 out of 5

By Caitlin Kaiser and Angela Fritz, CNN Scientists were shocked this month when a research station in Antarctica reported extraordinarily warm weather. The temperature at Concordia Research station atop Dome C on the Antarctic Plateau — typically known as the coldest place on Earth — surged to an astounding 11.3 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-11.5 Celsius) on

By Jennifer Gray, CNN It’s been less than a week since deadly storms impacted the Deep South, and once again we are looking at the potential for the same areas to get more severe storms. Last Monday, tornadoes swept through towns just north of Austin and killed a woman north of Dallas when her home

By Jamiel Lynch and Emma Tucker, CNN An evacuation order has been lifted for people living near the site of an avalanche in Alaska, but officials warn conditions are still dangerous. Residents in the Eagle River area were asked to evacuate after the massive avalanche cut off 100 homes without power Thursday night. Mayor Dave

By Tom Sater, CNN Meteorologist You may have heard of the proverb ‘March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb.’ Well, the last weekend of March has the lamb wearing a tank-top and flip-flops out West. The western United States will experience a highly unusual event — record-breaking and extremely early-season heat

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN After a tornado roared through Arabi, Louisiana, Tuesday with 136 mph winds, the walls and roof of Angel Hahn’s house were gone and as the wind calmed, she grabbed her phone. “I called my mama, and I said, ‘My house is gone,’” she told CNN affiliate WDSU. “She said, ‘So is

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced a plan Wednesday to ensure every single person on the planet has access to early warning systems for extreme weather and climate disasters within the next five years. Early warning systems inform people that dangerous weather is on the way. They have been crucial in