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- A climate skeptic spread false claims about Texas storms. They landed in the gov's office.by Josh Lederman on April 1, 2021 at 9:30 am
Alex Epstein, author of "The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels," blamed failures on the state's embrace of wind and solar energy.
- Tennessee flooding death toll grows to 7by Phil Helsel on March 30, 2021 at 12:23 am
More than 7 inches of rain caused flooding in Nashville over the weekend.
- At least four people dead, 130 rescued after Nashville floodsby Ben Kesslen on March 28, 2021 at 4:34 pm
The city of almost 700,000 remained under a flash flood warning Sunday morning.
- Tornadoes, thunderstorms batter the Southby Dennis Romero on March 28, 2021 at 2:55 am
More severe weather was forecast through Sunday in parts of the region.
- Catastrophic damage after tornado strikes overnight in Georgiaby Tim Fitzsimons and Phil Helsel on March 26, 2021 at 8:12 pm
Newnan, southwest of Atlanta, was damaged by an overnight tornado that struck its downtown. One person in Coweta County died from a medical emergency.
- Tornadoes sweep through Alabama, Georgia; at least 6 deadby Tim Fitzsimons and Phil Helsel and Wilson Wong and Kerry Sanders on March 26, 2021 at 1:23 pm
One person was killed during Friday's storm in Coweta County, Georgia. Alabama authorities previously said 5 people were killed in that state.
- Death toll from Texas winter storm grows to more than 100by Phil Helsel on March 26, 2021 at 12:49 am
Health officials are continuing to investigate the causes of deaths that may be related to the winter storm disaster that paralyzed the state in February.
- Storm-battered South prepares for possible second tornado outbreak in a weekby Kathryn Prociv on March 24, 2021 at 6:19 pm
Strong and long-lived tornadoes, hail the size of baseballs or larger and damaging winds in excess of 75 mph are all possible Thursday across the South.
- U.S. weather model upgraded to better forecast extreme eventsby The Associated Press on March 23, 2021 at 3:11 pm
The National Weather Service has turbocharged its lagging forecast model to better predict extreme weather events such as hurricanes, blizzards and downpours.
- Heavy rains pummel Australia's east, bringing worst floods in 50 yearsby Reuters on March 21, 2021 at 11:08 am
"We were hoping it will only be a 1-in-20-year event. Now it looks like a 1-in-50-year event," New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said Sunday.
- Forecast for spring: Nasty drought worsens for much of U.S.by The Associated Press on March 19, 2021 at 7:17 pm
With nearly two-thirds of the United States abnormally dry or worse, the government’s spring forecast offers little hope for relief.
- Storms leave trail of damage across South and East Coastby Phil Helsel and Elisha Fieldstadt and The Associated Press on March 19, 2021 at 1:52 am
In North Carolina, TV anchors fled a studio as a circulating storm passed overhead. The weather comes after tornadoes in Mississippi and Alabama.
- Severe storms, tornadoes hit South, as threat of more loomsby Wilson Wong and Kathryn Prociv and Phil Helsel on March 18, 2021 at 12:41 am
Multiple tornadoes occurred with some damage to homes and businesses, forecasters in Alabama said. Warnings covered that state and others Wednesday evening.
- 'It looks like the end of the world': China's worst sandstorm in a decade chokes Beijingby Yuliya Talmazan and Nicole Yang and Reuters and The Associated Press on March 15, 2021 at 12:42 pm
“This is the most intense sandstorm in China in the past 10 years," China's National Meteorological Center said Monday.
- Severe weather moves across the Westby Dennis Romero on March 13, 2021 at 11:16 pm
With snow moving through the region, nearly 2,000 weekend flights at Denver International Airport have been canceled.
