Thousands of flights disrupted as US and Canada hit by winter storms over Presidents Day weekend
More than 2,000 flights at major airports around New York and Washington, DC, were delayed on Sunday.
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Hurricane season isn't over. Experts predict a final surge of storms and maybe even a December cyclone.
Tropical cyclones could still come to Florida and the Carolinas, just weeks after Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The next storm may already be brewing.
Hurricane Milton is headed right into $1.1 trillion worth of commercial real estate properties: Moody's
There are more than 235,000 commercial properties that could be exposed to dangerously strong winds, per estimates from Moody's Analytics.
Florida homeowners still face an insurance crisis in the wake of Hurricane Helene
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Houston could be without power for weeks after hurricane-force storms smash through
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Cruise passengers were watching the weather forecast and begging their captain to head to port before the ship got caught in a severe storm
One hundred people on board Saga Cruises' Spirit of Discovery ship were injured when the vessel got caught in a storm in the Bay of Biscay.
Terrified cruise passengers wrote good-bye texts to their families as their ship was battered by a giant storm in the Bay of Biscay
The Spirit of Discovery, run by Saga Cruises, was carrying 1,000 people on what was supposed to be a two-week cruise around the Canary Islands.
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Tech entrepreneur says she ditched her luggage and trekked through ankle-deep mud to escape flooded Burning Man camp: 'It felt like walking in wet scuba gear'
Laurie Wofford told the WSJ that she was among those who tried to escape the festival after they were flooded out of their camp.
There may not be Ebola at Burning Man, but hypothermia, stomach bugs, and food-borne illness will be a problem if storm conditions persist
A doctor who has attended Burning Man told Insider flooded camps will lead to poor sanitation conditions and hygiene problems that'll spread disease.
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Passengers on a cruise described the sheer chaos that broke out when their ship collided with an oil tanker: 'There was screaming and shouting and panic'
Strong winds pushed the Britannia away from port, snapping its moorings and pushing the vessel into a nearby oil tanker on Sunday.
Can you shower during a thunderstorm? It's not a great idea; not even to do laundry — here's why
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Tropical Storm Hilary dumps rain on California and parts of the Southwest
Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall on the Baja California peninsula before moving into the US on Sunday and could weaken to a post-tropical cyclone.
Strong storms swept across Missouri causing mass flooding in parts of the state and water rescues
Parts of Southern Missouri experienced torrential downpours on Monday that led to flash flooding that inundated vehicles and homes.
A Carnival Sunshine passenger says he's surprised to be alive after the ship was rocked by a terrifying storm that smashed his window
Bill Hassler, a passenger on board the ship, told CNN a wave broke the window of his cabin and let water in.
Here's why the US has more extreme and catastrophic weather events than anywhere else in the world
In the second major storm in a week, tornadoes killed at least 29 people in the South and Midwest this weekend. For the US, it's the same old story.
Crowds of passengers took shelter inside O'Hare Airport as hundreds of flights are delayed amid severe storms, tornado warnings: 'I have never seen anything like this'
Kaitlyn Hoch told Insider the crowd at O'Hare International Airport was "super chill and relaxed" as they waited for the storm to pass.