Major hurricanes are brewing at a higher rate than years past, and they're causing more damage
Nasty hurricanes that cause billions of dollars in damage are hitting more often.
Hurricane Laura forms; projected to strengthen before Gulf Coast landfall
Laura became a hurricane on Tuesday morning as it entered the warm and deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, gathering strength on a path to hit the U.S. coastline early Thursday as a major hurricane that could unleash a surge of seawater higher than a basketball hoop and swamp entire towns.
Marco collapses; Laura could hit the U.S. as hurricane
The two-storm combination could bring a history-making onslaught of wind and coastal flooding from Texas to Alabama, all complicated by the coronavirus pandemic, forecasters said.
Mother, son killed when wall collapses in Dominican Republic
A mother and son were killed after a wall collapsed on them in Santo Domingo, officials said.
70-year-old man found dead; wildfires rage through Northern California
The Santa Cruz fire is one of three “complexes,” or groups of fires, burning on all sides of the San Francisco Bay Area. All were started by lightning.
Marco becomes hurricane headed for US Gulf Coast
Marco became a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico Sunday on a path toward the Louisiana coast.
2 tropical storms heading for double blow to US Gulf Coast
Two tropical storms are advancing across the Caribbean, posing potentially historic threats to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
In just a week, wildfires burn 1 million acres in California
Danger loomed with the threat of thunderstorms and lightning forecast for Sunday that could spark new fires and overwhelm firefighters battling hundreds of fires throughout the state.
Dark clouds gather as Puerto Rico preps for Tropical Storm Laura
Tropical Storm Laura was expected to impact Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and several other countries on Saturday, August 22, forecasters said, bringing the threat of heavy rainfall and flooding. Credit: Christine Kramar via Storyful
Tropical Storm Laura forms; still forecast to enter Gulf of Mexico
Tropical Storm Laura officially formed after Hurricane Hunters found 45-mph winds and a center of circulation. It's the 11th named storm of the season, and also the earliest "L" name storm on record.
As ash rains from the sky, California farmworkers 'fill your plates without hazard pay'
Footage taken by a Twitter user named @PocketNihilist showed the hazy and smoky conditions, as farm workers were worked near a farm plow.
Six waterspouts filmed swirling at once in Gulf of Mexico
“Wow!! Ever see 6 water spouts at once?” Frank Leday wrote on Facebook.
New bill would increase oversight of PSEG after research lab left without power by Tropical Storm Isaias
When Tropical Storm Isaias slammed the area earlier this month, a medical lab on Long Island nearly lost millions of dollars in valuable research.
Research lab on Long Island feeling effects of Tropical Storm Isaias
When Tropical Storm Isaias slammed the area earlier this month, a medical lab on Long Island nearly lost millions of dollars in valuable research.
Tropical Depression 14 could make landfall on southeast Texas coast near Harvey anniversary
As of now, Houston and Galveston are in the cone of uncertainty so it bears watching as we head into the weekend.
Small tornado hit New Jersey town
An EF0 tornado touched down in Middletown on Wednesday.
Greenland lost 586 billion tons of ice in 2019 | Global Climate Crisis
A new satellite study finds that Greenland lost 586 billion tons of ice (140 trillion gallons of water) in a record melt in 2019 — enough to cover all of California in more than four feet of water.
Fast-moving storm tears down trees in New Jersey
The national weather service is trying to figure out if a tornado touched down in New Jersey this morning after a fast-moving storm tore through the area.
Storm tears down trees in NJ
A sudden burst of wild weather caught some people in New Jersey by surprise on Wednesday.
Lawmakers grill PSEG Long Island; food, medicine reimbursements approved
PSEG President Dan Eichhorn called the company's performance an anomaly and blamed part of the problem on the company's computer system that was supposed to keep track of and manage outages.