Floods

55d ago

Floods

Flood risk continues in Hawaii as North Shore residents return to destroyed homes

A flood watch is still in effect for the Big Island, as well as a flood advisory for Maui, as people try to assess the devastating flood damage.

56d ago

Floods

Hawaii's worst flooding in 20 years threatens dam and prompts evacuation

Floodwaters lifted homes and cars, causing an estimated $1 billion in damage as a 120-year-old dam threatened to fail.

Brown floodwater covers much of a residential neighborhood, seen from an aerial perspective

65d ago

U.S. news

U.S. forecast to bring extreme heat, cold and everything in between

As heat blasts the Southwest, a polar vortex is forecast for the Midwest and East. Snow is expected in the Great Lakes, and an atmospheric river is on tap for Hawaii.

73d ago

Science News

New bill would create a board to investigate weather disasters akin to the NTSB

The board would investigate severe disasters, have subpoena power to obtain testimony and evidence, and issue future recommendations.

A destroyed SUV draped in a Texas State flag sits next to the road in debris.

73d ago

U.S. news

Judge declines to close Camp Mystic but bars construction on campus hit by flooding

The order is in place while a lawsuit by the parents of 8-year-old Cile Steward, who was swept away in the July 4 flooding, is pending.

A flood-damaged bunkhouse with water lines visible halfway up the walls.

82d ago

U.S. news

Camp Mystic flooding victims sue Texas for allegedly failing to enforce evacuation plan

The lawsuit brought by the families of nine victims targets the Texas Department of State Health Services and several of its officials.

Caution tape covers the entrance of Camp Mystic by the Guadalupe River in Texas.

90d ago

Winter weather

11 million under flood watch as storms bring heavy rain and snow to California

Five to 8 feet of snow is expected in the Sierra Nevada, boosting snowpack that has remained persistently low so far this winter.

128d ago

Science News

California is completely free of drought for the first time in 25 years

Other Western states, however, are experiencing a "snow drought."

A family walks in the rain at Elysian Park on Dec. 24, 2025 in Los Angeles, California

141d ago

Storms

East Coast hit by heavy winter storm as destructive flooding hits California

Three people are dead after rain pummeled the western state. On the other side of the country, New York could get 11 inches of snow.

A car is buried in mud after a series of storms Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, in Wrightwood, Calif.

143d ago

U.S. news

Record rainfall douses California, flooding highways and forcing evacuations

On the other side of the country, the NWS expects heavy snow to develop over parts of the Northeast and continue into the weekend.

146d ago

Floods

1 killed in California as heavy rain and flooding threaten parts of the state over the holidays

Amid major flooding and torrential rain, one death was confirmed Sunday during water rescues in Redding.

Flooding on Sunday, Dec 21, in Freshwater, California.

Editor's Note

Floods

Flood risk continues in Hawaii as North Shore residents return to destroyed homes

Hawaii's worst flooding in 20 years threatens dam and prompts evacuation

U.S. forecast to bring extreme heat, cold and everything in between

New bill would create a board to investigate weather disasters akin to the NTSB

Judge declines to close Camp Mystic but bars construction on campus hit by flooding

Camp Mystic flooding victims sue Texas for allegedly failing to enforce evacuation plan

11 million under flood watch as storms bring heavy rain and snow to California

California is completely free of drought for the first time in 25 years

East Coast hit by heavy winter storm as destructive flooding hits California

Record rainfall douses California, flooding highways and forcing evacuations

1 killed in California as heavy rain and flooding threaten parts of the state over the holidays