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'Category Hell:' 6 months after Dorian, where do things stand?

Six months ago, Hurricane Dorian, one of the most destructive storms in recorded history and the worst storm in the history of the Bahamas, turned lives upside down.The Category 5 behemoth wasn't just devastating because of its size, but also its slow-moving nature. The storm sat for nearly two full days over the northern part of the archipelago, moving at a glacial speed of 1.3 mph. All the...

Climate Change Affected Australia's Wildfires, Scientists Confirm

Confirming what had been widely suspected, researchers have found that human-caused climate change had an impact on Australia's recent devastating wildfires, making the extremely high-risk conditions that led to widespread burning at least 30% more likely than in a world without global warming.The researchers said the full influence of climate change on the fires was probably much greater, but...

After tornadoes leave Tennessee in ruins, how can you help?

The deadliest day of tornadoes in the United States since 2013 claimed at least 24 lives, while leaving many others injured, still others unaccounted for and an entire state turned upside down throughout Tennessee. The series of Tuesday morning twisters leveled much of Nashville and other majorly populated areas, as drone footage captured the swath of destruction that leveled hundreds of...

Thunderstorms spread across India, reduce pollution levels in New Delhi

The beginning of March was dry across the Delhi area, but rain is forecast for the end of the first week in March.The dry weather will be replaced with stormy weather for the latter half of the week."The jet stream will set up over northern India and send several storms from west to east across the region, triggering showers and thunderstorms," said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dave...

Northeast to experience another atmospheric 'swing and a miss'

Two storms will converge off the New England coast late this week, but the impact from a weaker storm from Canada will far outweigh the impact from a storm moving up from the Southern states.The influence from an Alberta clipper storm on the Northeast's weather from Thursday night to Friday night will be about 80%, while the participation from storm sweeping northward off the coast will be...