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Joaquin could hit New York early next week

U.S. energy companies prepared for the arrival of Hurricane Joaquin in the New York area Tuesday, as forecasts suggested the storm would head up the U.S. East Coast, following a course similar to Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

Hurricane Joaquin batters Bahamas

Hurricane Joaquin strengthened into a Category 4 storm on Thursday as it roared through lightly populated islands of the eastern Bahamas, and forecasters said it could grow still more intense before following a path that would near the U.S. East Coast.

Climate plans by 140 nations mark progress, but not enough: experts

Plans submitted by 140 nations to limit their greenhouse gases would go some way towards tackling climate change, but not enough to prevent the planet from warming by well over 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial times, experts say.

How are hurricanes named?

CNN's Jennifer Gray explains how each hurricane is named and the history behind the naming of hurricanes.

How Will Joaquin Compare to Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Isabel?

Questions have been raised about the similarity to Joaquin with other recent hurricane strikes in the mid-Atlantic states.

Snowfall Records Being Set in Alaska Already

Meteorologist Danielle Banks describes the strange weather occurring in parts of Alaska.

Typhoon Dujuan strikes

Typhoon Dujuan makes landfall in China.

Record El Niño set to cause hunger for millions: Oxfam

Charity says countries already facing a ‘major emergency’ include Ethiopia, where 4.5 million people need food aid because of scarcity of rain this year

This Dripping, Foggy Box Predicts Tomorrow's Weather

The desktop Tempescope mimics storms and lightning by flashing, dripping, and fogging.

Lightning: the aftermath

A look at just how dangerous lightning strikes can be and the trail of destruction they leave behind. Click through to look at pictures of devastation caused by nature's powerful bolts of energy.

Spectacular Rainbow Alights Skies Over Mexico's Cozumel Island

Some natural sights are so potent in their beauty they simply have to be captured for posterity. The skies over Cozumel Island, off the Mexican coast, were alight with such a scene recently. A spectacular rainbow appeared to span the length of the horizon, while the sun threatened to burst out from behind fluffy white clouds. Credit: YouTube/webcamsdemexico

Weather pictures of the month: September

Beautiful shades of autumn, a supermoon, devastation by typhoons, sandstorms, and urban haze — a look at some stunning weather images from across the globe in September.

Arctic Ocean Heat Is Melting Ice

Things are going from bad to worse in the Arctic. Oceanographers say the strength of heat coming up from the ocean is causing the ice to melt. Matt Sampson has the story.

Southern Mexico Downpour Threat to Lessen as Marty Departs, Weakens

Despite downpours streaming onshore, the southern Mexican coast escaped a blow by Marty as the once-hurricane never made landfall and will further weaken as it departs.

Earthquake shakes Mexico City, no damage reported

An earthquake caused buildings to shake in Mexico City and triggered quake alarms on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

Hurricane Joaquin forms near the Bahamas

Joaquin strengthened to a hurricane Wednesday morning as it nears the Bahamas. A hurricane warning has been issued for the central Bahamas as the storm approaches.

Unstable Sunspot Causing Solar Flares

An unstable sunspot is causing solar flares on the sun, and a M-7 or medium-sized flare hit the earth's atmosphere on September 28th.

Supermoon eclipse in pictures

A total lunar eclipse, coinciding with the supermoon, is being observed in the United States, Canada, and Central and South America and Western Europe on the evening of Sept. 27, and a partial eclipse in the rest of Europe, South-East Asia and Africa on Sept. 28. Click through to see the latest images of the supermoon around the world.

Super typhoon kills three, injures hundreds in Taiwan

Super typhoon Dujuan has killed three people and left more than 300 injured in Taiwan, authorities said Tuesday after it swept across the island before making landfall in eastern China.

Study: Warming Boosts New York City’s Flood Risk

A combination of climate-driven sea level rise and stronger tropical cyclones is putting New York City at risk for more and higher floods like those seen during Hurricane Sandy, a group of researchers has found. In a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers compared sea level and storm surge heights from 850 to 1800, before significant human influences on the climate, to the period from 1970 to 2005.

Why Urban Areas Face a Lager Flood Threat Than Rural Areas

Meteorologist Bonnie Schneider explains why urban areas face a larger flood threat versus rural areas.

Mapping America's Unprecedented Vulnerability to Wildfires

The U.S. forest service has plotted where human development comes dangerously close to nature.

'Supermoon' Eclipse Thrills Skywatchers Around the World

The first "supermoon" total lunar eclipse in more than three decades did not disappoint, with the moon thrilling skywatchers around the world as it passed through Earth's shadow.

What Is the Fastest Way to Cool Down a Hot Car?

How do you cool down an overheated car?

Is global warming contributing to the current refugee crisis?

President Barack Obama, when he addressed the Coast Guard Academy in May, pointed to climate change when speaking about instability in Africa and the Middle East. “(I) understand climate change did not cause the conflicts we see around the world. Yet what we also know is that severe drought helped to create the instability in Nigeria that was exploited by the terrorist group Boko Haram.

Why Is Lightning Important?

We may not exist without lightning, yes lightning. It's a powerful source. Find out why.

23 Dazzling Sunsets That Make One Big Beautiful Rainbow

If you were waiting for a reason to take a relaxing break today, this is it.

10 Surprising Facts About Lunar Eclipses

As the full moon shines in the night sky tonight, it will pass through Earth's shadow in a total lunar eclipse.

Mighty and Ominous Satellite Images of the Human Condition

The Daily Overview presents refugee camps, environmental horror, Florida housing projects, and fields of lovely Dutch tulips.

El Niño hits US rice farmers – and points to higher prices

Weather has caused planting delays in the southern states and while the price hike is limited to the US, experts wonder if parts of Asia will be next

Scientists are looking at riskier ways to reverse climate change

Our planet is heating up. There’s mostly consensus on what’s causing global warming (we are), as well as how quickly we need to work to slow it down (very quickly). Now many climate scientists are coming together around a common goal: keep the planet from heating up more than two degrees Celsius. That’s the point at which we’d see more and more droughts, ever-rising sea levels, and widespread wildlife...

Stunning images from this week in weather

From churning hurricanes to threatening floodwaters to warm sunsets -- see spectacular weather photos from around the world.

California conspiracists see government's hand in arid climate

A lack of rain is way too simple an explanation for these conspiracy theorists – it’s why it hasn’t rained much in four years that matters: the US government is geoengineering the California climate

5 Things to Know About Climate on Public Lands Day

Saturday is National Public Lands Day, an annual environmental education effort and series of service projects benefiting America’s public lands. In the spirit of the Civilian Conservation Corps, more than 175,000 volunteers in all corners of the U.S. are expected venture outdoors to pitch in with scientific research and service projects. The day is a celebration of the many things that public lands are.largest glaciers will be gone by 2030.

Biggest moon myths for the 'Supermoon' total lunar eclipse

Sunday's rare "supermoon" total lunar eclipse has prompted greater discussion of the moon — and those discussions...

Why cold ‘blob’ in North Atlantic worries scientists

It is, for our home planet, an extremely warm year. But there’s one part of the planet that is bucking the trend. In the North Atlantic Ocean south of Greenland and Iceland, the ocean surface has seen very cold temperatures for the past eight months. What’s up with that?

When Do You Bust Out Your Sweater?

Meteorologist Danielle Banks explains a survey that measured how cool it has to be for people to bust out their sweaters.

2015 Fall Pest Forecast: More Mosquitoes Coming?

With the start of autumn comes more unwelcome pests seeking shelter in our homes. The size of these pest populations depends largely on the weather patterns of the spring and summer seasons.

Scientists: Drought stressing California's Giant Sequoias

Giant Sequoias growing in California's Sierra Nevada are among the largest and oldest living things on earth, but scientists climbing high up into their green canopies say they are seeing symptoms of stress caused by the state's historic drought. Patches of brown, dead foliage are appearing more than in past years, say researchers studying the iconic trees, which only grow naturally in the Sierra Nevada.

9 Trees With Spectacular Fall Foliage

The changing colors of leaves is one of the best parts of fall—but what determines which colors will appear?

Beautiful fall colors around the world

The fall season will soon be upon us. To appreciate the beauty and colors associated with the season, let's take a look at stunning fall pictures from around the world.

Mapping the World's Air Pollution in Real Time

A new interactive map draws data from more than 5,900 sources in nearly a thousand cities around the globe.

Spring arrives in the southern hemisphere

As the southern hemisphere prepares to welcome the spring season in the last week of September, we take a look at the season's beauty from the past.

How filthy air can bring foul weather

How pollution can trigger extreme weather, with tragic consequences

Hail Hydra! A Monstrous Constellation Explained

In the summer months it's hard to imagine the draining, bitter cold. In the mountains especially, the frost seeps past through your layers of clothes through your tingling skin and penetrates your bones. On the shore of Llyn Y Fan Fawr in winter, the skies are enchanting but enduring temperatures of 14 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 10 degrees Celsius) to get a good shot makes any photographer question his or her sanity.

Researchers Tally the Global Cost of Melting Permafrost

As climate change melts permafrost in the Arctic, huge amounts of carbon dioxide and methane are released into the atmosphere, speeding global warming in the process. A new University of Cambridge study shows that by the end of the 22nd century, the global economic toll of those greenhouse gases will total $43 trillion. The study, published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change, shows that permafrost soils contain roughly 1,700 gigatonnes of carbon locked in frozen organic matter, which has begun to thaw as the globe warms.

Ten Years Since Rita

The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season went down in the record books as the most active hurricane season on record for the Atlantic Basin, producing a staggering 27 named systems.

Rain in California Can Do More Harm than Good

Rain in a dry land like California can be more curse than cure.

Houses on the edge

Houses teetering on the brink after being buffeted by natural disasters from typhoons to landslides.

Climate change: Biggest threat to plants may be competition, not heat

As rising temperatures change the face of the planet, a new study investigates what will happen to species interactions. What happens to existing plants when a new species, forced out of its former habitat by rising temperatures,...

Climate change is bringing more mosquitoes to the Arctic

Warming temperatures in the Arctic are causing mosquitoes to show up earlier and spread faster, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

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