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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.…

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

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

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at hurricane statistics. Notable Hurricanes in Recent US History September 23-30, 2022 – Hurricane…

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

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…

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…

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

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…

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

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…

By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Powerful tornadoes and very large hail could threaten Oklahoma and Texas on Wednesday — and it all hinges on…

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Two wildfires that combined in New Mexico have prompted the evacuation of thousands of people — and much of the state…

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Two separate weather systems will bring severe storms to more than a dozen states this weekend, some of the…

By Aya Elamroussi and Michelle Watson, CNN A powerful tornado tore through the Wichita, Kansas, area Friday night, leveling dozens of structures in…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. Facts The National Oceanic and…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Mount St. Helens, the most active volcano in the Cascade Mountains in Washington. Facts Mount St.…

By Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologist New Mexico has seen wildfires burn more acres so far this year (over 173,000) than in seven of the last eight…

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist When a sudden, violent and cold gust of wind sweeps down from the mountains, you know the williwaws have…

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist The official start of Atlantic Hurricane Season is less than six weeks away, and forecasters will be getting…

By Judson Jones, Monica Garrett, Chad Myers and Brandon Miller, CNN Meteorologists Fierce winds across drought-stricken areas will bring the highest…

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Storm systems will make for a messy holiday weekend across most of the United States, with a soggy start to…

By Paradise Afshar, CNN Residents in New Mexico are being urged to be mindful of air quality safety because of the spread of wildfires throughout the…

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN After a tornado packing 165 mph winds rolled through Bell County, Texas, Tuesday, JudyLynn Hughes began sifting through what…

By Aya Elamroussi and Chris Boyette, CNN Two people have died in the McBride Fire raging in southern New Mexico that has scorched more than 5,000…

By Aya Elamroussi, Caitlin Kaiser and Amir Vera, CNN The National Weather Service confirmed Wednesday the tornado that injured 23 in Bell County,…

By Caitlin Kaiser and Judson Jones, CNN Following an explosive month of dangerous fire conditions, the Southern Plains are under extreme fire risk…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. Past coverage of the 2021 and 2020 hurricane season and the latest…

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN After dozens of tornadoes rolled through the South, another storm system is threatening to deliver powerful winds and possibly…

By Jason Hanna and Dave Hennen, CNN The Southeast is again seeing severe weather Wednesday, including heavy rain and tornadoes — even as the…

By Jason Hanna and Kelly McCleary, CNN Strong storms sweeping through the South have left at least two people dead as the severe weather dropped…

By Jennifer Gray, CNN As we enter our third week in a row with the potential for severe weather, it’s starting to feel a bit like a broken…

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist As March came to an end, so, too, did Hector. At least until warmer, more favorable weather returns. Nearly…

By Caitlin Kaiser and Brandon Miller, CNN This month has seen more tornadoes in the US than any March on record following this week’s severe…

By Aya Elamroussi and Dakin Andone, CNN A wildfire burning near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Sevier County, Tennessee, has grown to…

By Jason Hanna and Melissa Alonso, CNN Two people are dead and two others are hurt after a tornado struck in the Florida Panhandle on Thursday…

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Exactly one week after the Deep South faced a deadly tornado outbreak, another round of severe weather is taking shape in the…

By Jamiel Lynch and Emma Tucker, CNN An evacuation order has been lifted for people living near the site of an avalanche in Alaska, but officials…

By Sara Smart and Amanda Watts, CNN An avalanche measuring between 60 to 80 feet deep and 300 to 400 feet wide has cut off nearly 100 houses in…

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Three bodies were found Thursday in a submerged vehicle, authorities said, after a powerful storm dumped record rain amounts…

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN After a tornado roared through Arabi, Louisiana, Tuesday with 136 mph winds, the walls and roof of Angel Hahn’s house…

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced a plan Wednesday to ensure every single person on the planet has…

By Kelly McCleary, CNN The storm system that spawned deadly tornadoes across Texas and Louisiana this week will continue to push east Wednesday,…

By Steve Almasy, Holly Yan and Taylor Ward, CNN A storm system that on Monday brought 25 tornadoes to Texas, including two that may have damaged…

By Joe Sutton and Claudia Dominguez, CNN A severe storm that slammed a Texas city caused significant damage to two schools on Monday.…

By Caitlin Kaiser and Allison Chinchar, CNN Earlier this year an underwater volcano erupted in Tonga, triggering a widespread tsunami. While…