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While coastal communities in New England are still recovering from costly beach erosion due to last week’s coastal storm, another one could be on the way this week — and it’s expected to intensify rapidly. Some models are even suggesting this possible nor’easter could strengthen so quickly it could become a “bomb cyclone,” which generally

Subtropical Storm Melissa is moving away from the New England coasts, but flooding is still a concern, the National Hurricane Center said. “Coastal flooding still expected in some areas on Saturday around times of high tide,” it said. By late Friday, the storm was about 250 miles southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, with maximum winds of

The fall nor’easter spinning southeast of New England strengthened into Subtropical Storm Melissa on Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center. At 5 p.m. ET, the storm was about 210 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, with maximum sustain winds of 60 mph. Despite the change in the storm’s status, its impacts are expected to remain

We’re not even midway through October and a second potentially historic snowstorm is already taking shape across the north-central United States, with blizzard conditions possible. “A significant, and potentially historic, October winter storm is on track to impact the northern Rockies, and areas of the central and northern Plains through Saturday,” the National Weather Service

A fall nor’easter is expected to spin off the East Coast into the weekend. Air travel delays, power outages and beach erosion could result as the nor’easter lingers through Saturday, creating a soggy, blustery mess, particularly from New York City to Boston. As winds began to pick up Thursday morning, the National Weather Service in

An intense and potentially historic fall snowstorm is expected to dump feet of snow starting Wednesday across portions of the north-central United States. It begins on Wednesday night and Thursday, when extreme cold temperatures will sweep down from the north. Then a low will exit the Rockies and track northeast across the Plains leaving a

For some American cities, this has been the summer that just won’t end. Atlanta has broken a record for 90-degree days this year — there have been 91 of them, wildly surpassing the average of 37 per year. Residents there aren’t the only ones sweating. Many other cities have also set records for stretches of

When tree leaves change color, it’s usually a beautiful, comforting sign that autumn is well and truly here. But in drought conditions, leaves can change color for another, far more worrisome reason. Georgia is experiencing what the US Drought Monitor calls extreme drought over parts of the state, including metro Atlanta. As of Friday, about

Nearly two-thirds of North American birds studied will go extinct if global warming hits 3 degrees Celsius (5.4˚F), a new report from the National Audubon Society finds. Orioles, eagles, grouse and gulls are among 389 types of bird — 64% of 604 species assessed on this continent — that are highly or moderately vulnerable to

Hagibis has been a super typhoon for more than 60 hours, making it the longest-lived super typhoon this year. It is spinning in the Western Pacific with a 55 kilometer (35 mile) wide eye and wind speeds comparable to a Category 5 hurricane. The storm is now on track to have a direct impact on

Strong winds, heavy rain, coastal flooding and high surf will impact the Northeast for several days as a storm strengthens off the coast. Air travel delays, power outages and beach erosion could result as the nor’easter lingers through Saturday, creating a soggy, blustery mess, particularly from New York City to Boston. “A significant & potentially

A strong snowstorm is expected to hit the Denver region this week, ushering in a drastic temperature drop as it delivers the area’s first snow of the season. Temperatures will plummet Wednesday from a high around 80 degrees Fahrenheit into the 20s at night as the storm pushes in, the National Weather Service’s Denver office

Yearning for crisp air and falling leaves? So is much of the eastern United States. Each day this week, dozens of daily high temperature records have been set in the eastern half of the country. Some places even felt the hottest temperatures ever recorded in the month of October. From Indianapolis to New Orleans, from

Extreme rainfall is likely in a narrow strip across the midsection of the United States this week. Nearly 18 million people are under flood watches or warnings stretching from the Mexican border to almost the Canadian border in Michigan. A slow-moving stationary front across the center of the country will continue to drift east over

Multiple islands in the Atlantic were under a hurricane or tropical storm watch Monday morning as Hurricane Lorenzo inched closer. The Category 2 storm has threatened the Azores for days. Early Monday, it was about 1,160 miles from the islands and packing 110 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center said. The Azores is a group

Tropical Storm Karen drenched south-central Puerto Rico, causing a river to wash away a bridge and cutting off at least 15 families, the National Weather Service said. Even as Karen moves away from the US territory, it’ll bring heavy rainfall, strong thunderstorms and flooding threats through Wednesday, forecasters said. “This could be enough to bring

Tropical Storm Karen was spinning in the Atlantic on Tuesday after moving over Puerto Rico but the US territory could still struggle with some flash flooding. The storm drenched the Virgin Islands and passed over Puerto Rico’s eastern islands Vieques and Culebra before moving northeast into the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said. Even as

Tropical Storms Jerry, Karen and Lorenzo are spinning across the Atlantic Basin and two of them are impacting land Tuesday. Jerry to turn towards Bermuda Tropical Storm Jerry is slowly weakening and sustained winds have decreased to 50 mph. As it moves northward the storm will continue to weaken but will remain a tropical storm

Greta Thunberg doesn’t mince words. Not even when addressing the world’s most powerful people. “We are in the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth,” the Swedish climate activist told the United Nations General Assembly on Monday. “How dare you?” Speaking during

Tropical Storms Jerry and Lorenzo and Tropical Depression Karen are spinning across the Atlantic Basin and two of the storms have threatened islands. Tropical Depression Karen weakens but still poses a threat Karen, downgraded on Monday afternoon from a tropical storm to depression, continues to track across the Caribbean toward the Puerto Rico and the

The weakening remnants of Imelda will make their way Friday into northern Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana as misery lingers in Houston, even as floodwaters start to recede. Flooding on Thursday left some Houston neighborhoods swimming in several feet of water, forcing authorities to perform more than 400 high-water rescues, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said.

Jerry strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane Friday and was packing sustained winds of 105 mph in the Atlantic as it headed in the direction of the northern Leeward Islands, forecasters said. The storm will pass north of the islands later Friday and well north of Puerto Rico Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said. By

South Texas is currently battling dangerous flooding left over from tropical depression Imelda. It’s a scary scene: Parts of the state have been evacuated, and Texas governor Greg Abbott recently declared a state of disaster for 13 Texas counties. Then, there’s this statistic that puts the whole scene into alarming context: Areas like Jefferson County

Bermuda will be feeling only some leftover winds Thursday as Hurricane Humberto keeps moving further into the Atlantic. The Category 3 storm’s 120 mph winds left 80% of the island — more than 27,000 people — without power, a utility company on the island said. But Humberto won’t be a hurricane much longer. It’s expected

As Tropical Depression Imelda slowly makes its way to Louisiana, the storm is continuing to rain down on East Texas heavily enough to spark water rescues. A Flash Flood Emergency was issued for portions of Texas in the early morning hours of Thursday, according to the National Weather Service’s Lake Charles office. Five to 10

Hurricane Humberto’s core has passed its closest point of approach to Bermuda, but its strong hurricane-force winds will continue whipping the island well into Thursday morning. More than 27,900 customers — 80% of the territory — were left in the dark in the wake of the storm, a representative of the power utility company Belco

Wednesday has been quite a day for cyclones. By late morning, there were six named storms moving in the Atlantic, over the United States or in the Eastern Pacific. They were: Hurricane Humberto Humberto, the year’s second major Atlantic hurricane, was heading toward Bermuda as a sprawling Category 3 storm. The storm’s powerful core is

Tropical Storm Imelda weakened to a tropical depression but could still shower the Houston area with the most rainfall it has seen from one storm since Hurricane Harvey as early as Wednesday, raising prospects of heavy flooding in a city that sees plenty of it. Imelda formed over the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday afternoon

Hurricane Humberto continues to strengthen and has become a major hurricane as it moves away from the United States toward Bermuda. With maximum sustained wind speeds of up to 115 mph — and gusts up to 125 mph — Tuesday evening, the large Category 3 storm is forecast to pass dangerously close Wednesday night to

A volcanic eruption thousands of miles away could be making sunrises and sunsets more colorful, according to researchers at University of Colorado Boulder. A team at the school noticed that over the summer, sunrises and sunsets have had more of a purple color to them. They sent up a high-altitude balloon to collect samples of