By Kelly McCleary, Holly Yan, Elizabeth Joseph and Claudia Dominguez, CNN At least 74 people in Kentucky have died after a weekend tornado outbreak across eight states flattened homes and businesses in the Midwest and South. Gov. Andy Beshear told reporters the death toll figures come from emergency management officials and may differ from what
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By Tyler Mauldin, CNN Meteorologist A drought-denting weather system will hit the West Coast, bringing the biggest snowfall of the season to California. Strong winds and welcome but heavy rain also will affect the West Coast through midweek. The system is moving in from the Gulf of Alaska and will slowly push hazardous conditions southward
Continue Reading By Tyler Mauldin, CNN Meteorologist A drought-denting weather system will hit the West Coast, bringing the biggest snowfall of the season to California. Strong winds and welcome but heavy rain also will affect the West Coast through midweek. The system is moving in from the Gulf of Alaska and will slowly push hazardous conditions southward
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By Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Joseph, Claudia Dominguez, Susannah Cullinane, Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN More than 100 people are feared dead after a series of tornadoes ripped through several states in the Midwest and South and transformed homes and businesses into piles of rubble late Friday into Saturday. In Kentucky alone, the death toll
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By Brett Roegiers and Allison Collins, CNN Dozens of people are feared dead after at least 30 tornadoes tore through at least six states late Friday and early Saturday. Among the collapsed buildings is a candle factory in Kentucky, a nursing home in Arkansas and an Amazon warehouse in western Illinois. “It’s changed the landscape
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By Brett Roegiers and Allison Collins, CNN Dozens of people are feared dead after at least 50 tornadoes tore through eight states late Friday and early Saturday. Among the collapsed buildings is a candle factory in Kentucky, a nursing home in Arkansas and an Amazon warehouse in western Illinois. “It’s changed the landscape … here
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Written by Judson Jones and graphics by John Keefe, CNN After all these years, Bing Crosby still spurs our dreams of a “White Christmas.” But a new data analysis suggests some of us are better off leaving that dream of snow on Christmas morning to the holiday classics. When meteorologists talk about “normal” or “average”
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Joseph, Claudia Dominguez, Susannah Cullinane, Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN More than 100 people are feared dead after a series of tornadoes ripped through several states in the Midwest and South and transformed homes and businesses into piles of rubble late Friday into Saturday. In Kentucky alone, the death toll
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By Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Joseph, Claudia Dominguez and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Storms unleashed devastating tornadoes late Friday and early Saturday across parts of the central and southern United States, collapsing buildings into twisted debris and claiming lives, with officials fearing the death toll could exceed 80. In Kentucky alone, the state’s governor says more than
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By Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists A powerful storm raced across the central US late Friday, unleashing at least 19 tornadoes in five states and causing widespread damage, according to officials. At least two deaths in Arkansas were attributed to the wave of tornadoes. One person was killed and several injured in
Continue ReadingBy Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists A powerful storm racing across the central US will produce a range of potential hazards, including the possibility of strong nighttime tornadoes, heavy snow and strong winds to start the weekend. Severe weather is expected to develop late Friday from the lower Mississippi Valley to central
Continue Reading By Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists A powerful storm raced across the central US late Friday, unleashing at least 19 tornadoes in five states and causing widespread damage, according to officials. At least two deaths in Arkansas were attributed to the wave of tornadoes. One person was killed and several injured in
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist The calendar may be nearing winter, but the weather is set to serve up severe thunderstorms capable of producing several tornadoes on Friday and into the overnight hours, for more than 25 million people from Texas to Ohio. “Confidence has increased in a more favorable corridor for organized severe thunderstorms
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By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist The calendar may be nearing winter, but the weather is set to serve up severe thunderstorms capable of producing several tornadoes on Friday and into the overnight hours, for more than 25 million people from Texas to Ohio. “Confidence has increased in a more favorable corridor for organized severe thunderstorms
Continue ReadingBy Pedram Javaheri and Judson Jones, CNN The earthquake swarm off the Oregon coast continues — with almost 100 quakes in the past 48 hours — but experts say not to worry. While the major concern with big earthquakes this far from land is the possibility of tsunamis, “events the size that have so far
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Six unmanned Saildrones are heading out on a six-month voyage to face some of Earth’s most hostile ocean conditions, in hopes of improving climate change and weather forecast computer models. They will be collecting data within the Gulf Stream through the winter months in hopes of learning more about carbon
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. On December 26, 2004, an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 9.1 struck the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. National Centers for Environmental Information Statistics:227,898 people were killed or listed as missing and presumed dead. Material losses in the Indian Ocean region
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at tsunamis. Tsunamis are formed by a displacement of water – a landslide, earthquake, volcanic eruption, or slippage of the boundary between two of the earth’s tectonic plates – slabs of rock 50 to 650 feet (15 to 200 meters) thick that carry the Earth’s continents and seas
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By Pedram Javaheri One of North America’s most active fault lines sprung to life on Tuesday after a swarm of more than 40 earthquakes — ranging from a magnitude 3.5 to 5.8 — rattled off the coast of Oregon, catching the attention and concern of millions in the region. The series of quakes, which began
Continue ReadingBy Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Snow is in the forecast. It’s entirely possible this week for a couple of major cities that are waiting to see the white stuff pile up. Denver and New York City have seen flurries, but neither Denver International Airport nor Central Park has recorded measurable snow this season. A departing
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