Kenya orders evacuation of all riverside dwellings amid deadly floods
The announcement came a day after a torrent of water swept away scores of people near the town of Mai Mahiu, about 30 miles northwest of the capital, Nairobi.
By Rael OmbuorIn photos: Flash floods kill over 100 people in Kenya
Floods have killed 169 people in Kenya with 91 still missing, Kenya’s Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday, the day after a torrent of water swept away scores of people near the town of Mai Mahiu incident.
By Washington Post staffTornadoes rip through Plains, with more possible Saturday
A few injuries had been reported as of Saturday morning, but no fatalities after tornadoes tore through parts of Iowa and Nebraska. More could come this weekend.
By Tobi RajiHeavy rains and flooding kill dozens as extreme weather racks Kenya
The Red Cross reported at least 38 dead and more than 11,000 displaced after weeks of heavy rains swamped the country and caused rivers to burst their banks.
By Rael OmbuorForecast group predicts busiest hurricane season on record with 33 storms
University of Pennsylvania climate scientist Michael Mann cites record ocean warmth as key factor in unprecedented Atlantic forecast.
By Dan StillmanThis technology didn’t cause Dubai’s floods, scientists say. Here’s why.
The downpour was a product of weather patterns that meteorological models predicted as much as a week earlier, not cloud seeding, according to scientists.
By Scott DanceWhat to know about the multiday severe weather threat over the Central U.S.
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said numerous tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds all appear possible.
By Matthew CappucciAn ‘extremely active’ hurricane season is headed our way, experts warn
Seasonal forecasting does not allow meteorologists to predict where storms might go — but conditions suggest risks of landfalling hurricanes are higher this year.
By Scott DanceStorm outbreak forecast from Gulf Coast to Ohio Valley, ‘intense tornadoes’ possible
Ohio and Kentucky are encapsulated in a rare level 4 out of 5 severe weather risk, with a “string of pearls” — or a lengthy line of rotating supercell thunderstorms — expected to form by early afternoon.
By Matthew Cappucci, Ian Livingston, Scott Dance and Praveena SomasundaramWeather Service radar, warning systems fail during severe storm outbreak
Tuesday’s was not the first instance of such a network failure, but it was perhaps the most consequential in recent memory.
By Scott DanceThese lakes are usually still frozen over. See how they look now.
From Minnesota to Maine, ice is already gone from many lakes, earlier than ever witnessed.
By Scott Dance and Simon DucroquetScientists fear planetary shift as record ocean heat enters second year
Scientists say the ocean heat could represent a major change to Earth systems that cannot be reversed on any human time scale.
By Scott DanceFatal heat wave strikes unspoiled swath of Great Barrier Reef
The coral bleaching event appears likely to be the worst on record in southern sections of the reef.
By Scott DanceA massive Texas wildfire is finally dying down. Its impact could last years.
After Texas’s historic Smokehouse Creek fire, cattle ranchers are left to figure out how to move forward.
By Scott DanceThe largest wildfire recorded in Texas is still burning. Here’s what to know.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire has burned about 1,076,000 acres in Texas and Oklahoma, and this weekend’s weather could make things worse.
By Tobi RajiHow Texas’s Smokehouse Creek Fire became state’s second largest ever
The Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas Panhandle has burned an estimated 850,000 acres, prompting evacuations and cutting off escapes from small towns and ranches.
By Scott Dance, Amudalat Ajasa, Matthew Cappucci and Kasha PatelSmokehouse Creek Fire becomes second-largest in Texas history and is zero percent contained
The Smokehouse Creek Fire has burned 500,000 acres of the Texas Panhandle since it ignited Monday, leading to evacuation orders and road closures.
By María Luisa Paúl, Kelly Kasulis Cho, Scott Dance, Kasha Patel and Amudalat AjasaSnow and ice are a way of life here. See how a lost winter upended that.
This part of northern Wisconsin is normally a winter playground for people from across the region, if not the country.
By Scott DanceCoral bleaching is now so extreme, scientists had to expand their scale for it
The new most extreme category, Bleaching Alert Level 5, signals near-complete coral mortality.
By Amudalat AjasaWhy a hot Atlantic has hurricane forecasters very worried
February ocean temperatures in the tropical Atlantic are closer to what scientists expect in July.
By Scott Dance