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President Trump is disputing a report in Axios that said he suggested the U.S. consider using nuclear weapons to divert hurricanes from hitting the country. NOAA says it wouldn't work and would spread dangerous radioactivity.
While Hurricane Dorian makes its way toward the Florida coast, not everyone is fleeing the fierce storm. Commander Rebecca Waddington, Lieutenant Lindsey Norman, and Captain Kristie Twining flew into the eye of the storm this week, collecting data for NOAA. Their mission was routine, but their flight was historic: It was the first time in the organization’s history that a hurricane hunter's flight crew was comprised of all women. Dana Jacobson reports.
As Hurricane Dorian moves up the southeastern U.S. coastline, Severe weather advisories have been issued for parts of Florida up through the Carolinas. Ed Rappaport, deputy director of the National Hurricane Center, joined CBSN with the latest on the storm's path.
President Trump is claiming ignorance after he held up a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration map that appeared to have been altered with a black pen to show a projection of Hurricane Dorian possibly striking Alabama.
Hurricane Dorian lashed Wilmington, North Carolina, with heavy rain before it was expected to make landfall in the state. The forecast there called for winds of up to 105 mph with storm surges possibly as high as 7 feet. CBS News correspondent Kenneth Craig joins CBSN with the latest.
The Acting Head of NOAA, the government weather agency, goes to Alabama Tuesday to address a recent uproar over Hurricane Dorian. President Trump repeatedly and wrongly claimed the hurricane was a threat to Alabama. NOAA was criticized for saying one of its forecasters should not have corrected the president. Paula Reid reports.
NOAA argues the telegraph is likely surrounded "by the mortal remains of more than 1,500 people" and should be left alone.
Tropical Storm Arthur has become the first named storm of the Atlantic season and is expected to hit the North Carolina coast Monday. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with the latest.
The NOAA's annual report shows the arctic is increasingly at risk. The report documents rising temperatures, vanishing sea ice and thawing permafrost. CBS News climate change and weather contributor Jeff Berardelli discuses the report's implications with Tanya Rivero on CBSN.
The past 10 years were the warmest decade on record, and closed out in 2019 with the second-hottest year ever recorded, according to an annual global climate report released today by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. CBS News' Tom Hanson and CBSN's meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli reports.
At least eight of the 16 named tropical storms that are forecast will reach hurricane status with winds greater than 74 mph, according to Colorado State University.
Tropics-based species are two to four times more likely to face eradication than those in temperate areas.
The January 2020 record is consistent with long-term trends.
Federal officials are offering up to $20,000 for information about the two most recent cases.
Rainy weekends on both coasts are in line with a predicted "wetter-than-average" winter.
Last year was the second warmest year on record, according to an annual report from NOAA and NASA.
2019 was a year of extreme weather events, and their high costs, in the United States.
Scientists warn that what happens in the Arctic will not stay in the Arctic.
The National Hurricane Center said Olga's core is expected to move over the northern Gulf Coast late Friday night or early Saturday
All tropical storm and surge warnings had been canceled by Saturday afternoon
Forecasters warned of dangerous storm surge and said tropical storm force winds are expected
The storm is likely to develop into a tropical or subtropical system before Friday
Tropical Depression Imelda prompts hundreds of water rescues and a hospital evacuation in areas that were hit hard by Hurricane Harvey two years ago
National Hurricane Center said flash flood watches were still in effect for southeast Texas and parts of southwest Louisiana
Imelda made landfall near Freeport, Texas, on Tuesday afternoon as a tropical storm, but has since been downgraded
A push by the Trump administration to end Russia's war on Ukraine appears to make headway, with Kyiv saying Zelenskyy could visit D.C. within days to finalize a deal.
The Trump administration has directed a review of refugees admitted under former President Joe Biden, part of an effort to identify potential reasons that would disqualify them from being able to stay.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem made the final decision to allow a group of deportees to be handed over to El Salvador after a judge said their flights must be returned to the U.S., the DOJ said.
Six Democratic lawmakers are facing federal inquiries after they recorded a video urging military service members not to follow unlawful orders, a message President Trump alleged was "seditious."
Trump housing official Bill Pulte also submitted criminal referrals for investigations into Sen. Adam Schiff, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook.
The group appeared in a video last week that called on service members and members of the intelligence community to "refuse illegal orders."
The fee change for international visitors will impact 11 national parks, including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Yosemite, according to the Interior Department.
The FBI has ruled the woman out as a suspect in the 2021 plot, sources said, but only after her name circulated on social platforms and a conservative news site.
Two storm systems are forecast to bring rain, snow and powerful winds to various parts of the U.S. this week, in the days leading up to Thanksgiving.