By Payton Major and Haley Brink, CNN As severe drought persists in the Southwest, cities are making tough decisions about their traditional firework shows. Some cities have decided to cancel their pyrotechnic displays, while others have chosen to continue them. Dry vegetation and a lack of rainfall have led to a megadrought for more than
Continue ReadingBy Payton Major and Monica Garrett, CNN Fourth of July weekend is approaching, and most of the United States will see rain chances through Monday. As airports fill up with the most travelers in years, widespread showers and thunderstorms are likely to impact air travel in some areas, causing delays and cancellations. The southern US
Continue ReadingBy Payton Major and Judson Jones, CNN It’s been a concerning hot and dry start to summer in southern Alaska. Anchorage is experiencing its second-warmest June, according to climate scientist Brian Brettschneider. And with only 0.07 inches of rain this month in Anchorage, southern Alaska’s parched wilderness has become fuel for wildfires. The year is
Continue ReadingBy Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologist The Atlantic hurricane season is becoming more active with a disturbance set to drench coastal Texas this week, and a system likely to soon be named Bonnie heading into Central America. “Get ready for a wet few days across Southeast Texas,” the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Houston said
Continue ReadingBy Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologist The Atlantic hurricane season is becoming more active with a disturbance set to drench coastal Texas this week, and a system likely to soon be named Bonnie heading into Central America. “Get ready for a wet few days across Southeast Texas,” the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Houston said
Continue ReadingBy Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist At 8 a.m. ET Tuesday, two new supercomputers came online. These new computers, called Dogwood and Cactus, will improve weather and climate forecasts, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “This is a big day for NOAA and the state of weather forecasting,” said Ken Graham, director of NOAA’s
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist We are nearly a month into the Atlantic hurricane season and the tropics are finally coming alive, as we suddenly have three areas to keep our eyes on. It’s something to watch as many of you are making Independence Day plans. I’ll start with the one that has the best
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez Before the era of satellites, it was next to impossible to know whether a hurricane occurred out in the open ocean unless a ship was unlucky enough to run into it. And scientists for decades have been trying to piece together a historical record to better understand how the climate crisis is
Continue ReadingBy Dave Hennen, Theresa Waldrop and Christina Maxouris, CNN More than 20 million Americans across 16 states were under heat alerts Wednesday as cities across the country reported daily record-high temperatures, with the worst of the sweltering heat hitting the South and the Great Plains. Atlanta, Georgia, tied its June 22 record with 98 degrees
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, CNN A wildfire in southern New Jersey has grown to more than 13,500 acres in size, but is now 85% contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said Tuesday. The fire in Wharton State Forest had almost doubled in size since Monday morning, when it was reported to have burned 7,200 acres,
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Rob Shackelford and Theresa Waldrop, CNN It’s only the first day of summer, but almost 35 million people are under heat advisories Tuesday as the second heat wave in as many weeks drags on. In the Great Lakes area Tuesday, highs will be 15-25 degrees above normal, and California will see triple-digits
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Rob Shackelford and Theresa Waldrop, CNN It’s only the first day of summer, but almost 35 million people are under heat advisories Tuesday as the second heat wave in as many weeks drags on. In the Great Lakes area Tuesday, highs will be 15-25 degrees above normal, and California will see triple-digits
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist It’s hot. The official start to summer happens tomorrow, but it already feels like we are in the middle of it. Temperatures moderated somewhat over the weekend, so we caught a tiny break from the oppressive heat from last week, but here we go again. We are in for another
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The persistent heat dome which imposed oppressively high temperatures on the northern Plains and Midwest over the weekend will begin to shift further eastward this week, ending a short reprieve many states in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic have had in recent days. In the coming
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The persistent heat dome which imposed oppressively high temperatures on the northern Plains and Midwest over the weekend will begin to shift further eastward this week, ending a short reprieve many states in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic have had in recent days. In the coming
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A wildfire in southern New Jersey grew to at least 12,000 acres in size on Monday and is 70% contained, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. Firefighters are battling the blaze at Wharton State Forest that is “fueled by dry and breezy conditions,” the service said
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist More than 25 million people in over a dozen states are under heat alerts Saturday. From the northern Plains to the Southeast, temperatures will be in the upper 90s, with heat index levels well into the triple digits. The heat wave comes on the heels of another record-breaking heat wave
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist More than 25 million people in over a dozen states are under heat alerts Saturday. From the northern Plains to the Southeast, temperatures will be in the upper 90s, with heat index levels well into the triple digits. The heat wave comes on the heels of another record-breaking heat wave
Continue ReadingBy Claire Colbert and Raja Razek, CNN The devastating flooding that occurred along the Yellowstone River this week constitutes a 1 in 500-year event, according to a US Geological Survey (USGS) news release. Unprecedented rain and rapid snowmelt in recent days have caused rivers in parts of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho to burst their banks,
Continue ReadingBy Judson Jones and Paul Murphy, CNN A vital bridge and road along the Yellowstone River and its tributary, the Gardner River, were destroyed by recent historic flooding. New satellite images from Maxar Technologies show the extent of the damage the torrent of water wrought. The images were taken on June 15th, just two days
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