Hurricane John makes landfall in Mexico as a Category 3 storm
Major Hurricane John made landfall about 9:15 p.m. CST Monday along Mexico's southern Pacific coast. Image courtesy of NOAA Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Major Hurricane…
Hurricane hunters investigate potential tropical storm that could affect Gulf Coast midweek
Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Tropical storm warnings and hurricane watches were issued Monday as Air Force hurricane hunters investigated what could become the next tropical…
Fall arrives for North Hemisphere as temperatures will turn cooler
The U.S. Capitol is seen through the fall leaves of trees on the Capitol grounds in Washington, DC in 2020. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI |…
Flooding in Japan: ‘Rain is the heaviest we have ever experienced’
At least one person is dead and six others are missing in Japan as parts of that country deal with the record rainfall and the…
NOAA awards $1M to monitor potentially destructive floods, ice-jam events in Alaska
Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The federal government on Friday awarded $1.1 million to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct satellite monitoring of potentially…
Gordon downgraded to depression; potential tropical storm to make landfall in Carolinas
1 of 4 | Tropical Storm 8 is set to make landfall along the southeast coast and move inland Monday. Photo courtesy of National Hurricane…
More than 100 dead in Myanmar typhoon, flooding slams Europe
1 of 2 | A woman wades through the flood waters in a street of Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday. Typhoon Yagi has caused severe flooding in…
‘Winter-like storm’ bearing down on Sierra Madre in California
An early winter storm is predicted to dump several inches of snow on California's Sierra Madre Sunday night into Monday. Photo courtesy of the National…
Gordon is barely a tropical storm nowhere near land in Atlantic
Tropical Storm Gordon was forecast to weaken into a depression later Sunday in the Atlantic. And a disturbance off the Carolinas may become a depression…
Cooler weather, more moisture helping in battle against 3 Southern California wildfires
A firefighter observes the Line Fire in the foothills of the San Bernardino National Forest, in Mentone, Calif., on Monday. State fire officials said cooler…
Heavy rains kill at least 4, force evacuations in central, eastern Europe
A first responder helps an elderly woman reach safety as heavy rainfalls inundate Romania and other parts of Europe with flooding that killed at least…
Tropical Storm Gordon forecast to become depression by Sunday
Tropical Storm Gordon on Saturday was poorly organized and forecast to weaken into a depression by early Sunday in the Atlantic. Image courtesy of National…
Tropical Storm Gordon forms in Atlantic, land threat not expected
A tropical depression in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday formed into Tropical Storm Gordon with winds of 40 mph and it's expected to strengthen before…
Francine weakens to tropical storm after making landfall in southern Louisiana
Francine, which made landfall in southern Louisiana on Wednesday evening and has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, was located just northwest of New…
Hurricane Francine continues to gain strength en route to Louisiana landfall
Francine grew into a hurricane Tuesday evening ahead of its anticipated landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday. Image courtesy NOAA Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Hurricane Francine…
Stationary Francine threatens Texas, Louisiana coasts as midweek hurricane
Tropical Storm Francine is expected to make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday, potentially as a Category 2 hurricane. Image courtesy NOAA Sept. 9 (UPI) --…
California calls up National Guard, orders evacuations as Line Fire expands to more than 20K acres
Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The Line Fire in California's San Bernardino County is only 3% contained Monday after expanding to 20,552 acres and forcing thousands…
Tropical Storm Francine intensifies, threatens Texas, Louisiana coasts
Tropical Storm Francine emerged in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and was forecast to bring heavy rain to parts of Louisiana and Texas. Image…
Evacuations ordered as Line Fire explodes to 17K acres near San Bernardino
1 of 2 | The Line Fire was raging at SR-330 above the fire station in San Bernardino County. The highway was closed in both…
Evacuations ordered as Line Fire explodes to 7K acres near San Bernardino
The Line Fire was raging at SR-330 above the fire station in San Bernardino County. The highway was closed in both directions. Photo by Cal…