By Michelle Krupa, CNN Yosemite Falls is again hosting its famous deluge after record-shattering rainfall this week in California following an extremely dry summer and extensive drought. Water surged over the 2,425-foot falls Monday, just four days after the same majestic rock face appeared as only a dry canvas for the sun’s glow, Yosemite National
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Krupa, CNN Yosemite Falls is again hosting its famous deluge after record-shattering rainfall this week in California following an extremely dry summer and extensive drought. Water surged over the 2,425-foot falls Monday, just four days after the same majestic rock face appeared as only a dry canvas for the sun’s glow, Yosemite National
Continue ReadingBy Monica Garrett, Jason Hanna and Dave Hennen, CNN Thousands in New England are waking up in the dark Wednesday and strong winds are expected to continue a day after a nor’easter’s heavy rains flooded some areas in the Northeast. More than 275,000 customers were without electricity Wednesday morning in Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and
Continue ReadingBy Monica Garrett, Jason Hanna and Dave Hennen, CNN Thousands in New England are waking up in the dark Wednesday and strong winds are expected to continue a day after a nor’easter’s heavy rains flooded some areas in the Northeast. More than 275,000 customers were without electricity Wednesday morning in Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, CNN The governors of New Jersey and New York have each issued a state of emergency in advance of an anticipated nor’easter this week. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared the emergency for more than 20 counties. “I am proactively declaring a State of Emergency to ensure we can provide the
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, CNN The governors of New Jersey and New York have each issued a state of emergency in advance of an anticipated nor’easter this week. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared the emergency for more than 20 counties. “I am proactively declaring a State of Emergency to ensure we can provide the
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, CNN The governors of New Jersey and New York have each issued a state of emergency in advance of an anticipated nor’easter this week. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared the emergency for more than 20 counties. “I am proactively declaring a State of Emergency to ensure we can provide the
Continue ReadingBy Judson Jones and Haley Brink, CNN As a historic “bomb cyclone” winds down on the West Coast, computer forecast models are hinting at a possible autumn nor’easter on the East Coast starting Tuesday. It just won’t have all the snow that you usually expect from this kind of storm. Instead, this intensifying storm will
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By Monica Garrett, Haley Brink and Holly Yan, CNN After the West Coast got walloped by record-setting rainfall and dangerous mudslides — with more heavy rain in store Monday — 70 million Americans in the eastern US are now also at risk for severe weather. The threat zone Monday stretched from the southern Appalachians to
Continue Reading By Monica Garrett, Haley Brink and Holly Yan, CNN After the West Coast got walloped by record-setting rainfall and dangerous mudslides — with more heavy rain in store Monday — 70 million Americans in the eastern US are now also at risk for severe weather. The threat zone Monday stretched from the southern Appalachians to
Continue ReadingBy Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologist This week has started off with a “bomb cyclone” and atmospheric river in the West, a severe threat in the central US, and now a possible nor’easter could hit the Northeast over the next 48 hours. Evacuation orders in place across some California burn scar areas As a “bomb
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By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist When you think of Florida, beaches and palm trees come to mind. But what if those palm trees were slowly replaced with other trees? That could happen over time because of climate change, and communities in South Florida are trying to save the world from the climate crisis, one tree
Continue ReadingBy Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologist This week has started off with a “bomb cyclone” and atmospheric river in the West, a severe threat in the central US, and now a possible nor’easter could hit the Northeast over the next 48 hours. Evacuation orders in place across some California burn scar areas As a “bomb
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist A potent system in the central US is stirring up severe weather this weekend that will move eastward early next week, impacting more than 50 million people. This system will move into an area with above-average temperatures and a lot of moisture surging in from the Gulf of Mexico, creating
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN Imagine a long river of water vapor in the sky coming into the West Coast. It is how Marty Ralph, the director of the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, described the storm event threatening California at the moment. The storms
Continue Reading By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist When you think of Florida, beaches and palm trees come to mind. But what if those palm trees were slowly replaced with other trees? That could happen over time because of climate change, and communities in South Florida are trying to save the world from the climate crisis, one tree
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist A “bomb cyclone” with hurricane-like strength and a chart-topping “atmospheric river” will coincide Saturday night into Sunday to unleash flooding rains, wet snow, strong winds and coastal surf across the western US. This will be the third and strongest in a series of storms to strike the West Coast this
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist A “bomb cyclone” with hurricane-like strength and a chart-topping “atmospheric river” will coincide Saturday night into Sunday to unleash flooding rains, wet snow, strong winds and coastal surf across the western US. This will be the third and strongest in a series of storms to strike the West Coast this
Continue ReadingBy Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologist As the country transitions from the heat of summer to the cold of winter, the clash between seasons will trigger severe storms, including tornadoes, this weekend in the central United States. A system developing in the Southern Plains on I wiFriday will become the focus of severe weather Saturday and
Continue ReadingBy Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologist As the country transitions from the heat of summer to the cold of winter, the clash between seasons will trigger severe storms, including tornadoes, this weekend in the central United States. A system developing in the Southern Plains on I wiFriday will become the focus of severe weather Saturday and
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