Weather

National

Hurricane Sally Makes Landfall Near Gulf Shores, Ala.

8:24am September 16, 2020

by Debbie Elliott

Sally came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane, pushing a surge of ocean water onto the coast and dumping torrential rain. Forecasters expect the storm to cause dangerous flooding.

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Climate Change Is Not The Only Reason For Record Wildfires

7:31am September 16, 2020

by Kirk Siegler

Climate change is exacerbating the severity of the wildfires on the West Coast, but prior and current forest management decisions, and politics, also play a huge role.

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West Coast Wildfires Disrupt Life Even In Areas Far From Flames

6:33am September 16, 2020

by Adrian Florido

Poor air quality from West Coast wildfires have interfered with life across the region. In Los Angeles, street vendors were forced inside and parents scrambled to prevent children's asthma attacks.

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Images from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory highlight the appearance of the Sun at solar minimum (left, Dec. 2019) versus solar maximum (right, April 2014).

Science

A New Sun Cycle Promises Relatively Calm Space Weather For The Next Decade

5:13pm September 15, 2020

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

The sun can affect people's electronics, the power grid and communications and navigation systems. But scientists predict that for the next decade or so, the Sun's activity will not be too disruptive.

Firefighter Cody Carter battles the North Complex Fire on Monday in Plumas National Forest in California.

Haze Spreads Across U.S. As Wildfires Continue To Tear Through The West

5:10pm September 15, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Scientists have linked an increasing prevalence and intensity of wildfires to climate change, and residents of Western states are grappling with the dread that severe fire seasons are the new normal.

National

Hurricane Sally Nears Northern Gulf Coast

4:14pm September 15, 2020

by Debbie Elliott

Hurricane Sally is crawling toward the northern Gulf Coast. It's been dumping rain across Florida for days. Now Alabama and Mississippi are feeling its effects.

Water floods the road near a marina in Pascagoula, Miss., Tuesday, hours before Hurricane Sally is expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast.

National

Hurricane Sally Is Bringing 'History-Making' Rains To Gulf Coast, Forecasters Say

3:46pm September 15, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Many communities in Sally's path will be drenched by 10 to 20 inches of rain, with some areas possibly seeing up to 30 inches.

Hurricane Warnings Are Up From Southeast Louisiana To Florida's Panhandle

6:28am September 15, 2020

by Debbie Elliott

Hurricane Sally is projected to hit somewhere along the Gulf Coast. Residents and businesses in Orange Beach, Ala., are preparing for the storm's heavy rains and strong winds.

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News Brief: Trump Denies Climate Change, Latest Hurricane, Israel-Arab Relations

6:27am September 15, 2020

In California, President Trump is pressed on climate change. Gulf Coast communities brace for Hurricane Sally. And, Israel is set to sign deals opening formal relations with two Arab nations.

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Visiting California Fires, President Trump Denies Climate Change

5:52am September 15, 2020

by Katie Orr

Trump declined to acknowledge the role climate change likely plays in fueling the flames. In Delaware, Democratic challenger Joe Biden addressed the disasters' links to human-caused climate change.