Extreme Weather

Authorities say flash floods in Spain turned village streets into rivers, ruined homes, disrupted transportation and killed at least 95 people.

Flash floods in southern and eastern Spain have killed at least 95 people in what authorities say is the country’s worst natural disaster in over 30 years.

The Environmental Voter Project says more than 130,000 first-time voters, who prioritize climate change, have already cast ballots. Combined with the impacts of extreme weather and climate change, they could decide this election. National climate reporter Chase Cain shows us where climate voters could have the most influence.

A dust devil forced people to take cover during a football game in Rancho Cucamonga Saturday.

“I want to caution that this is not a definitive count, because the task force is continuing its work,” Cooper said. “The number will continue to fluctuate as more reports come in and others are resolved.”

More than two million people remain without power in Florida as the devastating Hurricane Milton swept through the coastal state. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Oct. 10, 2024.

A devoted mother and her 5-week-old twins were killed when a massive tree crashed through their home during Hurricane Helene.

A week after Hurricane Helene overwhelmed the Southeastern U.S., homeowners hit the hardest are grappling with how they could possibly pay for the flood damage from one of the deadliest storms in recent history to hit the mainland.

As Hurricane Helene approached Florida on Thursday, several local Waffle House locations closed, leaving users on social media worried about the severity of the storm.

Helene became a hurricane Wednesday after the huge storm rapidly strengthened in the Caribbean Sea and moved north along Mexico’s coast on a path toward the U.S., leading residents to evacuate, schools to close, and officials to declare emergencies in Florida and Georgia.

At least one person was killed after a series of powerful storms swept through parts of Oklahoma Thursday night.

Scores of schools across the U.S. are carpeted in asphalt without any shade. The situation has become acute enough that kids are losing classroom time to closures related to heat.

Geography plays a big role in making the west San Fernando Valley town feel like an oven.

Experts recommend drivers check several things before hitting the road as dangerously hot weather can do a number on vehicles.

The U.S. is on track to shatter heat records, putting millions of Americans in the most affected parts of the country in harm’s way for long-term, life-threatening health problems.

It’s been a wild week of weather in many parts of the United States.

Here is the science behind why the summer heat makes us lethargic and tired.

History seems to be repeating itself: FEMA exhausted its funds right before Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend a year ago.

At least nine people have died related to Debby, which was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone on Friday.

Debby’s final chapter involves moving north and northeast from the Carolinas at a faster clip with soaking rains, flash flooding and the threat of tornadoes into the weekend.