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Air quality hits hazardous levels Wednesday from Canadian wildfire smoke

Air quality hits hazardous levels Wednesday from Canadian wildfire smoke

Their homes survived the L.A. fires. Now they live in a moonscape of ash and debris.

Their homes survived the L.A. fires. Now they live in a moonscape of ash and debris.

Central states’ Arctic plunge: The historic cold snap and snow by the numbers

Central states’ Arctic plunge: The historic cold snap and snow by the numbers

How a tornado tested a Kentucky weather office that cut overnight staff

How a tornado tested a Kentucky weather office that cut overnight staff

Why D.C. should brace for a brutally hot and humid summer

Why D.C. should brace for a brutally hot and humid summer

How realistic is the mega disaster in the latest episode of Hulu’s ‘Paradise’?

How realistic is the mega disaster in the latest episode of Hulu’s ‘Paradise’?

Sea level rise is combining with other factors to regularly flood Miami

Sea level rise is combining with other factors to regularly flood Miami

In a town inundated by flood water, one house remained dry

In a town inundated by flood water, one house remained dry

An atmospheric river will slam Florida and the Southeast with torrential rain

An atmospheric river will slam Florida and the Southeast with torrential rain

Summer is almost here. Here’s what the weather will be like where you live.

Summer is almost here. Here’s what the weather will be like where you live.

Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles

Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles

Atmospheric river bringing heavy rainfall to Northern California through Friday

Atmospheric river bringing heavy rainfall to Northern California through Friday

Record-setting bomb cyclone, intense as a hurricane, lashes Northwest

Record-setting bomb cyclone, intense as a hurricane, lashes Northwest

How understanding sun angles clarifies the character of the seasons and their weather

How understanding sun angles clarifies the character of the seasons and their weather

Strong winds threaten ‘explosive fire growth’

Strong winds threaten ‘explosive fire growth’

These regions have poor air quality from Canadian wildfire smoke

These regions have poor air quality from Canadian wildfire smoke

Strong tornadoes batter Texas as severe weather spreads east

Strong tornadoes batter Texas as severe weather spreads east

Maps show how far smoke from Canadian wildfires has spread

Maps show how far smoke from Canadian wildfires has spread

Why tornado ratings don’t always tell the whole story

Why tornado ratings don’t always tell the whole story

Trump fired hundreds at NOAA, Weather Service. Here’s what that means for forecasts.

Trump fired hundreds at NOAA, Weather Service. Here’s what that means for forecasts.

New bill would prohibit the president from nuking a hurricane

New bill would prohibit the president from nuking a hurricane

What is storm surge?

What is storm surge?

This extraordinary tornado amazed storm chasers. I had a front

This extraordinary tornado amazed storm chasers. I had a front

These maps show which U.S. cities had the warmest year in 2024

These maps show which U.S. cities had the warmest year in 2024

In another brutally hot summer in the U.S., these six things stood out

In another brutally hot summer in the U.S., these six things stood out

‘Cash offers only’: After L.A. fires, scorched lots are selling fast

‘Cash offers only’: After L.A. fires, scorched lots are selling fast

Banks are avoiding mortgage loans in California’s wildfire zones, study says

Banks are avoiding mortgage loans in California’s wildfire zones, study says

CWG Live updates: Weather is warming up, with 90 in play tomorrow and Thursday

CWG Live updates: Weather is warming up, with 90 in play tomorrow and Thursday

Cantaloupe-size hail keeps bombarding Texas

Cantaloupe-size hail keeps bombarding Texas

Solar storm has reached Earth, could bring auroras to U.S. South

Solar storm has reached Earth, could bring auroras to U.S. South