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The Atlantic hurricane season is less than three weeks old yet its already threatening the Gulf of Mexico coastline with flooding rains.
Forecasters again lowered the odds of El Nino forming by years end, a scenario that may mean more Atlantic hurricanes.
There's a potential for a lot of Atlantic storm activity this year. We can't stop hurricanes but we can prepare for them.
Pacific storms can cause massive damage to Mexicos Pacific coast and may even spark flooding across the U.S. Southwest.
Another wave of tornado-spawning thunderstorms is set to rip across the Great Plains and South this week, putting the U.S. within reach of a record year for life-threatening twisters.
Floods already have washed over Northern California, inundating homes and farmland and spurring evacuations.
Inland flooding has emerged as the costliest U.S. weather event for the first time since 1997.
A deep freeze is about to descend on North America, Europe and Asia thanks to record high temperatures across the Arctic.
As Hurricane Matthew rolled toward Florida earlier this week, the meteorologists at Verisk Analytics were tracking its every move.