Weather and Climate News

'Hour of darkness' for Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian death toll rises
Search and rescue teams are still trying to reach some Bahamian communities isolated by floodwaters and debris after Hurricane Dorian, while the official death toll has risen to 43 and is likely to increase even more, top officials said.
Mr Never Wrong: Storm spat underscores Trump's mindset
President Donald Trump's relentless justifications of his erroneous warnings that Hurricane Dorian was threatening Alabama on Sunday, which created days of ridicule and skepticism, are just the latest example of the president's lifelong reluctance to admit an error, no matter how innocuous.
Central Minn. colleges raise funds for Bahamas relief
Students at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University are raising money for relief efforts in the Bahamas, devastated this week by Hurricane Dorian. About 1,200 alumni of the two colleges live on the islands, including both the president and provost of the University of the Bahamas.
Hurricane Dorian's wrath is linked to climate change
Hurricane Dorian parked itself over the Bahamas for multiple days, causing massive flooding and wind damage. It turns out atmospheric conditions linked to climate change are causing more and more hurricanes to move slowly.
'It's very dangerous': Dorian drenches Carolinas as eye churns offshore
The Category 2 hurricane is just off the coast, and its heavy winds and rains are hammering the Southeast. "If you don't need to be out," South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says, "don't go out.”