By Dorany Pineda and Jacqueline Ganun Thousands of visitors were told to evacuate a remote Minnesota wilderness area accessible only by boat as wildfires send dangerously heavy smoke over the U.S. Midwest and Northeast this week. More than 100 wildfires are burning in Canada, where a
By Kathryn Prociv A large swath of the country is being walloped this week by wintry weather, with two rounds of arctic cold Monday that were forecast to be followed by a potentially disruptive winter storm that could last into the weekend. On Monday morning, 77 million people woke up to cold weather alerts across two
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By Rebecca Cohen, Kathryn Prociv and Shaquille Brewster Storms are already messing with holiday travel plans during what is poised to be a record-setting week at airports nationwide. Floods have ravaged the West Coast this week, with more on the way, and caused more than 5,000 flight delays Monday. A plane crash due to foggy skies in Galveston, Texas, killed at least
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After prolonged heavy rainfall and devastating flooding across the Pacific north-west in the past few weeks, further flood watches have been issued across California through this week. With 50-75mm (2-3in) of rainfall already reported across northern California this weekend, a series of atmospheric rivers will continue to bring periods of heavy rain and mountain snow across the northern and
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By Patrick Smith and Kate Reilly A state of emergency has been declared and tens of thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes in Western Washington after historic rain left rivers at record levels across the state. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson begged residents to follow evacuation orders. “This situation is extremely unpredictable,” Ferguson said at a news
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By Kate Reilly and Kathryn Prociv Cold temperatures and winter storm systems continue to sweep across the United States. A blast of Arctic air will bring temperatures 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit below average to all regions east of the Mississippi River. On Monday, the coldest areas will be the northern Plains, the Upper Midwest and the Great
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By Phil Helsel and Patrick Smith After winter weather caused crashes and closed schools in Missouri, dumped more than a foot of snow in Iowa and left drivers struggling to see in Buffalo, New York, the East Coast is bracing for its own dangerous winter weather Tuesday. Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency Monday for some
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By Nick Davis, and Rachel Hagan Jamaicans are taking stock after Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm to strike the island in modern history, barrelled across the country leaving behind a trail of ruin. Without power or phone coverage, much of the country is isolated and so information is trickling through. Authorities were only able to confirm the
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By Kate Reilly, George Solis and Dennis Romero Jamaican officials warned Sunday that some communities may not survive “catastrophic” flash floods as Hurricane Melissa, a powerful Category 4 storm, inched slowly toward the island. Melissa was packing maximum sustained winds of 145 mph and moving west at 5 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 p.m. ET
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By Chase Cain The Trump administration is planning to undo most of the cuts to the National Weather Service put in place earlier this year by the Department of Government Efficiency. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has received permission to fill 450 positions at the National Weather Service, roles that will include meteorologists, hydrologists and
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By Mike Bedigan,Isabel Keane,Gustaf Kilander New Yorkers and millions of others in the Northeast have faced flash floods for the second time in two weeks as severe thunderstorms and torrential downpours slammed the East Coast. Some workers in NY and New Jersey were sent home early Thursday afternoon ahead of the evening commute. The city’s emergency management agency urged people to avoid
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