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Weakening Tropical Storm Paul brushes along Baja
A weakening Tropical Storm Paul swerved away from a landfall on a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico's southern Baja peninsula Tuesday night, ...
Hurricane Paul weakens to Caty 2 storm in Pacific
Hurricane Paul has weakened to a Category 2 storm in the eastern Pacific but is still swirling near Mexico's western coast. The National Hurricane ...
Nadine dissolves in Atlantic short of record
The cyclone formerly known as Tropical Storm Nadine has dissolved after meandering for more than 21 days, falling short of the all-time Atlantic Ocean ...
Nadine among top 5 longest-lasting tropical storms
Tropical Storm Nadine formed more than 20 days ago and has become among the top five longest-lasting cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.
Storm speeds out of Japan after injuring dozens
A weakening tropical storm was speeding out of Japan on Monday after bringing gale-strength winds to Tokyo and injuring dozens of people, causing ...
Tornado hits fair in Spain, flood deaths reach 10
A tornado swept through a fairground in a Spanish town, knocking down a Ferris wheel and injuring 35 people, while the death toll from flooding in the ...
Final testing under way for Wyoming supercomputer
Final testing is being done on a National Center for Atmospheric Research supercomputer on the outskirts of Cheyenne that will be used for climate ...
Death Valley recognized as world's hottest spot
California's Death Valley has racked up another extreme accolade — it's now deemed the world's hottest place. Long known as the lowest, driest and ...
Intense systems of thunderstorm soak Southwest
Wild summer thunderstorms slammed parts of the Southwest, stranding residents in Navajo Nation in their homes in northern Arizona and leaving an ...
Storm moves out to sea after slamming Newfoundland
Post-tropical storm Leslie moved out to sea Tuesday afternoon, hours after its stiff winds and heavy rains pummeled Newfoundland, knocking out power ...
Tropical storm takes aim at Newfoundland
Tropical Storm Leslie headed on a northward track toward Canada's Newfoundland early Monday, after its outer bands buffeted Bermuda with a day of ...
Bermuda braces for approaching Hurricane Leslie
Tourists postponed holidays in Bermuda and locals stocked up on emergency supplies as a stalled Hurricane Leslie spun over the open Atlantic south of ...
Storm soaks Charlotte hours before Obama's speech
A thunderstorm popped up over the site of the Democratic National Convention about seven hours before President Barack Obama gives his acceptance ...
Portugal still on wildfire alert, has some success
After using almost two dozen water-dumping aircraft for three days, crews in Portugal have extinguished most of the country's major forest fires.
Democrats eye rainy weather as Obama speech nears
Democrats are closely watching the forecasts as a rainy week unfolds ahead of President Barack Obama's speech accepting his party's nomination.
Soggy Seattle goes on streak of dry weather
Not too many people are complaining in typically soggy Seattle, but the city is on a surprising run of dry weather. The gauge at Sea-Tac Airport has ...
Isaac in New Orleans for Katrina's 7th anniversary
Hurricane Isaac swallowed parts of the swamps south of New Orleans early Wednesday on its way toward the newly fortified city, as people across the ...
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in La.
Hurricane Isaac raked the Louisiana coast and headed for a shuttered New Orleans late Tuesday, with brutal timing that made up for much of what it ...
Typhoon hits N. Korea, still reeling from floods
A powerful typhoon that killed at least 10 people in South Korea hit the North early Wednesday, knocking down hundreds of trees, destroying power ...
Isaac threat to Gulf Coast well beyond New Orleans
With its massive size and ponderous movement, Tropical Storm Isaac was gaining strength Monday as it headed toward the Gulf Coast. The next 24 hours ...
Tropical Storm Ileana forms off Mexican coast
Tropical Storm Ileana has formed in the eastern Pacific coast off of Mexico, but currently poses no threat to land. The National Hurricane Center said ...
Poor monsoon rains hit millions of Indian farmers
The farmer walks past muddy fields of stunted sugarcane and damaged rice paddies as a light drizzle falls. "Too late, too late," he says of the rains ...