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.

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
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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.

Research lab on Long Island feeling effects of Tropical Storm Isaias
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When Tropical Storm Isaias slammed the area earlier this month, a medical lab on Long Island nearly lost millions of dollars in valuable research.

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
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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. 

California’s Death Valley hits 130 degrees, could be among hottest ever

The National Weather Service tweeted Sunday that the temperature in Death Valley on Sunday hit 130 degrees, which, if confirmed, would be the hottest temperature officially verified since July 1913 in Death Valley.