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Record temperatures expected in the fire-ravaged southwestern states will continue to worsen the deepening drought

Record high temperatures this weekend ‘are difficult for our firefighters’

May 13, 2022 10:55 AM CNN

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Record temperatures expected in the fire-ravaged Southwest will continue to worsen the deepening drought, as…

Record high temperatures this weekend ‘are difficult for our firefighters’

May 13, 2022 10:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Record temperatures expected in the fire-ravaged Southwest will continue to worsen the deepening drought, as…

More than 130 Orange County, California, homes are still under evacuation orders as Coastal Fire still burns

May 12, 2022 11:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN When Keith Morey and his wife, Lynn, returned to their Laguna Niguel, California, home, they found little left in the ashes.…

‘It’s way too early’: Forecasters surprised by speed and severity of Orange County fire

May 12, 2022 9:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Angela Fritz, Chad Myers and Ella Nilsen, CNN Meteorologists in California told CNN on Thursday they were surprised at how fast Orange…

‘It’s way too early’: Forecasters surprised by speed and severity of Orange County fire

May 12, 2022 2:52 AM CNN

By Angela Fritz, Chad Myers and Ella Nilsen, CNN Meteorologists in California told CNN on Thursday they were surprised at how fast Orange…

Summer-like heat fuels another Midwest severe weather event.

A ‘prolific wind-damage event’ is expected to unfold across parts of the Midwest Thursday, prediction center says

May 12, 2022 2:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Derek Van Dam and Christina Maxouris, CNN Powerful storm conditions rolled through parts of the Midwest and the eastern Plains Thursday evening as…

Coastal Fire destroys at least 20 homes in Orange County, California, as hundreds are evacuated

May 11, 2022 6:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Taylor Romine, Christina Maxouris, Aya Elamroussi and Eric Levenson, CNN A rapidly moving brush fire destroyed at least 20 homes and forced the…

Hurricane Statistics Fast Facts

May 11, 2022 6:32 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at hurricane statistics. Notable Hurricanes in Recent US History August 26-September 1, 2021 –…

A forecast map shows most of India will endure high temperatures Friday: over 32 degrees C/90 degrees F (in orange hues); over 38 degrees C/100 degrees F (in reds); or over 43 degrees C/110 degrees F (in pinks).

Tropical Cyclone Asani threatens eastern India as another brutal heat wave continues across the country

May 10, 2022 10:56 AM CNN

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Parts of eastern India are preparing for torrential rain and strong winds as a tropical cyclone warning is in…

Tropical Cyclone Asani threatens eastern India as another brutal heat wave continues across the country

May 10, 2022 10:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Parts of eastern India are preparing for torrential rain and strong winds as a tropical cyclone warning is in…

Locations in yellow is where conditions are most favoarble for tropical development.

‘It’s just not good.’ Experts describe the dire situation in Texas as they battle record-breaking temperatures and raging fires

May 9, 2022 11:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist In parts of Texas, smoke fills the sky. Wildfires are burning out of control; the brush is dry and all it takes…

A volatile combination of windy and dry conditions could spread wildfires today in the Southwest

May 9, 2022 10:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Shackelford and Judson Jones, CNN An extremely critical, highest-level fire risk has been issued near the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire, as…

A volatile combination of windy and dry conditions could spread wildfires today in the Southwest

May 9, 2022 9:57 AM CNN

By Rob Shackelford and Judson Jones, CNN An extremely critical, highest-level fire risk has been issued near the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire, as…

Colony of penguins near Bear Peninsula in Antarctica.

Antarctica’s majestic underwater world is trying to adapt to a warmer planet

May 7, 2022 2:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Icebergs surrounded a team of researchers in January as they cruised toward Antarctica. The team had been…

Severe storms threaten 70 million people across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic today.

Two damaging tornadoes hit central North Carolina

May 6, 2022 6:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Judson Jones and Monica Garrett, CNN Two tornadoes were reported in central North Carolina on Friday afternoon, making it the ninth consecutive…

Severe storms threaten 70 million people across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic today

May 6, 2022 6:41 AM CNN

By Judson Jones and Monica Garrett, CNN After producing damaging tornadoes across multiple states, a volatile storm system continues moving across…

Firefighters on Thursday trying to hold the Calf Canyon/Hermit Peak Fire near Las Vegas

Taming the 2nd-largest wildfire in New Mexico history has been a ‘nightmare,’ firefighter says

May 6, 2022 12:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi and Paul Vercammen, CNN Taming the second-largest wildfire in New Mexico history has been a nightmare for crews who have been…

Taming the 2nd-largest wildfire in New Mexico history has been a ‘nightmare,’ firefighter says

May 6, 2022 12:14 AM CNN

By Aya Elamroussi and Paul Vercammen, CNN Taming the second-largest wildfire in New Mexico history has been a nightmare for crews who have been…

Sunday's maximum temperatures will be well above average across the central US.

Mother Nature cooks up a historic heat wave for Mother’s Day weekend

May 5, 2022 12:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Pedram Javaheri, CNN Meteorologist A remarkable early-season heat wave, with temperatures typically seen in August, is set to bake much of Texas,…

Tornado-producing storms are pushing across the South today

May 5, 2022 8:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Tornadoes, flash flooding and hail threaten a wide section of the South as they push east Thursday, a day after…